Marriott Boycotted Over Porn

LA Weekly ^ | Oct. 22. 2009 | Dennis Romero

[panaxanax]

For the first time, I agree with you on a Mormon issue. Mormon owned businesses should not offer porn in any form.

I do hope that the boycott extends to other major hotels that offer the same. It seems odd that they singled out Marriot...? They’re still ticked off by the huge success in defeating Prop. 8, I guess.

[paudio]

It is beyond belief how far this nation has sunk in the last 20 years.

In what sense? That porn video is now available in hotels or that the porn shown in hotel feature 'unsafe' sex?

[Venturer]

Does this mean that if I stay at that Marriott I will have to wear my socks in the shower?

[gidget7]

I wonder, are these folks who belong or worse sit on the boards of these organization born laughing stocks, or do they work hard at becoming laughing stocks? Same question could apply for the current administration and congress.

[Repeal The 17th]

Cool beans
I can stay at a Marriott property
and not have to see any fags.
What a great marketing strategy!
“Marriott - we’re queer free.”

[gusty]

If I remember correctly 1989 was not much different than today.

[gusty]

I can’t resist. Meant for comedy only. No offense is meant. Here it goes. Any other reason your done with the movie in 15 seconds.

[Tennessee Nana]

Not being familiar with porn other than I know I dont ever want to watch it...

I dont know what porn in a so called “respectable” hotel is suppose to be like.....

I dont stay in hotels that show porn...

They can tell the guy is naked ???

What filth...

[svcw]

What 50’s did you live in?

[freedumb2003]

>>I can’t resist. Meant for comedy only. No offense is meant. Here it goes. Any other reason your done with the movie in 15 seconds.
<<

Man, did I walk into THAT one!

OTOH, my wife said “why do you last 50% longer with the movies??!”

LOL

[Colofornian]

It is beyond belief how far this nation has sunk in the last 20 years. [Nuc1]

In what sense? That porn video is now available in hotels or that the porn shown in hotel feature 'unsafe' sex? [Paudio]

I'd say in the following senses:
(1) That a porn prostitute and her allies -- all of whom want "condom-correctness" in the part of the porn industry they still endorse-- are more riled up over some aspects of the porn industry and its distributors (i.e. Marriott Hotel chain) than conservatives and conservative Republicans!!! [Have we seen many conservatives, FReepers, or conservative Republican boycott this part of the porn industry???]
(2) While the Lds Church-owned Deseret News took Mitt Romney to task a couple of years ago for his board member connection to porn-laden Marriott, note that the Mormon leaders in this way were hypocritical: IOW, while the "journalistic" side of the Lds church took a swing @ Mitt, how did the Lds church itself approach this issue? (Why, they promoted Marriott owner Bill Marriott within the church hierarchy of leaders -- assigning him to be an Area Seventy and a member of the Lds Church's Sixth Quorum of the Seventy -- among the top 70 leaders in the Church. This, despite the fact that the Marriott hotel chain has been in this porn biz for at least 20 years now!!!)
(3) I haven't seen FR Romney supporters or other conservative Romney supporters publicly critique Romney for being a long-standing (briefly interrupted) Marriott board member -- tying him to the porn industry.

Seems to me that the porn industry has become part of the Republican "Big Tent," the conservative coalition, and is more acceptable to many FReepers than it is to ex-porn prostitutes who still "high fives" much of the porn industry!

[greyfoxx39]

Ping

[Elsie]

(briefly interrupted)

What's Latin for BRIEF?

[metmom]

Porn is OK but not using condoms isn’t.

Something is soooo wrong with this picture.

Maranatha, Jesus. Time to call it quits.

[Nuc1]

My memory is, unfortunately, much longer than that ;D)

[Nuc1]

In what sense? That porn video is now available in hotels or that the porn shown in hotel feature 'unsafe' sex?

Yes and far more. Pick a subject; crime, morality, knowledge, manners, decency, truthfulness, etc. I can't think of anything better today than in 1964 or before. Beyond that I am more concerned by your question. Do you think the situation in this nation and the world is OK?

[Nuc1]

Actually it has been better. You don’t need porn in your hotel room...just take the laptop. /sarc. I think the country is the same as twenty years ago. I think the worst time in America was the 50’s only because of the sneaky ways that husbands bashed their wives heads in...people were molesting children...alcoholism was hidden...drugs were hidden...etc. Nothing is good in putting your head in the sand.

I grew up in the 50s and 60s. What you cited was considered abnormal. Even degenerate. And those activities were not anywhere as wide spread as your comment suggests. People today that argue things in the 50s and 60s were as they are today are the ones putting their heads in the sand. Perfect no, far better yes. No animosity intended.

[Nuc1]

Good Post.