Porn summarized in Short(bus)
Sam Sugar of SugarBank, commenting on John Cameron Mitchell's movie "Shortbus," has an excellent point about porn.
Having decided I'll never see the thing I have been catching up on the reviews and I'm increasingly bothered by the number of them which state "This isn't pornography because it's about more than simple arousal".
Who said arousal was simple? Arousal is porn's only task and most of it fails to clear the hurdle. If Shortbus is capable of arousing audiences and making them think that doesn't mean it's not porn. It mean's it's good porn.
That sounds about right. In fact, it sounds just about perfect:
- Who says arousal is simple?
- Most porn falls short of arousing us
- If Shortbus actually arouses us, let alone makes us think, then it's good porn.
The post is intriguing too, but the photo is what caught my eye.
Damn. :)
My favorite part of this photo is the hand and wrist, but I like the effect of the light on your skin & jeans, and the subtle (or not) way that the zipper lining both camouflages and emphasizes your, uh, lines...
[I'm glad you like that effect, Hypatia. It's visually pretty interesting but kind of intense too. I always have to summon up my nerve to show stuff like that. So thanks! --fl]
I don't care whether it's porn or not, I just wish there were more stuff like it :p
[Thanks, Sara (doh! No 'H') --fl]
ooooooooo! finaly some sexy porn! If only more men would show off their penis online!
[Glad you enjoyed it, Kate. Thank you. --fl]
i like to see that cock in action
[I probably won't ever do video, but thank you, Erica. --fl]