Citizens gave testimony about their encounters with porn and those who consume porn to the Minneapolis Government Operations Committee on December 12, 1983. This account appears in In Harm’s Way: The Pornography Civil Rights Hearings (p.121-124). Testimony of Ms. B I used to be a resident of Minneapolis. I am simply going to relate what […]
Business Ethics
Ask directNIC to Decline Capital Video’s Website Registration Business
directNIC helps people register domain names on the Internet. They are the registrar for MetroOnDemand.com, one of Capital Video’s websites. We recently asked directNIC to decline Capital Video’s business, and we invite the pubic to contact directNIC and support our request. We wrote on January 31 [web links added]: Dear directNIC, Your Paid Hosting Terms […]
Ask Monster to Reject Capital Video’s Job Ads
Capital Video places job ads on Monster.com, a large employment site. We recently asked Monster to reject these ads, and we invite the public to contact Monster and support our request. We wrote: I would like you to consider removing all job ads for Met-Cap Management/Capital Video from your site. Capital Video runs a large […]
Ask Calvert to Divest from Porn Distributors
Calvert claims that it “is one of the nation’s largest socially responsible mutual fund firms with approximately $14 billion in assets under management.” Among other things, it refuses to invest in companies that produce porn, saying: Calvert believes that consumers have a right to products and services that are safe, of high quality, and not […]
Link of Media to Violence Accepted, But Porn Has No Effect?
When violent incidents like the Columbine shootings occur, some in the media rush to deny a link between media and violence. On the other hand, producers make millions from product placement in movies, on the premise that the mere appearance of a product in a movie will affect viewer behavior. ProtectKids.com elaborates (PDF)… Film critic […]
Hooksett, NH, 1999: Citizens Convince Property Owner to Withdraw Application for Capital Video Porn Shop
Sometimes businesspeople heed the concerns of the community and change their plans. Such was the case in Hooksett, NH, where Capital Video tried to establish a porn shop in 1999. These minutes from the Hooksett Zoning Board of Adjustment tell the story… LMG PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 1318 HOOKSETT ROAD, MAP 25, LOT 64 REQUEST FOR […]
Pornography and Male Sexuality
Harry Brod explores what porn does to the male viewer in “Eros Thanatized: Pornography and Male Sexuality”. This essay appears in Men Confront Pornography (1990, p.190-206). The proper framework for discussion about the manufacture and distribution of pornography is neither sexual ethics nor civil liberties, but business ethics. Anti-pornography campaigns should be conceptualized not as […]
CleanHotels.com: A network of lodging facilities that do not offer in-room, ‘adult’, pay-per-view movies
From the CleanHotels “Why Book Here” page: CleanHotels is a network of lodging facilities that–based on some of the best research available–do not offer in-room, “adult” (pornographic) pay-per-view movies. Although the amenities and management change constantly and nothing can be guaranteed from day to day, we believe we have done everything we can to provide […]
An Open Letter to Capital Video Attorney Michael Pill
Dr. Michael Pill is a Shutesbury attorney retained by Capital Video to help them establish a porn shop at 135 King Street. Northampton’s Planning Board approved Capital Video’s Site Plan on December 14, but many citizens still have concerns about how Capital Video will respect their interests. Here we ask Capital Video and Michael Pill […]
No Porn Producers for Calvert
Calvert manages “the nation’s largest family of socially responsible mutual funds.” They refuse to invest in companies that produce harmful products or that conduct business in a harmful way. Calvert believes that consumers have a right to products and services that are safe, of high quality, and not harmful to them or society at large. […]