It is so much better than the term "Whore Brand", which just seems mean to me. I only recently ran across the term "Tramp Stamp" myself (maybe a year ago at most); indeed it does have a bit of a British charm to it and as some of my writing I'm sure reflects, I'm quite fond of British colloquialisms. I'm currently working through the latest iteration of Top Gear (40GB worth of it) and have run across a boat-load of new phrases and terms that I hadn't heard before. That is such a fun show - I can't wait till Season 11 comes out - though I still have a backlog of 7 seasons to finish watching first...
Oops - I missed the little defending himself part - that makes for a different point indeed, lol. But rather than counterpointing it with the killing of a million people for no reason, what about killing a million during war defending your country? (Say a somewhat understandable war like WWII) The question is always how much violence is justifiable.
A rather interesting movie called "The Fog of War", which came out a few years ago, interview the former U.S. Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara. On of the really fascinating things he showed was how lucid people can be about the atrocities they are committing. He and Colonel Curtis LeMay engineered the fire bombings of Japan during World War II - and it was incredibly effective because much of Japan was still using the wood and paper style build technology back then. Of course the fires killed indiscriminately, men, women and children - and of this Colonel LeMay said that if the U.S. lost, he and McNamara and others would be tried as war criminals. As McNamara then said: "...what makes it immoral if you lose and not immoral if you win?"
Bah - I'm saving up for a 1080p HD DLP Digital Projector - image diagonal: 100 inches! Of course the downfall to this is that the system total price, when including the screen, the projector, the ceiling mount and the extended cabling means a price tag reaching into the mid two grand.... Yes, it may be a few months before that comes to fruition. So I suppose having a 22" display today has its benefits.
Well now that's the funny thing isn't it? Frankly most "Monster" Serial Killers never break out of the 20's. Sure it is an individual performing this terrible acts against other individuals on a personal one-on-one basis, but really - compared to the great Generals of times past, they really are barely scratching the surface! Yet these are the people that the horror movies are made about. I think it is a matter of the blinding nature of larger numbers. You tell me: "It was ghastly, he killed 23 people." Well I know more than 23 people. I can easily think of 23 people and think of the tragedy of those 23 people getting murdered. Consequently I can make a connection with the crime and understand the horror of it.
However, if you turn around and say to me: "Ghengis Khan's army of horse riders killed 1 million people in one night." (A true fact that is.) I simply can't visualize that. I resort to cute little clips from Independence Day and the like - and the fact of the matter is Ghengis Khan never blew up the White House with a laser. So we resort to comparing it with things we do understand and here is the line of reasoning that follows: "A serial killer who killed 23 of my neighbors is quite horrible. 1 million people is frankly quite a lot more than 23. So Ghengis Khan on his laser-equipped steed is by similarity also quite horrible." Done and done.
Thus, as per your example - A man who killed a million is equally as bad as a man who killed 5. Or as a man who banged his neighbor's dog. Cause bestiality just tends to be frowned upon in the traditional communities.
I just went and looked up the WSJ article on the PEW Study; that is quite interesting. Though raised with a quite lax Roman-Catholic upbringing (though I did go as far as Confirmation, mainly because then I didn't have to go to church.) - these days I've settled into a happily agnostic existence. Yet I'm always somewhat fascinated at how many people are religious and to what degree they are.
For some people it seems to be a great relief, a lifting of their life's burdens by being able to apply a specific greater plan to their personal trials and tribulations. Others use it as a sense of purpose, a compass for their life and a hand-book for their behavior. Then there are the sociopaths that use it to get money and power - but that's a different crowd.
While I don't see any particular reason to believe in religion (though by its own definitions there is no reason not to either) I would never take away religion from people who gain comfort from it. That study stated that a whopping 60% of Americans consider it a very important part of their life - with the French turning in at on 12%. I guess it goes to show that our country's heritage of religious belief runs deeper than I would have imagined.
When I think about it: sure, all of our country's important documents talk about God. All of our politicians must profess an affiliation with a major religion - and of course the earliest settlers were so loyal to their religion that rather than convert they crossed an ocean. I guess I assumed interest would have wained more by now.
And back to the acceptance of differences topic line - you are quite correct, a lot of effort was put into it - the national opinion didn't drift that way on its own. There are a lot of dedicated and brave people fighting for human rights of all kinds in the US - and while much progress is left to be done, much progress has been made - and done so without the US abandoning its religions - which I think is rather interesting.
Ah, how I do love how these topics shoot off on wild tangents, lol
Useful review, thanks - repetitiveness in these super-niche sites is a real difficult hurdle - though I must say the unique nature of this site's content has me intrigued. I hadn't realized until today that they had gotten rid of the Token system (I know, I'm behind on that one) - I've been rather interested in the site for awhile, so I may have to join now that it has been unleashed.
I took a quick ganger (the action, not the waterfowl) at their "What's New" page and I think the best answer to your question about update regularity is one video and two photo sets per week, with a little bit of wiggle room... It would be nice if they put a date on the coming soon stuff though.
Haha, yeah fortunately things have been slowly marching toward a more liberal stance over the years. In the US there has been a number of Christian-Right moralistic backlashes and a definite recent rise in jingoism and fearmongering that has given birth to a number of attacks on basic civil liberties. Yet looking at a broader scope of time, even the US has become more accepting of differences and more liberal in its overall policy.
I wish the US Media would trade violence for sex - it is a much healthier form of entertainment and I don't see any reason I can't appreciate a nifty sun-shaped nipple shield during the super bowl half-time. While 200,000 people did complain - the other 144.2 million didn't seem to mind too much. Anyway, all the media's publicity of shootings and whatnot creates copycats - studies have shown over and over that the mentally unstable will follow trends just like the rest of us, so we really should stop giving them these ideas! More boobs, less blood - 'tis me motto.
Well if you are talking about the Old Testament (Which is what Pinche Kankun is referencing - specifically Leviticus 19:28) - freedom had nothing to do with properly worshiping God. You follow His "judgments" and His "ordinances" or face the consequences. Now granted the consequences varied - it wasn't always a death sentence (though that was indeed popular) - sometimes some flogging was sufficient.
So does it have laws? Oh yes - many, many. They sort of address porn as well - pretty much it is OK to look at a naked person as long as they are of no relation (by marriage or blood) or acquaintance to you and as long as they aren't naked with anyone they are related to (by marriage or blood) - but masturbation is right out. No touching either, just looking.
The more popular New Testament however is much kinder and many people simply ignore the existence of the Old Testament. Because, frankly, much of it is rather loopy and very violent. The Bible is such a complex work though - that nearly anything can be read into it in some form or another. It has many loop-holes and many inconsistencies - plus there are a number of neat tricks. Want to kill people? Plan on doing it in the name of God and got to a priest, they can waive you of all your killing sins before you even do them. It is quite efficient - the Crusades were fought using this method because they couldn't always bring a priest on their various quests.
The Old Testament is really worth a read, it explains so much of the violence in the Catholic Church's History - and frankly, is much more fun than the New Testament. It can get confusing though...
If you would like to see some really freaky laws in the Bible (King James Edition), check out Deuteronomy 13. It gives people a ton of loop-holes to get out of the "Do Not Kill" commandment - basically if evidence is shown that anyone - ANYONE - isn't willing to follow the Bible's one true God - you should kill them with a sword. And kill their cattle... with a sword.
If you don't have a sword, Deuteronomy 17 states that you can instead stone that person to death, but only if you have at least 2 (preferably 3) witnesses. If you've only got 1 witness - you gotta hold off.
They had the bases covered at least - who can't find a stone? (or 40...) Ah yes, good stuff. How I love the Old Testament.
Oh and if you are stuck in a Motel without any TV porn - no worries! Just grab your trusty Bible and look up the "Song of Solomon", sure it is a bit tame by today's standards, but it's a start. "Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins" - awww yeah. (Apparently the Biblical writers had a thing for deer... I don't know why.)
I'm glad to hear your improving the download speeds - they aren't exceptionally slow, but for a site dedicated to perfection in every form - they were notable. For my ISP, download speeds in excess of 1MB/s is not uncommon - I've seen as high as 3MB/s - but I generally only receive 200~300KB/s via your servers. As always with the download speed estimates YMMV (Your Mileage May Vary) - I post it because other users inevitably ask it - but with location and ISP differences it isn't always the most reliable estimate for all. Frankly, it is a very good sign that it is the primary fault I could come up with.
On the other hand, I do think it is important that people know they can't freeze frame the video and get a picture perfect shot in 1920x1080 resolution - I understand that Hollywood grade camera's are outrageously expensive, so as exceptional as the video is, it isn't Blu-Ray. I personally would recommend most users skip the HD file and go for the 960x540 file as most users don't have monitors with a high enough resolution for the HD, and the 960 file will consequently look sharper, be easier to download and easier on the rig. I would have included that in the review, but as usual I ran out of space.
I did forget to mention that you guys do have a wonderful support team that responded to an inquiry of mine within hours - that is always commendable. You have a wonderful site - I just wish you would experiment a bit with the content a bit more, get outside your safety zone and see what happens. As it is, it is a strange thing - I feel I can't rate it poorly at all - the content is exactly what it professes to be - but in essence, that is its own downfall. All of the mystery is gone and we know what will happen from the moment we press play. I'm not saying pornographic films need to have a deviously complex plot line, but leaving any variability in a scene to need to be an act-of-god, that makes for a bit of a sameness to it all. Perhaps I'm jaded or just peculiar, but I felt it necessary to address the issue.
Indeed, and I hardly think a site can request that of its users. You can also just click "View Source" and that combined with the Page Properties will give you the URL your Download Manager needs. Still it is an awful pain-in-the-ass for a what should be a simple matter.
I would love for them to buy a ready-made site design that handles video & photo content, sit down and convert all the DVDs to high-resolution WMVs and be done with it. I would easily give this site a glowing 95 (about as high as I'm willing to go for any site) if they could just make the site user friendly. It is bloody rat maze in there! Plus, my luck as usual, most of the content I want is older content, meaning the video quality is near terrible and downloading is a hair-pulling experience.
Oh well - hopefully sometime in the foreseeable future they will be enlightened and invest the money in a proper website.
Despite the overwhelming popularity tattoos (Yes, it is spelled with three T's - sorry, that's just a pet-peeve of mine.) of late - I still find them attractive when done well. Like body piercings - tattoos only help make attractive people stand-out, if you haven't done the traditional steps of improving your look (working out, dressing well, good grooming, et cetera) - they simply won't work - and worse, may draw attention to things that should be hidden away. Specifically the so wonderful vernacular "Tramp Stamp" can draw attention love-handles poking out of too-tight jeans - or the belly-button piercing can highlight a bulging pot-belly.
If the model is fit and pretty and well put together - a good tattoo or piercing can provide that exotic touch that really makes the model standout. Typically this doesn't include barb-wire around the arm or ankle - but India's Henna style is still rather rare and can be quite astonishing on a beautiful model. Am I tired of them? No - I'll always crave the right combination of model and tattoo (or piercing). Would I say it is overused these days? Definitely, but that will pass with time.
Interestingly, 30 years ago the number of tattoos a person had was directly proportional to how Sociopathic they were (like all mental states everything is a gray area with almost no black or white categories). The recent uprise in popularity of tattoos has negated the effectiveness of this indicator unfortunately.
Current Member for over 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
* 1080p WMV HD Video (1920x1080 at 7997kbps) - Average Video Length 30~40 Minutes
* Flash Based Streaming / MPEG Partial Section Videos
* Screenshots & Video Preview for Every Video
* Matching High Res Photosets (1000x1500) Downloadable as Zip File
* 234 Videos and 211 Professional Models
* User Ratings & Reviews for Models & Scenes
* Updates One Video & Photoset Per Week
* Download Manager Friendly (Up to 10 Streams)
* Wonderful Search Engine by Actions (Sort by Date, Rating & HD) and Cross Site Indexing (For if you are a member of one of their other sites)
* Favorites Section
* Selection of DP, Anal, Vaginal Sex (With Some Lesbian Action) with Many Legendary Creampies
Cons:
* Slow Download Speed (300kbps)
* Can Hear the Director’s Instructions throughout the Video
* Older Videos Lower Res. (512x384)
* Watermark on Video and Photos
* HD Video Somewhat Fuzzy & Smooth, Not Crisp
* Content Can Become Repetitive
Bottom Line:
I would never guess that I would find any quality porn repetitive – sadly All Internal has become that way. The production qualities and direction are so consistent that only truly stand-out models can keep you interested after looking through the over 230 videos. Fortunately, there are some.
The formula the site runs on is one or two models, who strip, tease, suck and then screw for the camera. Always finish with a creampie (anal or vaginal, single or multiple) and sometimes another model will perform an eat-out. Take some setup photos and that is the package. The site now offers 1080p HD video – unfortunately whatever camera they use is at the limits of its resolution so the picture is a bit fuzzy. Despite this minor technical limitation, the video is very well lit and the camera angles are good, close-ups and distance.
Liking the videography – and most of the models are quite attractive – then what is the problem? Granted the Director instructing the models during the video can be a problem, and some models truly phone it in with fake moans – but the root of it is, in their effort to homogenize the content to a consistent level of perfection means they have lost the benefits of experimentation. Sure an experiment may fail, but it will always be interesting. Despite many models, they use few sets and few clothing – and the action formula rarely changes – this simply excellent just begins to blend together.
Current Member for over 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
* DVD-Quality WMV Video (720x528 at 2148kbps)
* 140 Full-Length DVDs (Video Available Per Scene)
* Average Video Length 20~30 Minutes
* No DRM
* Streaming WMV Video
* Screenshots of Every Video
* All Content Categorized By Action, Model, Model-Type, Series, and Title
* Searchable Using Gamma VIP parent site
* 14 Included Bonus Sites
* Updates Approx. 1 DVD per Week (One Scene Every Two Days)
* Shows DVD Cover Art for Every Movie
Cons:
* Slow Downloads (270kbps)
* Trouble with Some Download Managers
* Shaky Camera Work and Lens Vignetting
* Harsh Lighting
* Many Less-Than-Attractive Models
* Watermark on Videos
* No Photos
Bottom Line:
White Ghetto treads the border of erotic and grotesque. Unfortunately for me it often falls into the latter; which is really saying something.
As a catalogue of White Ghetto Productions’ DVDs – the site houses three main niches: Cream Pies, Transsexuals, and Squirting. Each are divided into numerous sub-niches – from standards like MILF and Asian to fetishes like BBW and Hairy. The site is easy to navigate with its category system and is searchable via the Gamma VIP parent site.
While it doesn’t give you photos – you get plenty of full-length DVDs (split by scene) with DVD-Quality video. Screenshots or the streaming option makes previewing each video relatively easy.
The problem for me is the content itself. The models are extremely variable – some are lovely, a great many are average at best. And the lighting and camera work don’t help – bright direct light highlights every flaw and the camera bounces around, never steady and often finding unfortunate angles.
I feel as though they push for an unrefined look, and it works – at times I wonder that they found the record button at all. The general idea behind their content choices isn’t flawed – it is quite simply the final product that falls short of its potential in every way for me. So you have a fine site with simply unattractive content – fear not though, their sister sites fair much better.
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
* Most Videos Have Screenshots
* Newest Video Res. 718x404 at 1621kbps
* Newest Video in WMV or MOV
* No DRM
* Download Manager Friendly
* Fast Downloads (1Mbps+)
* Some Matched Photos Sets (avg. 600x900)
* All Content Categorized and Labeled by Model
* Subcategorized Model Index
* Content from 1997 to Present
* Models of Every Type (Body Type and Experience)
* Softcore, Lesbian and Hardcore Content
Cons:
* Older Video Res. 320x240 (Most Video)
* Avg. Video Length 3 ~ 5 min.
* All DVD Excerpts / No Full DVD Downloads
* No Full Length Video
* No Video Zip Files
* Watermark on Video & Photos
* Most Video in MOV
* No Search Engine
* Site Design stuck in the ‘90s
* Confusing, Inconsistent Site Navigation
Bottom Line:
Rodney Moore is content in need of a website: a complete site redesign is in order. The vast majority of the content is in MOV with no easy way of being downloaded (they actually recommends you hunt through your temp. internet files). Newer content allows WMV or MPG downloads. Some sets do have screenshots and many sets have matching photos – but zip files are available only to the newest content.
Granted, there is a ton of content – some dating back to 1997 – over 1000 models. Everything is excerpts from DVDs Rodney Moore has produced. Problem is, often times much of the DVD isn’t available and a full, single file download is out of the question. Video quality & resolution is all over the place – some of the newest is HD – most is small; you usually get professional lighting mixed with amateur cameras with lens vignetting – it is almost bipolar.
A lot of time has been spent on categorizing, there is a good model index and if you just want highlights of a video – this site is for you. However there’s no search engine of any sort.
It pains me not to be able to rank this site high – the content is truly great: outstanding cumshots, a diverse group of models from pure amateurs to seasoned professionals and every body type, lesbian sex, boy/girl sex, et cetera. Production values aside – Rodney Moore has an eye for interesting porn and models. Simply though, the learning curve for the site navigation is so steep that I’d rather rent his DVDs than deal with this site.
Simply put: Why would anyone in this predominantly male community dislike women sharing their interest? I have noticed that thankfully we do have a few women members. I honestly think that it is a shame that culturally porn is so stigmatized for women and very little of it is aimed at women. Because, frankly - women are interested in sex and so by association should have a similar interest in porn. As the porn industry has been maturing and expanding - many a niche market has been found and tapped - and while there are videos that profess to be made for women, I think it isn't even remotely close being fully explored. In the years ahead I think we'll see more porn directed at women and more women upfront about their interest in porn. I don't understand why there should be any shame in watching porn and hopefully it will become less stigmatized for everyone in the future.
Meh - this one really depends on the people involved - some producers have been blessed with quick wit and make very some very amusing commentary - I actually enjoyed the ridiculous discussions that took place on Freaks of Cock - rarely did they have a point and they'd often go off on wild tangents, but it was entertaining. I'm not a purist that requires porn to be entirely separate from the rest of the entertainment industry - if people want to do some comedy skits and are good at it - I'll gladly watch!
As for interviews: Most of the time it is dull drivel, but there are occasions you get an intelligent model and an interviewer that is actually interested in holding a conversation rather than throwing in some dialogue to build some suspense for viewers waiting for the model to open her legs.
When I do really enjoy the interviews, it is always with the people speaking in their native languages - this is especially cool when it is a foreign language that has been subtitled because I love seeing the cultural differences.
One thing I generally don't like is all that much cameramen just talking to themselves while the porn happens. If they want to interview the model while the action is going down - fine, but I can do without useless commentary like "That's hot.".
I think the male models are very important. Sure, some videos treat them like dicks with feat, but the really good stars actually have a brain and an entertaining personality. For main stream porn, I generally download the videos with male stars I find funny or I consider excellent performers because, frankly, most of the girls are a dime a dozen - but the male stars endure. You know what you'll get from them, what positions you'll probably see the girls in, how hardcore the scene will be, the general atmosphere of the scene is often governed by the male star because in mainstream porn the girls are always the submissive.
Granted there are some female models I search for, but look at the stats - most girls just aren't in that many videos - so unless you are set on building up an encyclopedic knowledge of all female models, you are much better off remembering the limited quantity of male models and what the scenes with them are like. Much easier to decide if the scene is download worthy or not.
Also - I prefer the male stars to not be unattractive because I'm going to be looking at them have sex with this girl, I'd rather watch a fit guy go at it than some hairy, old guy with bits jiggling everywhere. I'm not saying I'm an advocate of the old 70's zoom on the guys face while makes orgasm expressions, but I definitely think the men need to have at least a modicum of attractiveness - I still cannot fathom how Ron Jeremy became the star he is today... I guess he is just damn good a business.
Hmm - that is hardly a comprehensive selection of choices. The poll excludes Euro on one option, but doesn't actually include it implicitly or otherwise in any of the other options. Even the final "Multiple" option. Oh well, not all polls can be perfect I suppose.
Anyway, in porn movies, I'm rather liberal in my tastes for models - there are models I like in pretty much every conceivable category (excluding amputee so far... that still creeps me out). However if I had to make a generalization and choose one specific category, I'd probably say that I find Eastern European models the most reliably attractive models.
The only downside to that regional demographic is that dentistry isn't as good as it is in US or Western Europe and it seems like damn near every model has had an appendicectomy.
Take a look: You'll find a huge number of models have a 2 inch (50 mm) scar that is slightly diagonal from the horizontal just above the right hip. It isn't like it is horribly disfiguring or anything, but I'm one of those silly people that notice and obsess on the little things... like when models forget to touch up their nail paint before a scene and it is all chipped - drives me bloody nuts, I'll often end up skipping over a scene due to that. The scar actually bothers me far less than that, but it's odd that it is so prevalent on models from any of the Soviet occupied blocks.
So there you have it, while I don't confine my searches in general to specific demographics or characteristics - I do have a certain fondness for Eastern Europe.
Well, it won't be porn-inspired, but porn-related yes. Now that the High Definition format wars have been decided - I'm saving up for an HD capable projector and a Blu-Ray drive. I'm glad that Blu-Ray won, it was the superior format, despite its high entry cost.
Now that I don't have to worry about supporting two disparate formats, I can finally upgrade my projection system to HD. Of course, I don't usually use the projection system I have now for porn viewing - but the point is I could, if the need ever arouse.
I also plan on getting a wide-screen HD capable monitor in the near future as well. Enough sites are switching to HD that it seems silly to still be using a 19" monitor. So I suppose that would be a porn-inspired purchase. Of course a hard drive is always a possibility, but right now I've got about 60GB free - so I'm not hugely worried. Maybe in a month or two. Ah, money money - how I need a money factory...
While yes, there can be debates raging on indefinitely about the video / audio quality present and future for live cam sites - but I think the question is more aimed toward preference of the style of content these sites offer. I have dabbled in the genre of live cams with mixed results. One of my first porn expenses was on a live cam site, I dropped 20 bucks or so for 5 minutes or whatever it was - and it was just really stressful. A number of the girls on the site just seemed really depressed and rather desperate to get paying viewers. I felt really bad about "directing" the girl to do whatever - so I ended up just telling her to do whatever she felt like, sort of donating the money to her. The pay-per-minute scene is sort of like hanging out with a group of car salesmen each trying to sell you their body. And because they are mostly a bunch of pretty girls, I found the whole experience depressing.
On the other hand, I enjoyed the sites that offered free live cam services. Since the girls were getting paid no matter what, they were more relaxed and friendly. I was a member of MET-Art when the started BETA testing their live cam service - it was a bunch of fun - the girls liked chatting, would always be in something skimpy and would occasionally show off quite a bit if they felt like. They'd simply ignore the asses that would shout "show us your tits!" and spent time chatting with anyone interested in actually talking. I spent probably half an hour chatting with one girl in Prague about Woodchucks - apparently she had never heard of them and was quite fascinated by the little creatures. That got some strange responses from the other users but the atmosphere was relaxed enough that people just went along with it. When I join up with MET-Art again, I'm sure I'll be back chatting with the models, but I'll never do pay-per-view again.
It largely depends on the "look" the model or the site is going for. If they want a gothy or glamour look - they best not have tan lines. But a swim-suit model or biker babe type thing it can work well on. The 80's really had the tan line look down pat - open up almost any penthouse from the mid 80's and you'll see what I mean. So, my answer, is it can look great on some, lame and amateurish on others. Helpful, I know. Oh well.
It is hardly unknown, but I noticed you haven't reviewed it so I figured I'd give it my personal recommendation. Simon Scans is a very nice site with mostly British girls. Rather easy to navigate, and while it doesn't have any Boy/Girl Hardcore - it basically has everything else that is legal in Britain. It is rather similar to Abby Winters as it has a range of girls as far as attractiveness goes, though the photography is probably even better on this site. Good videos as well - no video interviews though, as I recall. Not that I was really a huge fan of those though. It has been a while since I was a member (6 months or so) - I'll definitely rejoin (especially since a lovely hard drive failure destroyed my old collection) in the future and add a review at that time.
Meh - it all depends on who is applying the label. A "Pervert" being someone whose behavior or interests are perverted or corrupted from the norm - so by definition I can't consider myself a pervert as I am my template for determining normalcy. As for others labeling me as pervert - some may, some may not.
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