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Good is a pretty new, very beautiful, quite interesting magazine.
The video above has some very informative facts about the Internet, sex, and how people usually view porn.
LAist finds itself in an odd position of finding itself unsure about how long we could (or should) ignore the fact that one of the largest industries in this town basically gets ignored in the local papers, on local tv, and in the blogs that pride themselves on being hyperlocal.
We assume that the majority of our readers check in with us during work hours while at work, but then we see this video that says that most people look at porn during that time too. So are we self-censoring ourselves for no good reason?
Obviously we have no plans on showing porno clips on LAist, but we are interesting in writing about the industry as a whole. Which, yes, would include the actors and actresses that work in the business.
So we ask you, our readers, would you like to see us cover the adult film industry the same way we cover all the other aspects of LA?
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I'm fascinated by it, personally, and would definitely read that shit here.
I do peruse Laist at work, but fortunately a little porn would never get me fired. I think as long as you put any NSFW stuff after the jump, it's all good.
I AM AS WELL. It is a billion dollar industry with its base for its entire run in souther cali. whether we like it or not its a part of our society and those people are apart of s cali culture.
everyone always sees the vivid bldg off the 101.
but we should cover the cool stuff, like how to break in. pay rates for stars, all the cool info we want to know from the inside.
condom rates, std rates, etc.
My guess is you'd probably lose some readership, as people would stay away from reading it at work. I, for one, would stop checking during the day. Not because I'm a prude, but because I need to pay the bills.
heck yes....
You should absolutely cover that industry.
For sure. Just keep the pre-jump images very safe for work.
cover it, keep photos (maybe all photos, and not just the nsfw ones) behind a jump. i work with kids. i'd appreciate not having scantly clad women on my computer screen.
It's not like you'd have to show skin in order to cover the industry. As was mentioned, just learning about it would be interesting - considering how all the houses in those pornos look eerily familiar as if it's deja vu!
Agreed. Porn is such a huge part of LA subculture. I think tasteful and insightful coverage of the subject makes the it somewhat less taboo.
Hey Tony,
Instead of putting NSFW, how about just making sanfernandoist.com, where the only major happenings are high school baseball and the porn industry! ahahahaha
Local is Local and, Porn Valley is as local to L.A. as the White House is to D.C..
Cover it. You'll get no arguments from me.
moar pr0n plzkthx.
Yes, perhaps we can do something together...
I have a online TV broadcast network were we cover the industry and Im an attorney in the adult biz. We are local as well.
www.primetimeuncensored.com
www.adultbizlaw.com
Yes, you should - if only for the fact that Pajamas Media fired Luke Ford for his coverage of the adult industry.
It's a rather big industry to ignore, no matter how much the LA Times likes to do so.
If this is the official vote, put me on the "Yes, cover it" side. NSFW images should be after the jump..
Living in Sin and some other entries (fake boobs, ass cracks, undie run coverage) pretty much set the bar for the limit of work-appropriate for me, and I work in a federal office- if I can get away with it, I think anyone probably can.
Saw a link about this this on DCist and decided to chime in.
I can't believe this is even an issue for a blog. Of course you should be covering the porn industry! Just be cool with the naughty pix and everything will be fine.