Monday, January 14, 2008

Seriously...Who?

(All the links are technically SFW, but don't be an idiot. Don't look up any links related to porn at work unless you have info on your boss about HIS porn)

I thought it'd be funny to do a post on this weekend's AVN Awards and pretend to be unfamiliar with any of the winners.

Only thing is, I'm actually unfamiliar with most of the winners.

I haven't seen "Layout", winner for "Best Film"

Or "Upload", winner for "Best Video"

I have heard of Evan Stone, who won "Male Performer of the Year", beating out the other three guys in porn.

But the shocker (no pun intended) is I had not heard of Penny Flame (Best Actress in a Film), Eva Angelina (Best Actress in a Video) or the winner of the biggest prize in porn Sasha Grey (Female Performer of the Year).

This has less to do with any self-restraint on my part and more to do with an evolution of the industry centered more around the internet than video sales/rentals and a value placed on youthful looks rather than the ridiculous bodies of starlets of the 90's.

Further evidence of this is this incredibly self-congratulatory announcement by Jenna Jameson announcing her "retirement" from the business (Mick Foley is retired from wrestling too).

Jameson emphatically stated "I will never spread my legs in this industry again." She made this announcement before awarding the "Crossover" award to Stormy Daniels who thankfully proclaimed.

"Well I plan on spreading my legs for this industry for quite some time."



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