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YaleSexWeekGlossesOverPorn'sDarkSideHartfordCourantGAILDINESFebruary11,2008ByGailDinesYouknowanindustryhasbecomemainstreamwhenitsrepresentativesareinvitedtoaddresstheeliteinstitutionsofhigherlearning.
OnFeb16th,aspartoftheSexWeekatYale(SWAY),pornographerSteveHirsch,founderandownerofleadingpornstudioVividProductions,willbeatYaleUniversitytotalkabout-whatelse-hisroleinmainstreamingthepornindustry.
Andindeed,pornographerslikeHirsch,whorepresenttheup-marketchicendoftheindustry,didmorethanmostpornographerstomaketheindustrythemulti-billiondollarayearconcernitistoday.
ByshowcasingVivid,YaleUniversityisaccepting,evenpromoting,themedia-generatedsugar-coatedimageofthepornindustryasglamorous,funandcool.
ThisimagehasbeenmadepopularbyHowardStern,"documentaries"onE!
EntertainmentandcelebritymagazinessuchasPeople.
The"VividGirls"aretheeliteofthepornindustry,womenwhoearnadecent,ifshort-livedlivelihood,andsomewhatprotectedfromthemuchlargerworldofmoreviolentandbody-punishinghard-coremoviescalled'gonzo'bytheindustry.
The(mainlywhite)VividGirlsaretherespectablefaceofthepornindustry;theirjobistomakepornlooklikeawholesomeroutetostardom;theyactasarecruitmenttoolforamassproductionsweatshopindustrythatneedstokeepreplenishingitssupplyoffemalebodies.
OneofthehighlightsoftheSWAYweekisthecontest"WhoLooksMostLikeaVividGirl",tobejudgedbytwoofthewomenoncontracttoVivid.
Womengotouniversityformanyreasons,butformost,itistogetaneducationandpositionthemselvesforaprofessionalcareer.
IdaresaythatfewifanywomenatYaleareaspiringforacareertrackinthepornindustry,astheyaregoingtohavearangeofoptionsopentothem,thankstotheirIvyLeaguedegree.
Thosewomenwhodogointopornaremostlywomenfromunderprivilegedbackgrounds,whofacingalifeofminimumwagelabor,seepornasawayoutofanonymouseconomicdrudgery.
AndwhynotTheonlyimagetheyevergetofpornisonethathighlightstheluckyfewwhoactuallymaderealmoneyandgettomixwithafewBlistcelebrities.
Whattheydon'tgettoseearethethousandsandthousandsofwomenwhostartinpornandendup,withinashorttime,workingthebrothelsofNevadaforapittance,orhavingtodealwithsubstanceabuseandSTDs.
Therealstoryofporn,onewhichlooksnothinglikethechicmediaimage,willbewellhiddennextweekatYale.
Thestudentshaveinvitedmainlyrepresentativesfromthepornindustryandtheirsupporters,withtheonlyvoiceofoppositionbeingXXXChurchpastorCraigGross.
Missingarethevoicesofwomenwhohavelefttheindustryafterbeingbrutalizedandexploited,forwhomacollegeeducation,letaloneatanIvy,isunaffordableandalmostunimaginable.
Alsomissingistheanti-pornographyfeministvoice,whichseespornographyassexist,violentandharmfultowomen.
Afterthirtyyearsofresearchingtheindustry,thebusinesspracticesofthepornographers,andtheeffectsonwomenandmen,weanti-pornfeministsare"disappeared"fromthedebate.
TwoyearsagoIspokeonapornographypanelatYaleLawSchool.
Ofthesixpeopleinvited,Iwastheonlyspeakertocriticizethepornindustry,withtheotherseitherbeingpornographers,orbarone,sopro-porn,theymightaswellhavebeenindustryrepresentatives.
Afterthepanel,somestudentscameuptometoexpresstheirdisgustwiththewaythepanelhadbeenorganized,andhowtheyfeltcheatedoutofathoughtfuldialogue.
NowjustacoupleofyearslaterthereisnoattemptbytheorganizersofSWAYtoevenpaylip-servicetoafeministcritique;onemoresignofjusthowacceptableandmainstreampornhasbecomeatYale,andinourculture.
GailDines,asociologyprofessoratWheelockCollegeinBoston,isco-editorofGender,RaceandClassinMedia.
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