Porn Industry Financial Bailout?

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/4165049/US-porn-industry-seeks-multi-billion-dollar-bailout.html

Well, this should should be a slam-dunk, given that it's the industry's biggest client base (politicians) who would be making the decision.

 

Is this guy serious? If there's one industry that isn't likely to fall down it's pornography !

 

This has got to be a publicity stunt or joke of some sort.

Speaking of jokes, there's a whackload of really good double entendres to be made here. But in the interests of good taste I will restrain myself.

 

I hope it's a joke. I've known people that will cut their food budget to practically nothing so they can continue to but their porn. If the industry is suffering, then the industry needs to make better porn.

 

How would they do that? Hire better actors? Invest in better film equipment? Get some better editors? Hire John Williams to do the soundtrack instead of the one guy who seems to do all of them?

Hey, those are actually some damn good ideas! I'll send them along to Flynt.

 

I head the "Girls Gone Wild" Guy is also with Flynt in asking for a bailout. There's no possible way that guy is losing money, as he doesn't even have to pay the people who appear on his videos! (Most of his "movies" are taken during spring break season and Mardi Gras, and are filmed in public - they aren't porn start actors and actresses.)

 

I do think it's a publicity stunt, as I doubt the industry is that badly hit . Still, when you think of it, internet pirating has probably hit it pretty hard - it's not exactly hard to find free stuff online, and pretty much every p2p software/torrent site/ you name it that I have seen has a large "adult" section.

 

Maybe people are finally listening to Bill Bailey after he said in America they spend enough on porn to cancel out the debt of a small country. There is also the subsequent song as well

 

you can't be serious? wtf?! These guys need serious help!

Despite that, the industry still makes a lot of money, when I was working in a video rental store last year, each night at around 10 o' clock I'd get about 10-15 customers who exclusively rented porn. And let me tell you, it's really annoying to re-place the DVDs on the shelf after, they all have got similar names and pictures on the cover, meh!

 

It's publicity. Porn is immune to economic downturn just as alcohol, video games, and the lottery are.

 

How very true. Sort of sad, but true.

 

I fully expect him to get stiffed. But he should be used to being told where to stick it...

 

Okay, enough of that, Gnarff, I snarfed my soda I was laughing so hard.

 

Perhaps the porn industry will suffer though; I mean, with the availability of so much free porn out there, maybe people will stop paying for it?

I know I canceled all of my subscriptions...

They shouldn't get bailed out though, most 'professional' porn sucks anyways.

 

I thought that was the point?

 

Thanks for sharing!

I wonder if a case could be made that the porn industry employs just as many people as the auto industry?

 

Well i know must(if not all of us) are against giving them a bailout, i'm also sure that quite a few of us would be willing to give a few of these poor waifs a temporary bed.....err home (oh i'm going straight to heck for that one)

 

How about gift certificates to consumers -- who will then buy more porn and prop up the industry?

Ahh, it's worth a shot. But my wife still wouldn't let me watch it, so I'd be no help. Plus the fact that porn really only depressed me when I watched it, as in "look at the stuff those lucky bastards are doing, while I'm . . . . . not."

 

I must admit, I've never seen the appeal of watching others getting it on. Then again as a female geek I guess I find it easier than male ones to find someone else