Erotica has existed since man first was able to think. A once large industry has now burst out as a giant in entertainment due to the Internet. Most people with access to the net has seen pornography either intentionally or accidentally. This list takes a look at some of the more obscure facts surrounding pornography. NOTE: This list may be Not Safe For Work. The images are mostly okay but the text is definitely not.
While nude images of humans have existed for as long as civilization, it was not until the Victorian era that pornography in the sense that we know it existed. Prior to the 19th century, there were a few laws regarding sexual behavior, but none regarding images of sexuality. The Victorians were a prudish bunch and they outlawed depiction of nudity for all but the upper class, who they felt had the moral strength to cope with the images. When Pompeii was discovered – with all of its nude statues, they were quickly moved off to The Secret Museum in Naples. Despite this, pornography was very popular in the Victorian world, but people were discreet with their use of it.
Considering the fact that Australia is an open democracy, it is illegal to sell any X-rated materials (or to rent them) in all but two of the states there. The two states which do allow it are the ACT and Northern Territory. Because of a discrepancy in Australian law, it is not illegal to own or transfer X-rated material across state lines, so ACT and the Northern Territory are home to almost all of Australia’s porn mail order companies. In 2007, the Government made possession of some X-rated material illegal for certain aboriginal communities.
The porn industry is a very powerful one – so much so that it has had major parts to play in the “format-wars” over the years. Not only did it play an important role in the HD-DVD vs Blue-ray war, but it helped secure the victory of VHS over Betamax. With a market of well over 50 billion dollars a year, it is no surprise that porn producers hold much sway in entertainment. Porn revenue is larger than all combined revenues of all professional football, baseball, and basketball franchises.
Contrary to what many people say, the countries with the easiest access to hardcore pornography also have the lowest sex-crime rates in the world. A good example of this is Japan where a study in 1995 found: “[s]ex crimes in every category, from rape to public indecency, sexual offenses from both ends of the criminal spectrum, significantly decreased in incidence. Most significantly, despite the wide increase in availability of pornography to children, not only was there a decrease in sex crimes with juveniles as victims but the number of juvenile offenders also decreased significantly.”
There are two main core non-governmental groups that oppose pornography: religions and feminism. Both of these groups claim that pornography can be addictive, characterized by an over-use or abuse of pornographic material. They believe that five steps in addiction exist, and that they ultimately can lead to cheating on a partner or even sexual crime (contrary to the above evidence). Feminists also believe that pornography is demeaning to women. The Roman Catholic Church considers the viewing of pornography to be a “grave offense” – in other words, viewing pornography leads to damnation.
The average male pornstar makes anywhere between $50 – $1500. They are paid per scene (not per hour) and generally are not paid royalties. On the other hand, women can make up to quarter of a million dollars a year and some female pornstars have become so wealthy that they have retired young and rich. The richest porn star is Jenna Jameson who recently sold her $30 million club to Playboy for an undisclosed sum.
If you are male and want to get into a career in pornography, your chances of being accepted for mainstream porn are tiny. If, however, you are willing to do gay porn, there is a huge hole in the market and you will find that unless you are incredibly hideous, your opportunities are huge. But back to straight porn. If you want to get a job as a straight male pornstar, you are most likely to do so by taking an attractive female with you who says that she is only willing to perform if you are involved. The high demand for attractive women will get you a foot in the door.
On average, 50% of hotel guests order pornography on their televisions. A survey of Hilton, Marriot, Hyatt, Sheraton and Holiday Inn hotels found that nearly 70% of their overall profits from room services come from the hire of porn movies. In some countries where it is illegal to broadcast or have pornography, hotels are exempt in order to accommodate the “needs” of their foreign clients.
The total number of pornographic websites is around 4.2 million at the time of writing. That totals up to around 370 million individual pages of porn. On a daily basis, there are around 68 million search requests for porn, and 2.5 billion spam porn emails. 20% of men admit to viewing porn at work during the working week, while 13% of women admit the same.
In the early days of the film porn industry, people called “fluffers” were employed by film studios to “arouse” the male participants prior to filming scenes. They would perform sexual acts on the actor. They were also required to keep the actors “cleaned up” between scenes and were normally considered to be part of the makeup department. While fluffers are almost entirely a thing of the past, there are some studios that still employ them – particularly in “gang bang” type scenes. Digital cameras and drugs like Viagra have removed much of the need for fluffers.
Contributor: JFrater
"If, however, you are willing to do gay *****, there is a huge hole in the market …"
HAHAHA!
And ACT and NT are not states.
More careful reading and commenting will have to wait until my wife is not in the same apartment.
Gay ***** is rare now a days.
I love it when people say ACT and NT are states.
They’re territories guys. The hint is in the name.
Australian Capital TERRITORY. Northern TERRITORY.
yeah whatever mate, it sound same to me.
Who cares? I’ve heard people (from Australia & Europe in particular) call the District of Columbia a state, doesn’t bother me. Can’t blame them for not knowing. I think we all got the point that the author was trying to make…
To reiterate what #5., cb, was sayind. In Australia, the ACT and NT, are territories not states and are there by void from any laws they apply to only states. It' basically a technicality and I recently moved from Canberra (the capital) to Sydney and in most states they have 'Adult Book Stores' as explicit literature is not illegal as books are not rated. But in nearly everyone of these stores and various other 'Toy Shops' you can purchase X-Rated videos and magazines. It isn't very heavily policed at all. People turn a blind eye I guess. But the law does nothing to prevent anyone from easily getting there hands on *****ography, the way it should be. Freedom and liberty and all that jazz. Take care. Sorry about the woffle-ing on.
Books actually are rated, in public libraries and stuff. They just don’t show the rating.
warningdontreadthis: definitely – our distributors include Amazon and Barnes and Noble who ship books internationally
Muzli: from my research it appears that penis size does not help you get a job – it is about who you know if you are male.
Then why do all the guys in ***** have huge c0cks?
bucslim~
i knew you would have to conduct more res arch, seeing as how your virgin eyes & ears have never been exposed to such hedonism…
i like *****! really! most often i just laugh at the poor acting…and to be TOTALLY honest guys, just because it looks good camera doens't mean it always feels as good as the actors make it seem. (after all, they are actors!)
as for the 50-1500$ per scene for male actors…that's not the norm. more like 50-300$ and food expenses for the day, along with a ***** after the day is over…
i personally know a retired ***** actress and she told me that she would often get 1000$-$1500 for an entire day's worth of shooting. i'm talking 9 to 5, with a short break for lunch. now, they don't actually shoot scenes for 8 hours… more like 5 or 6, due to make-up, scene changes, and frequent breaks for the actors. director's change their mines, lighting could be wrong, and yes, the actors do spend some time meeting & greeting each other while clothed.
she would tell me the wildest stories, mostly that scenes had to be shot so many times, over & over, and if you began to really enjoy your scene, inevitably your director or camera guy would want you to change positions, ultimately rendering the 'fun' right out of the scene.
by the last scene of the day, well, both the female & male actors would be so numb that it was all playing & laughing & pay me so i can go home & relax.
ringtailroxy
This is the reason gonzo ***** has become so popular.
Interesting list… is there a reason why nobody else has commented yet? are we a shy bunch? lol
Anyway I was surprised by all these, it made for a good read.
Nice list……. But where r da comments? Are u all too shy or ‘underaged’ or don’t tell me u guys still believe in ‘cooties’ xD.
PS and I think JFrater’s a horny little bastard
Cooties are aids and herpes o.o
I still believe in them.
Just not in mono.
Interesting list. I think that a lot of the usuals might be a bit scared to admit reading through a list about *****ography. Either that or they usually comment from work. lol
Um regarding number 8 and I know its nit picking but neither the act or nt are states. Also you can hire and buy ***** in the other states of australia all the video stores rent it out there are adult shops etc. I don’t know too much about it but they are rated r I think? If that’s a way of getting past x ratings?
Artlcies like these put the consumer in the driver seat-very important.
BBWed guns on the list, g – in China it is easy buying bootlegged ***** DVds from vendors on the streets, and excellent quality, too, for a mere handful of RMB yo.
No idea on the slow comments – but I can assure you all that I am not a horny bastard
I just thought it would be an interesting list. I may even include it in the book!
jajdude: nice to see your random comments back
Oh – restarted the servers in case that was the problem. Looks like it was.
Jfrater: I live in Norway will I be able to buy the book? I feel I have to
I can’t wait to see it.
If you are a male and are well endowed, you chances become much better.
First weed now this! This site just keeps getting better!
I’m sorry its crude and juvenile but this excerpt made me laugh.. “If, however, you are willing to do gay *****, there is a huge hole “
Yeah, you can buy *****o’s from just about any newsagents in Australia (stuff like playboy, Ralph, Hustler etc.), but as cb said, they are rated R, although i thought R and X were the same thing nowadays or something…
Probably should have proof read.
Those feminists get on my nerves:
"Oh, *****ography is deameaning to women!"
Despite the fact the actresses audition for roles and perform under their own free will. A lot of them really enjoy it too and make long careers out of it.
Not to mention it is the one job women get payed more than men to do.
“the one job” there are tons of jobs women get more perks, opportunities and better pay than men in nowadays xD Mainly due to political correctness/feminist bull.s.h.i.t which led to women being seen as victims and as being abused all the time, now we live in a society in which women have more rights and more opportunity than men in I’d say practically everything but the military
For #7 “***** Leads To Crime – Or Does It?”, the statistics could be skewed. Perhaps, less crimes are reported.
Exactly. It is extrememly myopic to suggest that the ready availability of ***** is responsible for or even related to low ***** crime levels reported, in the first place. Completely different culture. Here, in the Western hemisphere (in the UK anyway), increased ***** availability is definitely correlated with an increase in *****ual violence. Though there's much more to it than that.
In Japan, bringing dishonour on your home is a major, major issue still and if someone were raped, it is most likely it would never be reported, so as to not shame their family. Same as if someone gets made redundant, it also brings shame on the family, even though it may not be their fault.
"Here, in the Western hemisphere (in the UK anyway), increased ***** availability is definitely correlated with an increase in *****ual violence. "
Cite your source.
Another Australian ***** fact: accessing internet ***** is illegal in Australia! (but the law is not enforced). It’s forbidden to access anything that would be rated X or refused classification.
You say the average male ***** star makes $50 – $1500 per scene, but so does the average female ***** star. Few will become popular enough to get rich off it.
16. Jacob – It’s easy to just *say* that “statistics could be skewed,” but that’s such a vague statement that you can say it about nearly anything. Back it up or don’t say anything. If it really, really interests you, research the field and make a study of your own.
i wonder if the present economic crisis has resulted in job cuts in the ***** industry?
Excellent, Jamie, thank you.
I recall reading that lesbian ***** was not outlawed during the Victorians reign, as the queen refused to believe that women would ever do such things.
I’m confused… Some Aboriginal tribes are banned from possessing *****ography? I’m curious as to why that is. There much be a reason?
As for number 7 – I wonder if having access to watching strange or illegal acts on video can help a person with those desires resist acting on them. As in, if a man finds the idea of rape extremely attractive, he can satisfy that urge through watching it (hopefully simulated) rather than acting on it himself? Assuming the stats are actually directly related – I would be curious to see if studies have been done to figure out the “why.”
Im curious why some christains think its a sin,to watch *****ography,but not have any *****ual desires (lust),but do it for the pleasure and stimulation (***** along)
its not like its a fantasy,sense it happened,and exist addleast in one formality.
#20- I don’t think that industry would suffer… People are always looking for an escape, more so when times are bad.
Good list…I never realized ***** played such an important role in the entertainment industry (#8). I do believe in the lowering crime statistic, though. That’s why they should legalize ***** in America. The ‘employees’ would get treated much better, even get benefits, and they may even build hotels specifically for prostitutes creating more jobs. Rape crimes would go down, and the government could even tax certain ***** acts! Can you imagine turning on CSPAN and seeing a bill going through the Senate to tax ***** clients who request fellatio?
There would be too much outcry from mothers. Congress would never get it passed.
wow…technical but nice.. tnx again..
Actually the ***** industry has been hurting from falling DVD sales and the economic downturn. They probably need a bailout from the government.
Yeah, but just seed money.
How on earth do they think they’re going to enforce a law against accessing online ***** in Australia? Starting to sound rather China here….
***** ***** *****..aside from food,what else do u need if ur stuck in an island ?? hahaha..tsk tsk.. physical pleasure..u cant bring it to the next world…..
Great list on one of my favorite subjects. Now if I can only learn to type with one hand.
Nice J , saw ur *****o side LOL. That HDDVD Vs BluRay and ***** Industry was a new one and amazing.
That HD-DVD vs BLU-RAY comment was also featured in Tropic Thunder, which is an awesome movie
***** is available in Australia as long as the ***** does not show an illegal act (eg: minors). Possession of such material is illegal.
I like *****
Nice list, but one complaint. On #9, it refers to the ACT. That would be like me posting something on the states and referring only to the State Abbreviation, such as “Something happened in MO.” Remember to spell out at least once, so those of us not in Australia know what you’re talking about.
Alas, I too had a little giggle at the ‘huge hole in the market’ line…..heheheh.
Excellent list and quite timely. I read an article the other day confirming your point about ***** and the drop in violent ***** crimes. The stigma associated with being a victim has gone down, reporting has gone up, but still there is a decrease; highest ***** availability – greatest drop in violent ***** crimes.
http://www.ohio.com/news/38585249.html
I too am curious about a ban on ***** in Aboriginal communities. Some of our reservations have themselves instituted a ban on alcohol and drugs here in Canada. Understandable due to our Native folk’s inability (genetic) to handle booze, but again they voted for it, their tribal leaders enforce it. But *****? I don’t understand. First, why? and second, how can the laws be different for one group of people?
There is a gas station in my town, USA, IL that sells *****o, beer and some fire works. It’s the most visited place in town!!!
I know nothing about this topic. Kind of hard for me to write a comment about something that I don’t know much about, either that or the cramp in my right forearm, arthritic fingers in my right hand and tennis elbow even though I don’t own a tennis racket is making typing hard to do. I also think this list needs better pictorials. I’m going to spend the rest of my life ‘researching’ this list in order to make more informed comments.
I did read a study once that stated that 95% of men masturbate and the other 5% are lying and 100% of women thought that was gross.
#38-”Native folk’s inability (genetic)to handle booze” Huh? What strange comment, guess they can’t keep jobs or govern themselves either. Good to know somebody’s watching over them, bless you.
All that aside; it’s nice to know somebody takes ***** as serious as I do…morning ‘net routine goes something like this:
1. Wake up, make coffee
2. Drink coffee while checking e-mails
3. Drink coffee while checking the daily news out
4. ***** baby! oooo yah! and maybe another cup of joe
Weekend routine is slightly different because usually I have breakfast in between. haha
Great list, sally forth *****!
A concerned reader
I uh…knew almost all of these. To my credit though, there are a lot of ***** documentaries on HBO late at night and I am quite the insomniac.
This was an interesting list- alot of fun to start the day with this one. I think a lot of feminists concerns over *****ography are changing with the new generations. We’ve seen a big change and increase in ***** that is marketed to women over the years and a lot more appreciation for the women that work in the field.
I remember that in Japan during the early 1990′s all of the Playboy and similar “reading” materials always had all of the woman’s crotch areas blurred out. Although every newspaper and magazine in the country had a photo of a big-breasted topless girl on the front inside page a small patch of hair that really looks no different whether it is blurred out or not is taboo. I don’t know if it is still the same way now but I found it funny that a copy of Playboy would be censored in the same country that sells used school girls panties in vending machines and created and cherishes animated tentacle *****!
CurtShmurt; That is a proven fact. Native Canadians inherit the lack of a specific enzyme that metabolizes alcohol making them genetically predisposed to addiction. It’s not a strange comment; it is the truth. And I believe that they can and do manage their own affairs. Did you even read my comment? That’s why I was concerned when it was stated that ***** was banned from certain aboriginal communities. I wanted to know who made this decision; themselves or someone else taking it upon themselves to decide just who should be able to get *****?
“If you are male and want to get into a career in *****ography, your chances of being accepted for mainstream ***** are tiny.”
For some skewed reason, this sentence made me laugh.
The respondent who wrote that the gas station which sold beer, ***** and fireworks is the most visited business in town reminded me of the dream my college roommate and I had.
To open a Live Bait and ***** Shoppe when we retired.
Why live bait and *****? Because sometimes the fish just aren’t biting.
The reason ***** (and alcohol) is banned in some aboriginal communities is that *****ual abuse of children is a massive problem there and the government were trying anything they could to stop it.
“If, however, you are willing to do gay *****, there is a huge hole in the market and you will find that unless you are incredibly hideous, your opportunities are huge.”
I about wet myself over that one! Best list ever…btw, I am one of the 13% of women who like ***** and think it’s fine…thank you!
I am not nor will I ever be a feminist…the idea is revolting. I like men how they are…what else am I to a laugh at?
the ***** industry actually did ask to get a bail out from the government seeing that they have such a large market.
let’s get something straight though, rape is not about *****. rape is a power play. it is for an insecure man to show his control over someone.
as for the idea in #7 about the relation of crime and *****ography, corelation does not equal causation. perhaps when that study was done in japan, they also ate more hamburgers and that made them too tired to pursue ***** crimes. without isolation of the related factors, those statistics are just pure conjecture.
and absolutely, ***** is addictive. hence the need for thousands of ***** addicts anonymous groups in america.
#4: “A Huge Hole in the Market”
I see what you did there
The picture on # 6 is from Cracked.com right?…
they also inject drugs directly into the penis to keep them erect and more “full” during ***** also. its similar to steroids and stuff.
OK, I hate to beat a dead horse, but the “If, however, you are willing to do gay *****, there is a huge hole in the market…” is still cracking me up…
On to another little bit that made me laugh, “Victorians were a prudish bunch and they outlawed depiction of nudity for all but the upper class, who they felt had the moral strength to cope with the images…” Imagine… The upper class made the laws and made it illegal for everyone but themselves to view *****… Funny how that works out…
Sorry mom, I said haha
I work in a call center here in the Philippines from 11:30pm-8:30am
Net browsing is a no-no..
But what the heck, I Love this site…
: )
Jenna Jameson lives here in Arizona (scottsdale, near phoenix). Her films are very popular in town. She also owns (or owned) a strip club and was recently busy fighting the city over various related topics – where clubs and adult stores could be located, how much the dancers can show, etc.
Met her once and got a DVD box autographed.
She is very smart and very attractive.
Nice list JF – I believe that even a wee bit of soft ***** might rekindle our older citizens ***** life.
Missing Chief Sitting Bull and his comments – I
“it was not until the Victorian era that *****ography in the sense that we know it existed.” Maybe you and I know ***** differs, because I’m not sure how this is true. If *****ography is defined as explicit visual depictions of *****ual acts intended to arouse the viewer, then the scenes at Pompeii surely fit. Does this list’s working definition require it to have a social stigma? If so, might we soon see the end of ***** as we know it?!!!
It would be wrong to say ‘all feminists’ think ***** is degrading to women – feminism is a huge field of study and there’s a good number of feminists who see it as a form of *****ual empowerment (backed up by the payment statistics cited here). I happen to be one of those feminists.
Im one of those feminist too.If ***** changed the purpose of a female,or supposed it,then I'd go against that kind of *****,but sense its for entertainment,simulation,and a place to get away sometimes.