Misinformation Abounds As Reactionaries Ramp Up Anti-Adult Campaign

[mongo]

Misinformation Abounds As Reactionaries Ramp Up Anti-Adult Campaign
AVN Online.com

By: Mark Kernes

WASHINGTON -

Fast on the heels of the May 18 "Victims of Pornography Summit," and the earlier Senate subcommittee hearings on "Obscenity Prosecution and the Constitution" and last year's "Science Behind Pornography Addiction," religious reactionaries are pushing ahead with their anti-adult agenda – and unsurprisingly, they have no problem using lies to do it.

At the beginning of the Memorial Day weekend, two prominent pro-censorship activists, former Justice Department prosecutor Patrick A. Trueman and Meese Commission witness "Dr." Judith Reisman, reached out to their constituencies with misleading claims and outright lies regarding the adult industry, in an attempt to further blacken the industry's reputation in the public's mind.

On Friday, subscribers to Focus on the Family's e-zine CitizenLink were informed that "U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales recently signed rules that force producers of pornographic material to keep a record of the names and ages of their performers."

"The effort comes in response to charges that a lot of pornography includes minors - and the belief by many porn producers that ignorance will keep them out of trouble."

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Really good article exposing the insipidness of the anti-sex zealots, but hard to get the juicy snippets in 4 paragraphs.

[SpiralHawk]

1. They are going to loose a lot of Republicans with this tactic

"Hell, they are the ones making and using the pornography. The Dems don't even own a pornograph fas as I can figure out." - Clem Kadiddlehopper

[mongo]

2. The adult industry by and large supports democrats

as they are not in bed with the rabid right who would eliminate adult entertainment from our society - and because most of them ARE LIBERAL.

Even the recent story of Mary Carey going to a white house fundrasier is an easter egg. Mary Carey ran as a democrat for governor.

And there are no party differences in regards to enjoyment of adult entertainment. As a dem who was not affraid to put signs in my store windows supporting Kerry, I had as many pro as anti comments about it.

Besides porn is hated by elements of both the far right and far left.