Monday, September 10, 2007

Through the Looking Glass into Pornoland


Shalom Auslander has written a truly excellent piece on the state of pornography in the 21st century: "Bad Sex with Shalom Auslander."
Now listen: I have had bad days before. I have been fired from jobs, I have been dumped by girlfriends, I have totaled cars. I have had days where I have received three--count 'em, three--tickets for speeding or moving violations between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. But I have never had a day as bad as a woman named "Cloey" had the day they shot the video that appeared on that page--that is to say, I have never had a day where someone wrote the word "Cockwhore" on my forehead with lipstick, tried to shove their entire fist down my throat and then "choke-fucked" me with their penis until I barfed on their testicles. Never, ever had a day like that. Nor have I ever had a day like the blonde woman in the movie that was pictured below it: I never had a day where someone hung a toilet seat around my neck, spit in my mouth and slapped my face as he tried to shove the head of his cock through the back of my skull.

Bad days I have had. But not that bad.