CR!S via ALLDAY – Once confined to illegal film shoots in out-of-the-way places, the legalization of porn and advent of home media boosted the industry to a massive moneymaker, with some pretty interesting qualities. But just how much do you think you know about the porn industry?
MILF
The most searched for term on the internet, at least when it comes to porn, is “MILF.” Popularized by the film American Pie, it refers to a middle-aged woman with great sex appeal.
The Look of Love
Research has revealed that for all the skin available to view on screen in a porno film, men actually gravitate to a woman’s eyes more than anything else. It’s a subtle reminder that sex has more to do with than genitals.
North of the Border
Believe it or not, the world’s biggest porn company is based out of Canada. The reasons are somewhat unclear, though given the stigma against porn in the US, despite the appetite for it, makes Canada a good place to set up shop.
Happily Married?
While anti-pornography activists claim that watching porn can hurt current or future relationships, science doesn’t back up the allegation. The reason? It’s very hard to find men to study who have never watched porn.
Ballooning
In the past twelve years, internet porn has exploded. In 2003, a modest 70,000 sites carried porn on the web. Today, that number is well over four billion websites!
Boob Tube
Different countries have different laws regulating or banning pornography. One of the oddest: Australia, which requires that all women must have a b-cup or larger breasts to appear in a porn film.
Glued
Porn viewing and addiction are serious issues. At any given moment out of any given day, an estimated 30 million people are watching porn at the same time. Whether or not any viewers are watching porn together remains unclear.
Aggregated
Despite the billions of porn sites around the internet, very few create their own content. Most porn sites are aggregate sites, meaning they actually collect material from others.
Women’s World
Despite the common jest about men becoming porn stars, the industry is actually very difficult for heterosexual men. The industry actually relies more heavily on women and men willing to appear in gay films.
Shacking Up
While illegal to view in a number of countries around the world, hotels are generally given an exclusion, and are allowed to show porn in guest rooms. Hey, everyone loves a tourist economy!