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# Porn Me
- URL: https://thedailyeudemon.com/3579/
- Published: 2006-01-10T11:43:40.000Z
- Updated: 2006-01-10T11:43:40.000Z
- Author: Eric Scheske
- Tags: Entertainment, #wpChunk

I didn't realize that last Saturday featured the 23rd annual AVN Awards, the pornography version of the Oscars. The AVN kind of reminds of a joke popular back in the 1980s:

Q. How do you describe Cleveland?  
 A. Detroit without the glitter.

The corollary: Q. How do you describe the AVN Awards? A. The Academy Awards without the intelligence.

Anyway, I've said repeatedly that smut peddlers like to believe they're engaged in a higher pursuit. Such a belief undermines their whole profession. If there are "higher" things in the world--art, poetry, whatever--that means there are "lower" things. And what is lower than porn? And the porners definitely believe they're engaged in a higher pursuit, as evidenced by the AVN Awards and this excerpt from [a *NYT* article](http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/10/national/10porn.html?hp=&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1136891079-zQQJCmTj6hLXCd81soywzw&ref=thedailyeudemon.com):

> Saturday night, though, was an unapologetic, hearty celebration, with a flashbulb-drenched red carpet entrance and awards presented in 104 categories, including best performances in a wide range of explicit acts and sexual positions. The more conventional were for best director, supporting actor and actress, screenplay and the most anticipated award of the evening: best feature.

> That went to "Pirates," a relatively high-budget story of a group of ragtag sailors who go searching for a crew of evil pirates who have a plan for world domination. Also, many of the characters in the movie have sex with one another.

> Evan Stone, the stage name of the man who won the award for best actor as the good ship's captain, said a crucial component of the movie's success was its authenticity. A consultant instructed the cast on proper ship etiquette, he said, like never letting the captain steer the vessel, a job that belongs to the first mate.

A few other interesting excerpts from the article:

> Universally, the participants defend their right to make the films, but even within the sex-entertainment industry, opinions differ about what is tasteful.

> "The bikini models hate the topless dancers, the topless dancers hate the nude dancers, the nude dancers hate the adult-film actors," said Stormy Daniels, 26, who won an award for best supporting actress.

And

> Savanna Samson, who won an award for best actress, said in her acceptance speech that "most of my family is pretty ashamed of what I do."