Cnn posted today that Larry Flynt and Joe Francis are applying for a porn industry bail out. All I’d like to say is, being a very small fish in a very large pond, how do I apply for my portion of the $5 billion should it be granted?

I’ve seen my income drop since late October. And this causes a trickle down effect in my home town. I can’t afford to go out and eat as often. We really watch our WalMart shopping expenditures. (Heh, its the only gig in town to shop at). Dollars have been taken out of the local economy, because I’m not making as much as I used to.

Now think if some of the huge companies are also seeing losses, and how much less that has put into the economy, and I can see how this would have an effect. Lets face it, a $12 billion a year industry is going to have a major impact on the economy in America.

I like what Flynt said:

But the industry leaders said the issue is a nation in need. “People are too depressed to be sexually active,” Flynt said in the statement. “This is very unhealthy as a nation. Americans can do without cars and such but they cannot do without sex.”

“With all this economic misery and people losing all that money, sex is the farthest thing from their mind. It’s time for congress to rejuvenate the sexual appetite of America. The only way they can do this is by supporting the adult industry and doing it quickly.”

Our husband and I have noticed this. We are working 12 hour days trying to get our income up. Heck, it is 10:00pm, and I’m still working and yet to kick back and relax. I look at naked pictures all day, and stressing out over bills has us getting down and dirty a lot less often then we used to.

I have a hard time believing this will ever be granted, but as one small timer who would like to open a paysite, and would LOVE to have the capital to do so, just let me know how and where to sign up…I’ll be there!

I ran across an article in Canadian Newspaper about Yaoi, Japanese erotica that is made by women, for women, but centers more on gay erotica then on straight erotica. The article states:

What started in Japan as a gay romance genre has found its way overseas thanks to the internet and a wide fan base. Yaoi is a comic book phenomenon on male homo-erotic romance stories that are written for women by women and is also referred to as Boy’s Love. The stories themselves often center around the lives of male students and their relationships to each other and older men. Many Canadian women have recently shown great interest in this genre and have joined its growing online community.

…Yaoi categorizes itself based on its female authorship and readership. Many question how women can relate to these homo-erotic love stories. This may have something to do with the relationship between the two male participants of yaoi storylines who represent a pseudo male and female relationship. There are two roles that are fulfilled in these romances: the seme (“to attack”) and the uke (“to receive”). The uke is often characterized with a youthful innocence with feminine traits. Some argue that when women write these stories they are placing themselves under the guise of the uke. In this way they can live the ideal relationship through these characters. What about the seme? This character is idealized as the perfect man. In the eyes of those who write and read these comics, the seme represents what men should be. But at the end of the day they often become untouchable because they belong to their male counterparts. The seme and uke represent the dichotomy between the masculine and the feminine, youth and experience. What makes them and their stories attractive is the oppositions they represent which often leads to conflict, and how they are able to solve these issues because they manage to fit together.

It is a very interesting read, and something I’ve never heard of before. I will explore it more and post about it in the future.