Comments on: the porn metaphor

By: Sam Sugar

Sam Sugar — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 07:08:39 +0000

Porn, like music, or any other expression — reflects the viewer as much as the artist. If you see depictions of explicit sexuality as inhuman, fake and manipulative that says something about your outlook. Some porn, is truly horrible but to use porn — which is impossible to define — as a catch-all phrase for all that’s bad is simplistic.
Unless you’ve seen a good deal of it how can you pass judgement anyway? If you have, does that cast you as a ‘sad lonely jerk-off’ too?
Unlike many I’ve worked on Madison Ave., in movies, in publishing and in porn (and continue to do so) — I know from experience that porn is enjoyed by many beautiful single women (as is big budget sci-fi) and that sad-lonely-jerk-off’s enjoy both entertainments as well.
I call foul and will happily continue this debate over a drink in NY, London or LA at leisure.

By: bbm

bbm — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 17:35:00 +0000

Don’t worry, if you google “Gaping Void” then your “business porn” link comes to the top …

By: hugh macleod

hugh macleod — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 00:20:04 +0000

“It is fake, manipulative and de-humanising.” I agree. Which is why it’s absolutely everywhere.
Also yeah, I have to watch that “trad advertising” stuff. Easy to get caught up in it… especially as it’s a subject I am genuinely interested in.

By: Lee Bryant

Lee Bryant — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 00:01:40 +0000

Hi Hugh,
Long time — hope you’re well. I’ll bite:
a. Metrics don’t matter — go for quality of relationships not whoredom.
b. Some people have left because you are an advertising channel.
c. Porn is bad, dare I say “wrong”? This is just one more way in which you seem to be thinking yor way back into trad advertising. Porn is for sad lonely jerk-offs. It is fake, manipulative and de-humanising. Not a good metaphor at all.
BTW — I was staying just off Madison Avenue yesterday and it’s quite nice
Hope you’re well — if you fancy a pre-Xmas drink or lunch down here then let me know.