Gonzo, Violence, Vocabulary

What is “gonzo” pornography?

“Gonzo” is a sub-genre of hardcore pornography that features significantly less story, acting, costuming and sets than in “feature” pornography. The term is derived form gonzo journalism, wherein reporters place themselves directly into the event.

In gonzo pornography, females (and occasionally men) are made subject to intentionally degrading and dehumanizing sexual acts, including gagging, choking, slapping, humiliation, double penetration, anal penetration, double anal penetration, and various other forms of physical & verbal violence.

Pornographer John Stagliano, the originator of gonzo with his “Buttman” pornography series, manufactured gonzo to an oversaturated pornography market with the intention of delivering unpredictable material so as to keep customers engaged. It was very successful.

A brief look at select quotes from Stagliano offers insight into his perspective on sexual violence and pornography.

“I was the first to shoot Rocco [pornography performer]. Together we evolved toward rougher stuff. He started to spit on girls. A strong male-dominant thing, with women being pushed to their limit. It looks like violence but it’s not. I mean, pleasure and pain are the same right, right? Rocco is driven by the market. What makes it in today’s market is reality.”

“The psychology is that some people like to abuse other people, in real life, in real situations. And I worry that we’re creating art that feeds on that, that kind of references that and says it’s a good thing, and makes people a little more comfortable with certain psychological things that I think they should be uncomfortable with because they’re bad.”

(as Buttman) “You call yourself one of my biggest fans, and you still think I’d use THAT hole?”

(as Buttman) “Did that hurt? Good.”

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Erectile Dysfunction, Gonzo, Stats

Is pornography consumption linked to erectile dysfunction?

Yes. There is demonstrable evidence that consuming pornography increases the likelihood of erectile dysfunction.

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a physical condition in which men have difficulty sustaining an erection. It is usually caused by a number of physical conditions, such as heart disease, diabetes, tobacco use, or sleep disorders, and / or psychological states, such as depression or stress. In the context of regular pornography use, ED (or PIED – pornography-induced erectile dysfunction) is more than twice as likely to occur than in men who don’t watch pornography.

Many men report that while pornography is useful in stimulating a sexual response (in the brain, thus causing an erection), as exposure to the pornographic stimuli is repeated it becomes less exciting and eventually incapable of provoking the same excitement (in the brain, thus difficulty in maintaining an erection). As men become desensitized to pornography, they require a more shocking stimuli, hence why many men move from softcore to hardcore pornography, hardcore to gonzo pornography, and so on. Pornography, then, paradoxically alters, or damages, healthy sexual functioning and provides, with an overwhelmingly vast resource of shocking stimuli, a temporary solution.

A brief look at the history of ED in young men, alongside the history of pornography accessibility, strongly infers a correlation. Studies from the late 1940s, before pornography was mass produced, reported that less than 1% of men under 30 suffered ED; studies from 1999, pornography available in print, reported that 7% of men under 30 suffered ED; various studies the last several years, pornography having been mainstreamed and easily accessible via mobile devices, report that downwards of 30% of young men suffer ED. ***

While it can be negligent to infer causality when events coincide, the story being shaped – that the proliferation of pornography has directly contributed to the proliferation of erectile dysfunction in men – is compatible with various studies directly linking the two. In fact, studies report that when pornography addicts experience ED with women (which is more than 60% of heterosexual men), they actually have no difficulty with an erection with pornography itself. Once again, pornography is a virtually endless reserve of materials, readily accessible, almost always capable of shocking. Not one human body can compete with this. Not one person can. Not one person should.

*** Coincidentally, or perhaps not, Viagra became available and massively successful in 1998. More to follow on Big Pharma’s financially dependent relationship on the global pornography industry in a latter post.

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Child Abuse, Profit, Stats

How much does the global pornography industry profit each year?

The global pornography industry is comprised of many sex-related businesses, including both legal and illegal physical and digital video sales, cable, pay-per-view, phone sex, exotic magazines, and novelty products. Altogether, the industry is estimated to profit around $97 billion annually. Of this total, approximately $13 billion comes from the United States, $3 billion of which is from internet pornography alone.

Put another way, every second, $3,075.64 is spent on the pornography industry.

One of the fastest growing global markets is child pornography. The UN estimates that the global child pornography industry alone profits upwards of $20 billion every year, $3 billion of which is related to the purchasing of pornographic photos. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children estimates that 20% of all internet pornography is child pornography.

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What do you want to know about pornography? Just ask.