Democratizing Porn?
My first reaction to the article below was somewhere between “Are you kidding me?” and “Oy vey!”, but once I started thinking about I realized there’s more to it. This - and as much as I hate to say it the American Idol like shows of the last few years - have really starting changing how ‘talent’ is recognized. It used to be a studio would go out and recruit talent. Anyone who didn’t make the cut, didn’t make it. It didn’t matter how good you were, if you pissed off the studio you were sh*t out of luck. With this new style of porn the studio has no real say. If the audience thinks someone is good, they get paid. That totally changes the power dynamic and puts control in the hands of the consumers and actors. Now take the fact that the porn industry has historically led the rest of the economy by three to five years, then think about the implications of *that*.
Do It Yourself! Amateur Porn Stars Make Bank
Web Site Offers Real People Chance to Make Real Money by Making Pornography
By RUSSELL GOLDMAN, ABC News
Jan. 22, 2008