Porn is Taking Over American Media

Ad Age sums up American media and marketer fascination with all things porn. From Ron Jeremy on “The Surreal Life” to Jenna Jameson almost nude dioramas in Times Square to HBO’s “Pornucopia: Going Down in the Valley” American media is loving it’s porn. If this is true, why is it still so hard for Hollywood movie makers to embrace sex in movies rather than quick cutting away from it all the time? Are they afraid we will squirm in our seats?

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