Alt porn
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Alternative porn (also known as alt porn, alternaporn, or simply alt in context), a shortening of "
History
While pornography specifically oriented toward alternative culture did not arise until the 1990s[citation needed], the work of Gregory Dark, David Aaron Clark, Michael Ninn, and Stephen Sayadian are seen as the early creators of the alt porn genre. The Cinema of Transgression of Richard Kern and Nick Zedd (as well as Kern's later photographic work) can also be viewed as early examples of alt porn.[1][2][3]
The first venue explicitly devoted to "subcultural erotica" was Blue Blood,
The terms "alternative porn" or "alt porn" were coined in the early 2000s in reference to SuicideGirls, RaverPorn, and similar sites. Longer-standing projects, such as Blue Blood, generally used terms such as "subcultural erotica".[8]
Alt porn websites are often distinguished by their use of
Alt porn-themed videos are also becoming a growing niche in the
Controversies
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Many members of the alt porn community disagree on the definition of alt porn. Some consider it mostly an
References
- ^ "Corporate Red Tape on My Mouth and the Punk Art Porn Allstars" Archived 2007-06-03 at the Wayback Machine by Amelia G, BlueBlood.net, October 29th, 2006.
- BlackBookmagazine (website) #45, 2006.
- ^ "Richard Kern" Archived 2007-01-02 at the Wayback Machine (interview) by Daniel Robert Epstein, SuicideGirls, September 1, 2004.
- ^ "About Us" Archived 2006-08-23 at the Wayback Machine, BlueBlood.com.
- ^ American Sexuality, September 25, 2006.
- ^ "AltPorn: AltPorn Genre History Timeline Archived 2007-05-01 at the Wayback Machine (part 1) by Beeker the StatsNrrd, Altporn.net, April 28, 2007.
- ^ "AltPorn: AltPorn Genre History Timeline" Archived 2010-07-01 at the Wayback Machine (part 2) by Beeker the StatsNrrd, Altporn.net, May 15, 2007.
- ^ untitled comment by Forrest Black, altporn LiveJournal community, February 11, 2003. Archived March 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- Village Voice, November 11th, 2005.
- ^ "Vivid Forms Vivid-Alt To Distribute Eon Mckai"[usurped] press release by Vivid PR, Adult Industry News (website), February 17, 2006.
- ^ "Vivid wins Alt war without shot being fired" Archived 2006-06-14 at the Wayback Machine by Gram Ponante, Porn Valley Observed (website), May 10, 2006.
- Portland Phoenix, October 7, 2005.
- ^ "Obscene But Not Heard" Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine by Peter Koht, Metroactive, January 4, 2006.
Further reading
- Diehl, Matt. (2007). My So-Called Punk. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 0-312-33781-7. Chapter 8: "Sex and the Single (Suicide) Girl: Are You Ready to be Liberated?" p 207–234.
- Jacobs, Katrien. (2007). Netporn: DIY Web Culture and Sexual Politics. ISBN 0-7425-5432-5.
External links
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- "Sex, Dreads, and Rock 'n' Roll" by Annie Tomlin, Bitch, December, 2002.
- "Orgasm Addict: Punk Porn Gets Off on the Internet" by Chris Ziegler, OC Weekly, January 23, 2003.
- "Maximum Tits 'N' Ass" by Sean Nelson, The Stranger, February 5, 2003.
- "Alternaporn: We Sing the Body Politic" by Paul Watson, The Lazarus Corporation, February 29, 2004.
- "We Want Our Porn and We Want It Now!" by Peter Stokes, AVN, November, 2005.
- "Behind The Scenes at Vivid-Alt" by Chris Thorne, XCritic, September 2006
- "The Berlin Porn Festival: Alternative Smut for the Silver Screen" by Alex Bakst, Der Spiegel Online, October 20, 2006.
- "A Real Alternative?" by Jessica Bateman, The F-Word, January 3, 2007.
- "From Barbie Doll to Razordoll: The Sexual Shift in Porn" by Lauren Mayberry, The Skinny, July 30, 2009.