December 13, 2006
I'm Bringing Necrophelia Back!
Athletic Model Guild has been around for 60 years, but up until recently, they were pretty underground (so to speak). Back in the old days, it was more dangerous to be a pornographer, but they went ahead and took chances. Today, porn is so mainstream that you almost can't escape it - like those incessant "Girls Gone Wild" commercials on Comedy Central.
By the way, Joe Francis, the CEO of Mantra Films and producer of "Girls Gone Wild" empire, got sentenced today in the case of his company using underage girls showing their boobies. He will be fined $1.6 million and has to do 30 days community service. The judge tacked on the community service because the fine represents less than 3 percent of Mantra's profits since 2002 and only 12 percent of Mantra's 2005 profits.
In the meantime, the rest of us pornographers are shaking in our boots over complying with 2257 regulations, even though the hairy chested and bearded guys I like to feature on Lavender Lounge are obviously of age. Fuck 'em. Let's not play into the trap of fetishizing age whatsoever. It's time for a new fetish that has nothing to do with age.
To paraphrase Justin Timberlake, "I'm bringing necrophilia back!
UPDATE: Athletic Model Guild's distributor saw this blog entry and freaked out that someone might think there is actual necrophilia in connection with the shooting of the photo above. You are welcome to add your comments, but here is AMG's official disclaimer:
"Mark,
Thank you again for talking with me on Thursday. Dennis and I sincerely apologize for the trouble. Here is the "statement" about the photo:
This photo, like many of Mizer's origianl works, was taken with a sense of humor and should be received as such. It comes from a series of photos in which the living model, Tico Patterson, is laying naked
in a coffin. There is no implication of sex with another person, nor is the photo especially explicit. The image is that of a "dead" man with an erection?a stiff, stiff, if you will. The underlying humor is
obvious. AMG does not approve of Necrophelia and we are not promoting it through the use of this picture. The AMG collection does not contain photos or films clearly depicting or even eluding to the
subject.
Thanks again & get your sexy on.
Cheers,
Christopher A Trout
Promotions Manager
Athletic Model Guild"
Posted by lavenderlounge at 3:26 PM
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