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Originally Posted by myjah
Perhaps you don't care so much because you are able to produce your specific niche of content elsewhere.
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To quote an old sig from the man financing the bulk of your efforts, "
When the winds of change blow, some people build walls while others build windmills..." Translated, that means, adapt or die.
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Originally Posted by myjah
But don't be so careless...your statement I quoted is offensive and ignorant.
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You have all let the largest, unethical pirate operation
IN THE WORLD completly take over the industry and then you gave them awards for it. But my comment is offensive.
Please.
Honestly, why should I care about an industry that doesn't care about itself? It is no secret that performers who get STDs go visit a 2nd clinic so they can get cleared up and still work in their clean test. Why should anyone respect an industry who allows that? How long until Mr. Marcus is working again? Who was it again who paid him to come out and oppose Measure B? And I still can't wrap my head around that, the guy who got syphilis and spread it to others is opposed to condom use and was paid to take that stance. But again, my comments are offense and ignorant, but Mr. Marcus spreading syphilis is OK and bribing him is just part of a honest days work.
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Originally Posted by myjah
If passed, Measure B will not just be limited to a problem in LA...government regulations, the increased cost of production, loss of jobs, and negative impact on the LA economy will hit this industry hard. Hindsight is always 20/20...let's have some foresight on this.
So many in this industry rely on content produced IN LA. On checks from companies based IN LA. If this measure is passed in LA, it is a precedent.
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100% nonsense.
What you're saying is, because condoms have to be used that all porn production will stop, which is nonsense and fear mongering. Ask Wicked how they are doing with their condom only movies. I hear they do quite well. If the guys can't hack it with condoms, find better guys or give them caverject. The only thing that is going to change is condoms will have to be used. Many of the girls are escorts and dancers anyway, so it's not like they are all going on skid row, they will be fine.
Agents will make the same amount of money. Models will make the same amount of money. Studios will just be shooting condom porn in LA or shooting it outside of LA. Either way, someone gets a job. What escort loses her gig as a porn girl, or what guy can't keep wood in a condom is really no concern of mine. If some studios have to move, they will. It's called "the winds of change."
Do you have any idea how big the Japanese porn industry is? They cover their private parts with mosaics so you can't even see if they have condoms or not. They use condoms in most French porn, and they are still making porn just fine in France. The prostitutes in the Nevada brothels use condoms and see more cock than any porn set, and they are all OK. Condoms have been used in the gay and tranny porn scene for years and they are not breaking all the time or causing everyone to lose their job. The gay and tranny markets are doing just fine with condoms. Always have, always will.
Condoms suck. There is no other way to say it. But LA is not going to shut down if you have to use them, and all the fear mongering about goggles is not going to pan out the way you've been told it will. Sure, if there are people who are infected on the set, they will have to wear them, but who's going to be hiring infected people?
I understand the fear mongering, I really do, but most of what is being passed around is total lies and misinformation. You are all drinking the kool-aid given to you by a group (*cough*) that has to hide their information on their domain whois.
That said, I would still vote against it if I was still in California because I oppose government meddling between consenting adults. But I really have a difficult time having any sympathy for an industry who's own demise is partly created by the very people who they now pat on the back and control much of what goes on. You reap what you sow.