Concerned Women: Marriott must stop providing pay-per-view PORN!

[Bluebear]

:crazy:

Contact: Stacey Holliday, Concerned Women for America, 202-488-7000 ext. 126

WASHINGTON, July 20 /Christian Newswire/ -- Concerned Women for America (CWA) says that if the Marriott hotels care so much about their customers, as indicated in their recent decision to ban smoking from hotel rooms, they should stop offering hard-core porn in their hotel rooms.

“Creating a smoke-free environment demonstrates a new level of service and care for our guests and associates,” said J.W. Marriott Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of Marriott International. “Our family of brands is united on this important health issue and we anticipate very positive customer feedback. … Demand for nonsmoking rooms continues to rise with new information from the Surgeon General on the hazards of secondary smoke.” See: http://marriott.com/news/detail.mi?marrArticle=137410

“We’ve been after Marriott for years to stop providing pay-per-view porn,” said Jan LaRue, CWA’s Chief Counsel. “But their excuse is that some customers want it. What’s that percentage? If it’s only about 5 percent, they’ve lost that excuse. I’m guessing that their cut from porn is a lot bigger than their cut from cigarette machines in the lobby.

“Marriott has placed itself in a perplexing box by banning smoker-friendly hotel rooms, even though 5 percent of customers want a smoking room. If it’s about ‘health,’ why are they banning smoking only in hotels in the United States and Canada? What about former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop’s report on the dangerous consequences of viewing pornography? What about the mental and psychological health consequences related to dependency on porn?

“With summer in full swing and many families looking for hotel accommodations during their vacation, we hope that Marriott will eliminate pornography as an amenity and lead the industry in creating a truly safe and wholesome environment.

“Not only would they reduce their potential legal liability related to a sexually hostile environment, I bet there would be a boost in sales as well,” LaRue concluded.

Concerned Women for America is the nation’s largest public policy women’s organization.

http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/29270577.html

[whistle]

1. Does she what the option to see them all for one price?

[DanCa]

2. Marriots been providing porn? Damn I've been paying to watch it.

It's nice to know that with all the worlds problem's that she's worried about people getting wood from what they say on t.v.

[Mandate My Ass]

3. LOL

"I’m guessing that their cut from porn is a lot bigger than their cut from cigarette machines in the lobby."

Money talks, wholesomeness walks. Is there some study that claims secondhand masturbation is harmful to those who don't indulge? :rofl:

[globalvillage]

4. Geez, do they force their guests to watch porn?

I NEVER stay at a Marriott. Too repug. Hyatt is much better, and if there's a Loews, they're the best.

[survivor999]

5. Cannot feel truly safe

if porn is available on TV

[Bluebear]

6. Especially if you need to have a smoke afterwards!

What's a lonely guy to do?

[Mandate My Ass]

9. hee hee

Two stones, one bird. :rofl:

[pooja]

Well... working in the hotel industry.. i will tell you why for one and

not the other:
1. smoking ban.. so much cheaper to deal with clean up. No ashes and burn holes and burn marks all over the room. less washing of comforters and blankets. less time for maids to be stuck in a room cleaning up cigarette messes (and yes it is a pain in the ass and takes time)

2. porn.. while no hotel wants to admit their sources of income, they make a percentage of proceeds off of all pay-per-view movies whether porn or regular movies... they will not get rid of a system that pays them to provide a service that guests want.

its all about the money.. follow the money. And seriously what parent is going to let their child order a porn movie.. who is supervising them anyway. Also, there are ways for the hotel to turn off pay-per-view options. If you have a cash payment at the hotel, the system is turned inactive so as to not incure a charge.

[Bluebear]

10. Notice they want no porn access for ADULTS.

It could be "addictive" blah blah blah C. Evewrett Koop said so blah blah.

[survivor999]

13. I think they should get rid of the BIBLES

in the hotel drawers. Those are not only addictive, they lead to early dementia.

[hlthe2b]

28. I empathize on the cigarette clean-up issues...

This has always been a real issue for me--dating back 20 years when no-smoking laws were non-existent. I have a near 100% trigger for severe migraine--cigarette smoke and residue. A room that had ever been rented to a smoker was left with enough residue to trigger an incapacitating migraine for me. Even with the advent of "non-smoker" designated rooms, I still risked facing horrendouse consequences, since some of those rooms would be used for smokers if they were overbooked.

So, while I have been able to "stabilize" my migraine triggers as I've gotten a bit older, I am very pleased to see some hotels go 100% non-smoking. 'Sorry smoking DUers, it isn't personal, but if you've ever had a 72 hour migraine that had you both wishing you had a gun in the house (and thankful later that you did not), you'd understand.

As for the porn.. geez these idiots need to get a life and yes, I agree it isn't going anywhere given the profits it brings in.

[SoCalDem]

7. They went all Non-Smoking, not NOT non-SMO-KINNNN'

:)

I guess some guests will have to get dressed and run across the street to the parking lot for that "after" cigarette:evilgrin:

[Nikki Stone 1]

8. This Conservative Women for America (oops! Concerned) group should be

happy that it's not porn about dogs and mooing cows. :)

(Re: Dobson thread)

[msongs]

11. OMG, CA condors were having sex on PBS last night nt

[Nikki Stone 1]

21. And you thought PBS was boring!

:evilgrin:

Maybe the Conservative Women of America will just work to ban condors.

[Ilsa]

12. These women think business will pick up if Marriott dumps porn?

They need to verify with the hotels that housed the last RNC Convention regarding what sells.

[TheCowsCameHome]

25. Very good point.

You can bet the delegates weren't sitting in their rooms reading the hotel-provided bibles.............

[tjwash]

14. "Concerned Christians Targeting Spanktra-vision"

Film at 11:00.

[LostInAnomie]

15. What are the "dangerous consequences" of watching porn...

... according to C. Everett Koop? My guess would be hairy palms or blindness.

Seriously though, what concern is it of these people? If they don't like it don't watch it. If you can't stand that the Hotel provides pay-per view porn, don't stay there. Are these people really that troubled by what other people do in the privacy of their own rooms? How does it effect them in any way?

[LostInAnomie]

18. Attacking porn will be the Religious Right's downfall.

Americans can put up with a lot. Attack gays, most people will say "Hell, I'm not gay. Who cares." Attack crude television on network TV, most people will say "Fine, I'll just watch cable." But porno is a whole different ballgame. People will fight to the death to keep one of the few releases they have left.

[Codeine]

22. Blisters and chafing! nt

[Bluebear]

48. hairy palms or blindness

:snort:

[gatorboy]

16. The smoking was banned because of second hand smoke, Jan

Is there such a thing as second hand masturbation? :shrug:

[Literate Tar Heel]

19. depends

on whether the first hand gets tired

[NYC Liberal]

20. HAH!

*buh-dum-dum* :D

[gatorboy]

29. Get that bum off the stage! n/t

[TheCowsCameHome]

17. What does available porn have to do with the non-smoking policy?

If you don't want it, don't buy it.

C'mon, tell the truth - you CWA gals have been sneaking a few peeks at those nasty old skin movies, haven't you.................

[jayctravis]

23. hardcore? for real?

WASHINGTON, July 20 /Christian Newswire/ -- Concerned Women for America (CWA) says that if the Marriott hotels care so much about their customers, as indicated in their recent decision to ban smoking from hotel rooms, they should stop offering hard-core porn in their hotel rooms.

And seriously...is it "hard core" porn? The couple times I've looked at it all the explicit shots were edited out, or it was your typical boobies boobies boobies Cinemax-type movies.

Ahem. It's not "hardcore" unless there is graphic insertion.

I do know that the producers of the hardcore stuff do shots they can use to *make* them softcore (essentially very mature R rated) at the same time as they make the explicit ones. Perhaps that's what the people are referring to.

So...they are watching enough of this to recognize the movies are the same as an actual hardcore movie?

[TheCowsCameHome]

27. Hmmm. They must watch enough to "knows it when they sees it"

So predictable.

[ourbluenation]

24. sorry bluebear, but consenting adults should be able to do

whatever they want in private.

My advice is that if you think it's bad, don't stay there, or don't order it if you do stay there. It's what I say to pro-lifers...Don't believe in abortion? Don't have one.

[Bluebear]

41. Is this satire? :)

I am neither concerned nor a woman :)

[DanCa]

26. Watching scrambled porn hurts me eyes.

Does anyone have any advice for me? PPV costs too damn much nowadays.

[TheCowsCameHome]

30. Try bouncing on the bed while you watch.

If you get into the right rhythm cycle it might help.

You'll go blind from choking your chicken anyway.

[oasis]

34. Buy a Playboy magazine and drop some acid.

A word of caution: Don't get a room higher than the second floor.;-)

[TlalocW]

31. I just sent them this email.

I see where you're after the Marriott to get rid of showing porn in hotel rooms. I know a good way to help decrease porn viewing by a sizable amount. Since evangelical Christians' own surveys show that their population has the same or greater rate as the unwashed heathen when it comes to things like divorce, co-habitation before marriage, and enjoyment of porn, it might behoove you to clean up your own house. Once you get all your God-fearing men to stop spanking it to hot girl-on-girl action, then maybe you can start on the rest of us. After all, it's a well-known fact that whenever there's a convention of conservative religious men at a hotel that offers porn, that hotel makes some pretty good coin during the time that they're there.

So my suggestion to you is the next time your husbands have to go to a Baptist convention or something in another city, book him into a Motel 6 (they don't have porn) near the convention. Then when the activities end for the day, call that Motel 6's direct line and ask for his room number to make sure he's there. Sure your husband might not appreciate your meddling as well as missing out on, "Sorority Sex Kittens 4," but he'll eventually come around, and your marriage will be saved.

Hopefully, this works out for you. Let me know so I can give you the correct spelling of my last name for any awards you want to give me.

TlalocW

[TheCowsCameHome]

33. Very good email. Meanwhile,

the CWA warriors will be over at some all-male revue literally stuck to their seats.............

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

32. Heh. Good luck with that. n/t

[H2O Man]

35. Perhaps we should

find out what position the Organization of Religious Groups Against Smutty Material (ORGASM) is taking on this topic.

[undeterred]

36. I'd like a nonsmoking room with soft porn and pets allowed

Why can't everyone have choices about these things?

[lastknowngood]

37. Outlaw Porn in this country go ahead. If you think it cost a lot for the

war on drugs you ain't seen nothin yet.

[TheCowsCameHome]

38. Non-smoking and Non-stroking

CWA on the march. Look out.

[Nikki Stone 1]

39. LOL!

:D

[Bluebear]

40. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:rofl:

[Beelzebud]

42. WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN?!?!?!?!?!?!

THE CHILDREN!!!!!

WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN???!!!???!!!

[TheCowsCameHome]

43. Sorry, no kiddie porn at Marriott. Check the no-tell down the block.

[Beelzebud]

44. rofl. You sick bastard, how did you know where to find it?

:D

(just a joke)

[Bluebear]

45. So. Ve are now vatching you!

[Beelzebud]

46. LOL

[Orangepeel]

47. that mariott statement IS silly

(but of course, "concerned women of america" are just stupid)

Marriott should have just said it was a business decision.

[TygrBright]

49. "CWA is the nation's largest public policy women's organization???"

WTF???

uh...

Maybe they meant to say, "CWA is the nation's largest bluenose stickybeak organization?"

helpfully
Bright

[rucky]

50. I think I watched a movie called "Concerned Women IV" once...

at one of those hotels.

[americanstranger]

53. Starring Jan LaRue?

That really sounds like a pornstar name...

- as

[rucky]

55. I think she was in the animiated classic...

Pokeahotass.

and made a cameo in Hairy Pooter and the Sorcerer's Bone

[pitohui]

51. that is hilarious

i hate to tell the lady but a half a hotel's business is lonely business people watching porn and screwing someone they shouldn't

if she don't wanna watch the porn, don't order it!

never in america have i had unwanted porn piped into my teevee, admittedly it has happened in europe a time or two -- and somehow i managed to survive the trauma

[americanstranger]

Jan LaRue? Sounds like a pornstar name to me.

Maybe Jan has... a past that she doesn't want known by people who stay at the Marriott...

:rofl:

- as

[americanstranger]

52. Self-Delete

Dupe post. Sorry.

- as

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

54. Their "Concerned" because someone might be having fun.

Enjoying life is a very un(fundamentalist)Christian thing to do.