Donny Pauling has kindly given us permission to reprint “Is This Sexy?” from his blog. About himself, he writes, “Yes, I was a porn producer for 9 years, contracting with Playboy and a group of other well known companies. Yes, I have become a Christian. And yes, I now speak publicly about what goes on behind […]
Porn Industry
Anti-Porn Feminists: “Dumb MRA says dumb MRA things”
The London-based Anti-Porn Feminists blog has kindly given us permission to reprint their February 9 article, “Dumb MRA says dumb MRA things”. It’s full of great rebuttals to common arguments raised by porn defenders. An MRA is a Men’s Rights Activist. Dumb MRA says dumb MRA thingsI know, complaining about dumb MRAs being dumb is like […]
March 10: Professor Gail Dines Presents “Supersexed” at Holyoke Community College
Wheelock College professor of sociology and women’s studies Dr. Gail Dines makes a special visit to Holyoke Community College tomorrow (directions). The public is invited. Don’t miss it!See also:June 12-13, 2010: Stop Porn Culture – An International Feminist Anti-Pornography ConferenceGail Dines: “Penn, Porn and Me” (7/1/08)Gail Dines Presents: Pornography and Pop Culture (explicit)Here are selected […]
January 15-17: Stop Porn Culture Slideshow Training, Bellingham, WA
We are pleased to share this announcement from Stop Porn Culture: Our next slideshow training will be January 15-17, 2010, in Bellingham, WA. Come and get the experience, knowledge, and confidence to talk publicly against pornography in your community. The training will include in-depth presentations on topics such as: the links between pornography and violence […]
Advocate.com: “Business Before Pleasure?”
Should porn performers enjoy the same workplace protections as other Americans? Matt Siegel raises the issue for The Advocate (8/12/09): Business Before Pleasure?…Tony Malice of JM Productions, a straight porn production company, says the business isn’t really set up for performers who refuse to work on camera without a condom: “If a girl only wants to work […]
Stop Porn Culture Offers Slideshow Training in Boston, June 5-7
We are pleased to publicize this announcement from Stop Porn Culture: Stop Porn Culture will be holding our next slideshow training at Wheelock College in Boston, MA. It will begin on Friday, June 5 at 5pm and end on Sunday, June 7 at 3pm. The cost is $50, with no one turned away for lack […]
A Survey of Adult Video News: Porn Trends and Innovations (explicit language)
Anti-porn activist Estela López has taken on the unenviable job of surveying Adult Video News (AVN) for notable trends, developments, and innovations in the porn industry. She has kindly allowed us to share her latest survey with the public. Please note that the AVN website includes explicit photos. http://avn.com/performer/articles/32490.htmlPorn industry notices how sex/porn addiction is […]
A Film by Chyng Sun – The Price of Pleasure
From the website of Chyng Sun: Dr. Chyng Sun is a Master Teacher of Media Studies at New York University. In addition to her scholarly research on gender, sexuality and race in the media, Dr. Sun is the creator of the documentaries Mickey Mouse Monopoly and Beyond Good and Evil. Her latest research investigated the […]
Porn Past Haunts Women Long After Pictures Taken
Between 1997 and 2006, Donny Pauling produced nearly 2 million pornography photographs and hours of video. Then he stopped. At his blog, Donny’s Ramblings, he offers an insiders’ perspective on the lasting impact of porn on the people who work in it. He has kindly given us permission to reprint these two articles. Porn Stories: […]
StopPornCulture! Launches Website; Online Slide Show Available
We welcome the launch of StopPornCulture!’s website at http://www.stoppornculture.org/. SPC is the newest evolution of a longstanding feminist movement against porn: …With the explosion of technology and increased accessibility of pornography via the internet in the late 1990s and early 2000s, feminists from around the country began to organize meetings to discuss the proliferation of […]