French Intellectuals Make The Case For Porn

A group of French intellectuals has now gone one step further in the quest to integrate hardcore erotica into mainstream cinema by holding Paris's first alternative pornographic film festival: a no-holds-barred celebration of X-rated action that organisers say showcases a new wave of progressive porn that not only titillates but empowers.

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[RationalDubSteppa]

LOL! This is why I luv the French :)

[Paradym]

Porn is like food, music, art...

There is amazing, artistic and inspiring food, music and art. Far more rare does porn hit that level, but that's only because no one with enough talent and resources has attempted it, to my knowledge.

There is food, music and art that may not be brilliant and artistic but is enjoyable and satisfying. There is a fair amount of porn that would fit in this category. Not offensive, decently made, and satisfies the hunger.

Then there's crap food, crap music and crap art. Sadly, the vast majority of porn falls into this category. Junk food porn. Empty calories, guilty pleasure, cheap.

[mrvertigo13]

Love them Frenchies. They helped us win the Revoltionary War, hell if it wasn't for them there'd be no U.S.of A. They, the French went bankrupt helping us and hence, the king and queen lost their heads and they went through many years of terror.
I like the french way of thinking(not all, mind you) but there's certainly a candor that I find immensely refreshing. We could really stand a dose of it for sure. We're such prudes.

[arvay]

The re-sexualization of Western society after the long night of Judeo-Christian primitive prudishness is well underway. Crude and vapid at times (you can say the same thing about many sports) it nevertheless embodies a re-humanization of Western society, including the United States.

It's a very good sign that women are playing an increased role in "pornography" -- better described as explicitly sexual and/or erotic drama and entertainment.

This development means, I hope, that our erotic entertainment will achieve a more balanced and sophisticated state -- evolving up and away from the ground-breaking but relentlessly male/adolescent productions like "Deep Throat." It will also be useful if organized crime's role can be radically diminished and tough standards are enforced so that sexual slavery and drug dependence aren't reasons why people act in these productions.

Millions of people now can see for themselves what's involved in human sexuality -- straight, gay, transsexual, fetishist, etc. -- and when these productions are well-done, they can be both stimulating to the mind and body and educational -- as people see the beauty in sexuality that my not be their own, or discover their own and have their old prejudices dissolved.

[Georgiamomof2]

I don't know isn't there enough sex as it is look at all those male enhancement commercials after while are we going to be humping trees.

[RobinSeattle]

Well, something needs to be done. Commercially produced porn is just so stilted and samey that it is unwatchable. It has seemingly become a race to see who can make the dumbest, most mechanical video. They have actually made sex boring! That's a heck of an accomplishment.

[rini]

I have always cringed when things got too physical on screen. I just find it embarrassing. I have never really understood porn.

I good rock video with a gorgeous male lead singer is much hotter....to me.