On June 18 Capital Video underwent a long-awaited violation hearing in Springfield. At issue was the viewing booth entertainment license of its Amazing.net porn shop in Apremont Triangle. This store has been controversial since its installation in 1990. The viewing booths were added in 1992. Several Springfield police officers and undercover detectives testified during the […]
Old Navy Celebrates Notorious Thailand Prostitution Center on T-Shirt
“Go-Go Pattaya Thailand, Open 24 Hours”, says one of Old Navy’s Summer Destination Tees for Men, now on sale for $8.70. Pattaya, for those who don’t know, is a notorious center for Thailand’s prostitution industry. Many sailors in the US Navy are familiar with it. Salon writes, Pattaya Beach — which the Toronto Star once […]
Google Flip-Flops on Removing Adult Websites from its AdSense for Domains Program
In April, Adult Video News reported that Google was removing adult websites from its AdSense for Domains program. Google’s ad programs help websites and domain owners generate revenue. AdSense for Domains generally serves high-volume clients. Google’s April email to clients stated: “[W]e at Google are constantly working to improve the experiences of advertisers, users and […]
Sexual Ecology: Porn, Promiscuity, and AIDS (explicit language)
Gabriel Rotello published Sexual Ecology: AIDS and the Destiny of Gay Men in 1997. The Nation described it as “The most important book about AIDS and gay men since And The Band Played On. And it is far better.” The Boston Globe wrote, “Rotello’s ambitious book is the Silent Spring of the AIDS epidemic.” NPN’s […]
Springfield License Commission to Review Amazing.net on June 18: Mail Your Comments in Now
As we reported earlier, Springfield Mayor Charles Ryan will convene a License Commission hearing on Monday, June 18, at 3:30pm to consider rescinding an entertainment license for the adult store Amazing.net, located on Bridge Street on Apremont Triangle. The hearing will take place at Springfield City Hall, 36 Court Street, Room 220 (map). The public […]
Rebecca Whisnant: “Not Your Father’s Playboy, Not Your Mother’s Feminist Movement” (explicit language)
Claiming you like a world of shallow relationships, exploitation, cruelty and abuse may make you feel better about it, but it is not true liberation. Rebecca Whisnant critiques third-wave feminism in “Not Your Father’s Playboy, Not Your Mother’s Feminist Movement”. This talk was delivered at “Pornography and Pop Culture: Re-framing Theory, Re-thinking Activism”, a conference […]
Non-Indian Men Raping American Indian Women in Large Numbers
In “Failure to Protect”, the Summer 2007 issue of Amnesty International magazine reports that American Indian and Alaska Native women are 2.5 times more likely to suffer a rape or sexual assault than the general US female population. Moreover, “at least 86 percent of the men who commit sexual violence against Native Americans and Alaska […]
NoPornNorthampton Commenting System Changed
We have turned off the standard commenting mechanism for this blog. Going forward, please email your comments to in**@***************on.org. Please indicate if your comments should be kept private. Why did we do this? Under our host’s standard blog system, the primary method of accountability is the IP address. Those who heckled, harassed, or otherwise abused […]
Survey: “Suicide attempts by teens linked with assault” (explicit language)
Some of our opponents try to deter us by claiming that porn is not important. Often they go on to suggest that we must be motivated by some hidden agenda, personal defect or boundary issues: Silkheat: “I am finding myself wondering why you focus on this issue when there are so many more important things […]
Crime, Nuisances Motivate Cities to Regulate the Location of Adult Entertainment Uses
In 1988, Bruce Freeland, planning director of Bellevue, WA, surveyed the experience of other cities with adult enterprises. He finds that increased crime (e.g. rape, prostitution, drugs, robbery) and nuisances (e.g. noise, litter) often attend these businesses. Here are excerpts from his report: …adult entertainment regulations must seek to mitigate the secondary impacts of the […]