01-20-2012, 09:09 AM
This is a serious discussion, I promise 
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/lifestyle/th...6248026547
Porn filmmakers are considering leaving LA, where around 90 percent of porn in the US is filmed, if city authorities enact a measure to police film sets and order that every actor be outfitted with a condom while having sex, for health and safety reasons.
Los Angeles city council granted final approval to an ordinance that would deny film permits to producers who do not comply with the condom requirement. If they stick to their guns, they could potentially lose business from the billion dollar industry.
The adult film industry argues that it already enforces its own measures, requiring actors be tested for sexually transmitted diseases a minimum of every 30 days when they are working. They also argue that consumers, particularly those overseas, have made it clear they won't watch films when the actors use condoms, complaining that it is distracting and ruins the fantasy.
I'm of two minds over this. I kinda see where LA is coming from... regular STD testing is excellent, but its not the preventative measure condoms are. Plus seeing condoms in media might help normalize it further. However, the filmmakers are correct that porn is supposed to be over-the-top fantasy and I imagine it could be a drag, not that I'm a connoisseur or anything. What do you guys think?
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/lifestyle/th...6248026547
Porn filmmakers are considering leaving LA, where around 90 percent of porn in the US is filmed, if city authorities enact a measure to police film sets and order that every actor be outfitted with a condom while having sex, for health and safety reasons.
Los Angeles city council granted final approval to an ordinance that would deny film permits to producers who do not comply with the condom requirement. If they stick to their guns, they could potentially lose business from the billion dollar industry.
The adult film industry argues that it already enforces its own measures, requiring actors be tested for sexually transmitted diseases a minimum of every 30 days when they are working. They also argue that consumers, particularly those overseas, have made it clear they won't watch films when the actors use condoms, complaining that it is distracting and ruins the fantasy.
I'm of two minds over this. I kinda see where LA is coming from... regular STD testing is excellent, but its not the preventative measure condoms are. Plus seeing condoms in media might help normalize it further. However, the filmmakers are correct that porn is supposed to be over-the-top fantasy and I imagine it could be a drag, not that I'm a connoisseur or anything. What do you guys think?
PS. If you can, try your hand at giving some of the others a bit of feedback. If you already have, thanks, can you do some more?
It'll be a brave new world for porn if they pull it off though from what i hear their budgets are usually mediocre (99.9% percent of it is shot in their own living rooms, right?)
