Posted on 12/10/2002 10:40:17 AM PST by Helms
Tearing Down an Important Firewall of Culture
For those on FR who are sympathetic to porn as a necessary outlet (and I am one) this is scary and tacky.
Feminisists are silent while pop culture adores a school slut by the name of Brittany Spears. Remember"American Beauty"? What wont girls do to be popular, eh?
In the words of Roger Waters in Amused to Death and In The Flesh..."oh Western Woman, Western girl....'
With digital camcorders now shot on and with high end television resolutions , pornography has become a very very graphic business- up close and personal. Its is also a drug of choice, downloadeable to desktops and TV sets via Time Warner ( ie, Larry Flynts "Barely Legal").
Chatsworth California, the home of porn, has been trying to stick itself into the mainstream. Charly Sheen, Ron Jermy, etc.through the back doors of Hollywood. Porn likes the back door.
CNSNews.com Staff Writer
(CNSNews.com)- College presidents beware: An adult film company could be headed to your campus.
That is the message Indiana University is sending after Los Angeles-based Shane Enterprises, maker of "Shane's World" videos, showed up at the Bloomington campus in early October to tape a segment for a sex movie.
The university also has a message for Shane Enterprises executives -- if the company's film stars ever set foot on campus again, they could be charged with trespassing.
That threat does not scare the adult film company, which caters to a college audience by filming student sex acts. A publicist said the company has no plans to alter its business practices and it would not hesitate to visit another college campus in the future.
"We've already had several e-mails from students at various colleges inviting us," said Calli Cox, a Shane Enterprises spokeswoman and adult film actress. "We have nothing planned, but if the situation arises and someone wants us to come, we're definitely going to do it."
Indiana University spokeswoman Jane Jankowski said Cox should stay away or face possible criminal charges.
"We notified them that if their company came back to campus, we would consider that trespassing," Jankowski said. "We have an open campus, but we have a policy that requires permission for any company that wants to film a movie or do some sort of taping. It's very clear that did not happen in this case."
Shane Enterprises has riled campus administrators with the production of two recent films. "Shane's World No. 32: Campus Invasion," featuring Indiana University students, will be released next week. But even before it was taped, Arizona State University was reprimanding students for their involvement in "Shane's World No. 29: Frat Row Scavenger Hunt 3."
Four on-campus fraternities in Tempe were involved in the production of the video, which was taped in July. Following a university investigation in September, two fraternities were suspended, one was placed on probation and another left campus as a result of an earlier violation.
"The actions of the Arizona State University students who participated in -- or tolerated -- the making of a sexually explicit video in several ASU fraternities constitute behavior that is completely and utterly unacceptable," the university's president, Michael Crow, said in a statement.
Indiana University Chancellor Sharon Stephens Brehm took a similar stance. She condemned the taping in a statement released Friday, and announced that at least two students could be brought up on campus judicial charges.
"These were deplorable actions by a company intent on exploiting the university and our students," Brehm said. "These are sexual predators whose behavior violates all basic principles of common decency."
Between 20 and 30 students signed releases to appear in the flick, which was filmed mostly at private locations off campus. But one scene, shot in a campus dormitory, has generated a bundle of attention. L
Of the two students now facing disciplinary action from the university, one allegedly let the crew into the dorm and another allegedly participated in a sex act in a public area, according to a university statement.
Cox maintains the company did nothing wrong. She said the company did not trespass since the school is located on public land and the camera crew only entered the dorm after being invited by students. When a staff member confronted them, Cox said the crew left immediately.
"We feel bad for any students who are going to receive disciplinary action for the things they did behind closed doors in the privacy of their own rooms," she said. "They are adults and they've made adult decisions. It's not the university's responsibility to monitor what goes on in the private lives of students."
Theresa Hennessey, spokeswoman for Playboy Enterprises, echoed that sentiment. She said her company's famed magazine has faced the same type of criticism for its annual college issue. Many of those concerns were aired in the spring when Playboy was holding photo shoots.
The annual issue came out in October and is among Playboy's biggest sellers, Hennessey said.
"The schools really shouldn't be controlling what the students do in their free time," she said. "Everything was conducted off campus, so it wasn't interfering with schoolwork or the university. The girls are free to do what they want."
"College students have sex anyway," Cox added. "That's something that occurs. There's definitely a market to produce adult videos for that age group."
Even if that is the case, Indiana University hopes other schools can avoid controversy by taking steps in advance.
"We hope that other campuses will be aware," Jankowski said. "Somebody else could be next, so just have your antenna up if there are people who look out of place on your campus."
Exactly! Unfortunately, we have lost all our responsiblity to our God given senses.
There is a huge difference between how i would "feel" and legality.
I havent seen any stories about universities banning students from providing commercial services from their rooms, such as typing services, resume preperation, etc...
In other words, No Big Deal. Despite all of the propaganda, obscenity is not a constitutional right.
Are you so blinded by irresponsiblity that you do not grasp my point! I do not question the 'right' to be perverted, stupid, or wholly ignorant of evil...what I am pointing out is that you do have a responsibilty to others, unless you just do not care.
I would disagree. Would you prefer a justice system based upon morality instead of law? Who's morality would you espouse? Your morality is not mine, ours is not Hugh Hefner's nor Larry Flint's. With freedom comes responsibility. Porn is nothing new, granted the quality is better now than it was 50 years ago; but it has existed since the printed page was created. You cannot legislate morality.
And a good chance for the students to learn that some people in society don't give a sh-t about them.
Good point. I think it's mainly what someone said in an earlier comment: this makes it look like a party school rather than a learning institution. More damage control than anything...plus people acting as if college students don't have sex until they're married.
Exactly. What you do is your business, what I do is mine. When your business impacts my business, we have the law to settle the differences.
And a good chance for students to learn about STD's first-hand!!
That's a pretty expensive place to learn such a basic concept. Do you suppose Phillip Morris and Anheiser Bush Corporations have the student's best interests at heart while they market cigarettes and beer to them?
Who doesn't
Women ? ;)
Taxpayer dollars are used in a roundabout way in regardes to virtually every thing we do on a daily basis.
It is not "YOUR RIGHT" to be irresponsible toward the rest of society where harm might befall others and children might view selfish smuttiness!
The possibility of The Children viewing something is not a reason to ban it or prevent its production.
This effects aspects of our society that surely has absolutely no value
Somethings "value to society" is not the basis to determine its legality, or ones ability to engage in the activity.
I'm sure!
I really am trying to make a point about "Responsibility" here and why we all should gravitate towards a better societal character.
I do not mean to sound morally elite, I am showing concern for the downward spiral we seem to have become involved in...and it will cause this country's demise if we do not honor our sacred creed and true wit.
We can not replace this with selfish desire that the 60's devalues crowd bore into us like some parasitic leech.
Buster Highman?
...And this is why people with this thought will destroy the very essence of what you propose to defend when applied to a determinal effect.
Legality does not equal goodness, caring, unselfishness, or responsibily.
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