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October 11, 2005

Oregon's Supreme Court: Public Live Sex Acts Contitutionally Protected "Speech"

Yeahp, "harder, faster, ohh, ohhhhh" now ranks up there with the Federalist Papers.

I'm kind of conflicted. On one hand, it's yet another example of judicial overreaching to claim a Constitution dictates their own amoral world view.

On the other hand, it seems like an easy way for me to make an extra forty bucks a night.

Equal Protection and Porn: Female porn "actresses" make six, eight, ten times as much as their male counterparts. What does the Constitution have to say about this, I wonder?

posted by Ace at 04:30 PM

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"Equal Protection and Porn: Female porn "actresses" make six, eight, ten times as much as their male counterparts. What does the Constitution have to say about this, I wonder?"

If they want more money let them get into the gay pictures.

Breaking the ass ceiling, so to speak.

Posted by: harrison on October 11, 2005 04:48 PM

I can't find any references to equal pay for .. erm, equal play in my copy of the Constitution, but then again, my copy didn't come with any emanations or penumbras.

Posted by: Matt on October 11, 2005 04:58 PM

They do, and they're paid more for that.

I know (I just know, not because I watch gay videos) that male porn actors do a lot of gay videos under different names.

Posted by: ace on October 11, 2005 05:00 PM

I know, too (same reason).
It's just I've been waiting to write "breaking the ass ceiling" for years.

Posted by: harrison on October 11, 2005 05:08 PM

I know (I just know, not because I watch gay videos) that male porn actors do a lot of gay videos under different names.

Reminds me of that Seinfeld episode where George is telling everyone his "art film" name should be "Buck Naked".

Posted by: on October 11, 2005 05:21 PM

Equal Protection and Porn: Female porn "actresses" make six, eight, ten times as much as their male counterparts.

Only because the guys don't have to do Ron Jeremy. I don't hear them complaining about it, either.

Posted by: VRWC Agent on October 11, 2005 05:21 PM

"Equal Protection and Porn: Female porn 'actresses' make six, eight, ten times as much as their male counterparts."

Is it time to resurrect the old gender pay-leveling doctrine of "comparable worth" do ya think?

Posted by: Redhand on October 11, 2005 06:24 PM

$40? I'll pay $41.50

Posted by: Aaron of LifelikePundits on October 11, 2005 06:36 PM

You mean you can actually get paid to star in adult movies?!?! Who knew!

Reminds me when I was in college and realized I could be making $30 dollars a pop at the local fertility clinic as a sperm donor; all those years of freebies. I could have finished college with money in the bank!

Posted by: Francis on October 11, 2005 06:45 PM

(I just know, not because I watch gay videos)

You left out another "just".

Posted by: someone on October 11, 2005 06:52 PM

Next stop, OREGON! WOOOO!!!

Posted by: Sortelli on October 11, 2005 06:54 PM

By which I mean I will actually be booting up an old copy of the Oregon Trail game on an Apple II I get from the swap meet and fantasizing that after facing disease and floodwaters to cross the country in a covered wagon my settlers will be rewarded with LIVE PUBLIC SEX ACTS.

Hooray!

Posted by: Sortelli on October 11, 2005 07:02 PM

Yeh, and the great thing of it here in ArEegone is they can do the sex shows right next to a grade school, too. Just think, the NEA's won't have to spend all that time teaching sex ed to 2nd graders. All they'll have to do is send them next door during recess!

Yeh, we got real constitutional sticklers on the bench here.

Our guv'ner, Sleepy Ted, wrote an opinion about gambling back when he was A.G. The guv'ner of the time (Dr. Death) ignored it, and now Tax-and-Gouge-Me Teddy ignores his own advice, too. I don't suppose this one will give him ulcers, either.

My son brought up an interesting point: If laws and rules are no longer relevant for anyone, isn't that called anarchy? And if it's anarchy, do the Feds have the legal right and obligation the come in and restore order in the name of protecting the citizens of this state? Just wondering, because taking this sex ruling to its logical end, any physical act I do is now an expression of speech covered by the Constitution, including murder, rape and child molestation. Society, here anyway, no longer has any standards (other than Christians are bad and want a theocracy - just ask anyone).

Posted by: Carlos on October 11, 2005 07:11 PM

And now we see the way around the McCain-Feingold restrictions: film a campaign commercial that shows the candidate helping himself to an intern and the camera zeroes in on "Vote for Me" tatooed on his left cheek. Hey, it's free speech! Imagine the possibilities!

Carlos, for a little local flavor, imagine Bonnie Bettman in this commercial (heh heh).

Posted by: OregonMuse on October 11, 2005 07:29 PM

600 A.D.:

"How do you know so much about swallows?"
"You've got to know these sorts of things when you're a king."

2005 A.D.:

"How do you know so much about porn?"
"You got to know these sorts of things when you're a blogger."

Posted by: Beck on October 11, 2005 07:33 PM

If laws and rules are no longer relevant for anyone, isn't that called anarchy?

Nature abhors a vacuum. There will always be authority; it just has less and less to do with us.

Posted by: VRWC Agent on October 11, 2005 07:59 PM

Who gives a fuck about porn stars?

What I want to know is if female hooks are making more than their male counterparts. Course you've got to factor in that they've got one more orifice to work with and all.

Posted by: Sticky B on October 11, 2005 09:19 PM

Does this mean that Hollywood suddenly becomes a ghost town and they all head north to the promised land?

Posted by: on October 12, 2005 02:57 AM

More of the worse from dirty minded judges

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🚨ED MILIBAND [a Minister in Starmer's government] SAYS KEIR STARMER WILL RESIGN AS PRIME MINISTER

He has reportedly reassured Labour MP's that Starmer will be resigning following the disastrous results tonight

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"The end of the two party system in the UK" as first the Fake Conservatives and now Labour chooses political suicide rather than simply STOPPING THE INVASION
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Cataclysmic

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Yup, Labour is losing 80% of its seats...

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br> If this continues, Keir Starmer will be out of office next week.

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