It was clearly discussed in the above posts that this was in response to heterosexual porn.
It's kind of interesting, too: no one, including myself, mentioned that there were no headlines when gay porn stars caught HIV and subsequently died of AIDS during the last two decades.
Excluding documentaries, just about ALL films are about fantasy. The difference between mainstream movies and porn is that we can use special effects and CGI to create just about anything we want in order to suspend the viewer's disbelief. While I can certainly imagine a time when even porn studios might use CGI to get some interesting footage, it isn't going to happen soon, mostly for financial reasons. That, and the fact that porn-enthusiasts would be less likely to enjoy a film if they knew it wasn't real. We already know that alien invaders are NOT real so we can easily dismiss obvious CGI. Not the case with porn: if it isn't real, we aren't going to be interested for long.
As times change and as necessity warrants, fantasies change as well. There was a time when men looked to the skies and fantasized about flying like birds. Today, we just buy a ticket and check our luggage: the fantasy of flight has changed.
Perhaps it is time to alter our fantasies to some degree to include that which is still erotic but still keeps us alive. Personally, I've been both repulsed and aroused when viewing bareback sex. Yet the restrictions condom use in porn films place on our fantasies isn't really the issue here: the issue is simply the safety of the actors and the fact that porn studios disregarded existing laws which apply to EVERYONE. These laws are also not relegated to porn exclusively: they apply to any situation where bodily fluids are part of the job.
I don't feel that anyone who has responded here has done so with righteous indignation -- even those with whom I disagree. Seems to me that each of us applies the basic facts presented here to our own standards of what constitutes appropriate behavior as well as what constitutes erotic content.
I personally do not usually enjoy anal sex scenes in most porn films. Repetitive ass-pounding with little other contact, devoid of sensuality and lacking passion doesn't get me off. So my fast-forward button tends to get a workout, at least until the money shot. For me, a condom on a dick that is pounding an ass doesn't matter. HOWEVER, I have considered many times that I would despise porn if it came down to having all ORAL scenes include a condom as well. So I MUST allow myself to understand that condoms for anal can essentially "ruin" porn for the guys out there who DO enjoy those scenes. It would by hypocritical to suggest that these men "deserve" to have their porn experience diluted as such.
Yet at the same time, I cannot ask a porn actor or actress to put themselves at risk for my own personal entertainment. This is not my decision to make, is it? If I'm enjoying an action movie and a character jumps across the tops of speeding train cars, I do not expect the actor to do this stunt without proper safety precautions and a little CGI assistance.
And frankly, the way I see it... There are MILLIONS and MILLIONS of porn movies already made. Hell, I was in a video store last night and the selection included at least twenty thousand different videos. In just ONE store. No matter WHAT the porn industry decides, there is always going to be a wide selection of existing films from which to choose. It's not as if our fantasies are going to be stolen from us overnight.
I'll grant, however, that we always seek out new things and often have favorite actors that we like to watch often. Newer films from these folks might not satisfy us as deeply as older, less restricted ones.
And, of course, whatever is going to happen hasn't been decided yet. I can imagine all sorts of loopholes just ripe to be exploited. I highly doubt sexual fantasy will EVER be lost from pornography.
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