The AVN Awards were in Vegas this weekend. I would have loved to go, but I was busy answering 50,000 emails from frantic undergrads... Anyway, I don't really have time to do a full breakdown of the categories and nominees but I wanted to offer my congratulations and condolences to a few favorites:
Congratulations to...
The cast and crew of The 8th Day, who won Best All-Girl Three-Way Sex Scene, Best DVD Extras, Best Editing, Best Makeup, Best On-Line Marketing Campaign- Individual Project, Best Packaging Innovation, Best Special Effects, Best Video Feature, and Best Videography!
Tristan Taormino for Best Educational Release for Expert Guide to Threesomes!
Sasha Grey for Best Anal Sex Scene, Best Oral Sex Scene, Jenna Jameson Crossover Star of the Year!
Penny Flame for Best Supporting Actress in Throat: A Cautionary Tale!
Mr. Marcus for Best DP Scene with Bobbi Starr and Sean Michaels!
Who's Nailin' Paylin? for Clever Title of the Year (though I also liked Coctomom and Jon and Kate Fuck Eight)
Derrick Pierce for Unsung Male Performer of the Year (I couldn't agree more!)
Condolences to...
Sasha Grey, Hillary Scott and Roxy Deville who lost Best Actress.
Hardcore Circus, which lost Best Art Direction.
On My Dirty Knees and Throat: A Cautionary Tale which lost Best Couples Sex Scene.
Erika McLean, who lost Best Director Non-Feature to William H.
Tristan Taormino's Rough Sex, which lost Best Specialty Release (other genre).
Joanna Angel and Belladonna who lost Director of the Year.
Who knows, maybe someday I'll be able to give live reports from Vegas! I hear it's really more about the spectacle than a legitimate awards show, but still sounds fun.
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It's interesting to me that porn has its own video award ceremony. Anyway, the primary reason for my comment here is to tell you that I'd really be interested in reading your thoughts about the growing "sexting" "problem". Perhaps you'd like to do a post on that at some point? :D
ReplyDeleteOh, this isn't even the porn awards show I'm most interested in, this is just the mainstream porn awards-- what I'd really love to attend is the Feminist Porn Awards in Toronto in April!
ReplyDeleteAnyway. Can you be more specific about what you mean by "sexting problem"? I know what sexting is, of course- sexually explicit text messaging. I'm not sure what the problem is- unless you're referring to underage people doing it? Or people sexting while driving? Be more specific! :)
Haha, sexting while driving...now that sounds like a serious problem!! No, sorry I wasn't specific. I was referring to underage sexting!
ReplyDeleteOf all the sexual experimenting that young ones could be doing, I'd say sexting is one of the most innocuous. Adults (especially parents) don't like to think that children are sexual beings and try to stifle or redirect childhood sexuality "for their own good." Interestingly enough, this kind of repression or misdirection has been shown to develop certain fetishes or hypersexualization as the child grows up (e.g. getting spanked when you get caught masturbating teaches you to connect spanking and sex, or forbidding a child to view any sexual material leading to an obsession with porn).
ReplyDeleteNot that I'm a good candidate to write a parenting manual, but in my opinion the best parents acknowledge that their children are sexual beings and teach them in various ways how to grow into a healthy, functional sexual adult, making good decisions about what is too far and when s/he is ready for certain activities. Of course there will probably need to be discipline at some point too, but parents should discipline misbehavior, not normal sexual behavior that all kids engage in.
One problem may be if a minor is sexting with an adult, especially one s/he doesn't know. That's something, just like internet usage, that parents should talk to their kids about and monitor if necessary.
Another problem could be going beyond text and underage kids sending each other naked pictures or videos of themselves. This gets into the territory of child porn- I believe there was even a case where they tried to prosecute two teenage girls for sending pictures of themselves to a teenage boy, claiming that they was guilty of "distributing child porn," while he was guilty of possession. In my opinion this is just an example of pushing legal code to an unreasonable conclusion- it's ridiculous to at once tell a female that she's too young to consent to taking nude pictures while holding her legally culpable of distributing same.
Hey!
ReplyDeleteMy name is Amirrah Abou-Youssef, and I heard about your site from my brother Adam, who was in your Latin class at Illinois State. He sent me the link because I am very interested in sexual health and all things sexual health related.
Anyway, I think your blog looks awesome and I was so excited to see that you have a link to Annie Sprinkle's website! Keep up the great work and I'll be checking back here often!
Hey Amirrah, good to hear from you! I'm glad you like the blog. I don't update as often as I'd like, but I'm writing a new post that will be up in the next few days. Your comments are definitely welcome and appreciated. :)
ReplyDeleteAre you thinking about a career in sexual health/education?
Yes, I definitely am! Dream goal is the be an Marriage and Family Therapist and AASECT certified sex therapist.
ReplyDeleteOh and ps, I am bringing Annie Sprinkle to U of I in April. I am super excited and I'll let you know how that goes!