Oct 13th, 2011
Dawn of the Bed: Can You Overexpose Porn Stars?
Do you think this will work? We’d love to hear from Misti or her costars, or any of you! What do you think about Dawn of the Bed? Tell us at anon@proninsider.com.
Oct 10th, 2011
We’re With Ron
Last weekend, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas, the porn industry’s most recognizable Hedgehog, the infamous Ron Jeremy, alleged during a panel that violent video games have a more adverse effect on children than pornography, and needless to say, the media went bananas. Claiming that the porn industry does as much as it can to keep explicit imagery out of kids’ hands and that the parents who complain should do a better job of policing their children’s online habits, the porn veteran managed to piss off a whole lot of people (namely gamers) with his comment, but PronInsider.com is wont to agree.
Oct 8th, 2011
The Pan-AM Parody: Too Sexy, Too Soon
Sep 28th, 2011
Sex Ed for the Professional 101
We over here at PronInsider.com are interested in what a “Porn 101″ class, as proposed by the Adult Performers’ Association, might look like. We love the idea of getting newcomers to a risky and raunchy industry to sit down with seasoned professionals to discuss the ins and outs of the in-and-out business, and the APA wants to educate new performers on everything from proper hygiene practices to economic responsibility to standing up for oneself. Having seem plenty of “Fresh Faces” movies in which we felt certain the girls had never given a moment’s thought to making a career out of sex on camera, yet whose faces will forever be covered in sperm somewhere on the internet, we think educating people just entering the industry is a grand idea!
But we have a lot of questions about how this might work. Many small adult film companies make their bread and butter on naive young performers who want to “get in, get off, and get out” as quickly as possible, taking some cash with them and never looking back. How can a loose association of performers make people they may not even know sit through Porn 101? How will they even know these people have signed up to shoot movies? Some might have agents, and all will have to go through testing if the industry’s current practices hold, but there seems like a lot of space between an HIV test and a weekend seminar of crash courses in coital responsibility. Who’s to keep many companies from continuing to cast performers who don’t know about the APA?
Anyone out there have ideas for the APA? How can education go as far as possible to educate every new performer? Is this even possible? Can the APA award a “certificate” for those who have completed classes and promote those performers? Or will this just turn into one more group in the industry that plays favorites? How will we know? Let us hear your ideas anonymously on Twitter or at anon@proninsider.com!
Sep 26th, 2011
Health Plans in Porn: Perchance to Dream!
One of the things about the newly-formed Adult Performers Association that gets our loins frothy over here at PronInsider is talk of establishing a group health plan for porn stars! For godsakes, porn is one of the most physically demanding and risky jobs there is, and as it stands right now, most performers have no access to group health plans, much less the money to buy personal insurance! We’d love to see the APA help provide healthcare for the industry’s finest!
But we’re confused. Where exactly is this not-for-profit, non-fee-charging, non-union entity going to get the considerable funds necessary for health insurance plans for thousands of performers? We hear they’d like to run mostly on private donations and avoid charging members any fees, which is a noble goal. But who in this sex-paranoid country is going to pour private funds in the necessary tides to provide health care for what we’re sure would be considered a “high risk” group? Larry Flynt is rich, but he ain’t that rich.
Even more worrisome: our inside sources say that while health insurance is touted as an important group goal, it has yet to be discussed at group meetings. We’d think healthcare should be at the top of the docket! Can anyone tell us how this is going to work? Is it really a priority? Tell us what you know, organizers or performers! Email us anonymously at anon@proninsider.com!
Sep 24th, 2011
APA’s Proposed Honor Code in Porn: Too Much to Ask For or Too Little to Help?
A troubling issue we’ve heard about from our insider informants regarding the new Adult Performers Association led by Nica Noelle, January Seraph, and Madison Young: the possibility of enforcing an “honor code” on adult performers under which they’d be honor bound to use safer sex practices in their private lives. That sounds like a great idea, but that’s how the rest of the world works (“Of COURSE I used a condom with my ex, honey! I PROMISE! Scout’s honor! Now let’s have bareback sex!”) and look how well that’s worked out for the much-more-STI-infected world of non-pornography! Furthermore, what about those who are married or in monogamous relationships outside the industry? Should they be expected to use condoms at home, or will exceptions be made? If there are exceptions made for some, shouldn’t they be made for all?
How could a “code of honor” be put into effect in a way that doesn’t invade privacy, discriminate depending upon one’s orientation, and actually be effective? Shouldn’t frequent testing take care of this issue in a more even-handed way?
Any ideas or inside info on how the APA plans to handle this, or ideas to keep a “code of honor” from being a way to dig into people’s personal lives and air their dirty love laundry? How can this help any more than frequent testing? Can it? Let us know what you think or what you’ve heard at anon@proninsider.com!
Sep 23rd, 2011
The APA has Anwers; PronInsider has More Questions
We here at PronInsider.com are all for the Adult Performers Association making working conditions better for adult performers, but we have a few questions about how some of their ideas will work. To wit:
The APA has been vocal about giving performers a variety of testing options and leader and co-founder Nica Noelle has been vocally against the Free Speech Coalition‘s attempts to start up a new, centralized testing center to replace the defunct AIM. But we always thought it was AIM’s singular, central role in the community that made it work. Isn’t it important for all performers to have their STI status tested and kept under one roof so the information is easier to access? How is centralized testing a threat? Or are the APA founders just picking a fight with FSC, as some rumors we’ve heard suggest?
Are we really missing something? Was AIM’s “monopoly” a real problem? We want to hear from YOU, adult performers! Do you get why the FSC’s new Adult Production Health and Safety Services is a threat to the APA? What’s the best way to move forward with testing? Tell us on Twitter or via anonymous email at anon@proninsider.com!
Sep 14th, 2011
Adult Performers Association: It’s About Time! Maybe?
PronInsider.com is all atwitter over the news of the Adult Performers Association, a newly-formed group of adult industry performers aiming to provide health care, health information, support services, and education for other performers! The details on how exactly it will meet these goals are still fuzzy, but we have high hopes that performers can come together to make coming together healthier, safer, and more savvy for all! If the backbone of the industry–the performers themselves–can band together without trash talk, while backing up all this big talk with big results, we’ll be on board! The industry an always use more support, especially from within! We certainly hope this is happening for the right reasons.
What do you think of the Adult Performers Association? Great idea or goofy gamble? Let us know at anon@proninsider.com!
Sep 1st, 2011
HIV-Positive Performer Shuts Down Porn Industry
We’re terrified to hear the rumors that a porn performer has tested positive for HIV! The industry has shut itself down until tests are confirmed and 2 generations of partners quarantined; we love it when the industry shows solidarity and care for its own, but it hurts to see everyone sidelined. We hope the best for everyone involved–stay safe, porn world
PronInsider.com has heard from reliable sources, though no information has been officially released, that the patient is male and possibly a “crossover” performer who works in the gay and straight industries both, much like Derrick Burts in the most recent scare. Say it ain’t so! Porn surely doesn’t need more bad press or bad blood between factions! Stand strong, pornographers!
Any news on the HIV scare? Please fill us in anonymously by e-mailing anon@proninsider.com!
Sep 1st, 2011
Lady Gaga Sexplores Bondage and Cross-Dressing
Blurring the line between mainstream entertainment and explicit sexuality yet again, Lady Gaga has allowed some nude photos from a bondage-related Japanese Vogue shoot to surface, and they’re HOT. We love it that such a star is so fearless in her photo shoots and videos!
We also love it that she’s bringing cross-dressing into the spotlight: Jo Calderone may be a little uncouth, but he’s got our attention.
Tell us what you think about the Lady’s sexploration at anon@proninsider.com!
