Porno chic
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The term "porno chic" was first used in the early 1970s to describe the wave of pornographic movies like Behind the Green Door, Deep Throat, The Devil in Miss Jones, and Score that appeared in mainstream moviehouses of the United States for the first time. For a period of two or three years it was fashionable to watch and discuss such films. An influential 5 page review of the movie Deep Throat in the New York Times in early 1973 used the phrase "porno chic" in the title and described the phenomenon.[1] Actress Linda Lovelace once stated at that time that she believed that the porn industry would merge with the mainstream film industry.[2]
More recently, "porno chic" or "porn chic" has been used to refer to the mainstreaming of pornography and the use of imagery from pornography in popular culture, such as advertising, music videos, movies and cable television.[3] Adult models and actresses are routinely interviewed on radio and appear on "The Howard Stern Show." As a result, such actresses, as well as a few actors such as Ron Jeremy, have received increased exposure. In the 1990s it became common for mainstream Hollywood actors to date adult video stars. In some cases, private videos subsequently made by them were discovered and later sold over the Internet.
The latter use of the term has been promoted by British media researcher Brian McNair. [4]
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[edit] Movies
Some of the best-known movies are:
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[edit] References
- ^ Ralph Blumenthal: Porno chic; "Hard-core" grows fashionable-and very profitable, The New York Times, 21 January 1973
- ^ From an 1970s interview in the documentary Inside Deep Throat.
- ^ William L. Hamilton: The Mainstream Flirts With Pornography Chic. The New York Times, 21 March 1999
- ^ The mainstreaming of pornography in mass culture, by Anette Dina Sørensen. Talk given in 2003.
[edit] External links
- That old feeling: when porno was chic, Time Magazine, March 29, 2005
- PornoChic, a collection of resources related to the 1970s phenomenon
[edit] Further reading
- Legs McNeil, Jennifer Osborne and Peter Pavia: The Other Hollywood: The Uncensored Oral History of the Porn Film Industry. Regan Books 2005. ISBN 0-06-009659-4
