Mandatory condom use

[phobun]

Yesterday Julian Assange stepped into the prosecutorial meatgrinder for not wearing a rubber during consensual sex.

Now Derrick Burts, a 24 year old LA based porn actor who contracted HIV, is calling for mandatory condom use in porn. Does anyone doubt that the paternalistic California legistlature will act on this suggestion?

Pretty soon a guy will face government-mandated encapsulation, like the bubble boy, just to get laid. God help you if your partner is exposed to the resident bacteria on your skin. And there will be no more eating pussy either: it will be too dangerous per the nanny state.

http://www.latimes.com/health/la-me-...,5306958.story

[Dino Velvet]

I miss the 1980s when you could take a gal out drinking then drag her off to your place when she had that weakened and confused look in her eyes and bang her on your living room floor while she was passed out lying in her own puke. Most of these ladies were considerate enough to avoid you the next day at work and a few were even kind enough to quit on short notice and leave town so there's no awkward dealings. It's 2010 now and some people frown on that behavior.

[hippifried]

Sweden just has a brain freeze. They need to get out of their igloos more, & quit frying everything in seal blubber.

We're not Swedes. We're not Europeans. A State can't regulate the porn industry without recognizing it as legit. Call it art if you like, but it's still sex for pay. Years ago, there was an argument between Ron Jeremy & some dude that ran a Nevada brothel over whether porn was prostitution. It ended up on that lame show "Moral Court". Jeremy lost. There's not going to be a legal ban on barebacking. The industry's actually done a pretty good job of limiting exposure to HIV, & promoting safer sex. This pops up every now & then. There's no reason to think anything different is going to happen now. Most politicians are so uptight, they turn to jello at the mere mention of sex. This Burts dude knew the risks when he took all those big bare bones up his ass.

[NatashaLover]

Very Good! I thought they were mandatory already.

[african1]

I miss the 1980s when you could take a gal out drinking then drag her off to your place when she had that weakened and confused look in her eyes and bang her on your living room floor while she was passed out lying in her own puke. Most of these ladies were considerate enough to avoid you the next day at work and a few were even kind enough to quit on short notice and leave town so there's no awkward dealings. It's 2010 now and some people frown on that behavior.

yeah Bro..those were the good ole' days.

Don't forget groping a tit whenever you felt like it. This New world is crazy.

[runround04]

Surprised its not already, OSHA freaks out about everything esle, it would seem that STD's could be considered a work place hazard for the industry and anyone working there would have to wear "safety gear". Other jobs get hard hats, steel toe boots, safety harnesses ect...

OR

you give HIV to someone at work, ya brought outback and shot......

[GrimFusion]

Yesterday Julian Assange stepped into the prosecutorial meatgrinder for not wearing a rubber during consensual sex.

Now Derrick Burts, a 24 year old LA based porn actor who contracted HIV, is calling for mandatory condom use in porn. Does anyone doubt that the paternalistic California legistlature will act on this suggestion?

In the case of Julian Assange, condom use isn't the issue at all. It's an excuse to pull him into custody and question him. If it weren't his local DA would have prosecuted him shortly after the complaint was submitted, but the case was initially dismissed because of lack of evidence.

I think that condom use in the porn industry is a very good idea, but I'm not about to jump the bandwagon and push for it. Why? Porn actors have a job to preform. That job can still be preformed with a condom, so the other side of this debate is just bitching about comfort. Is comfort really worth the inevitable STD infection even if it is a rare deal? I think it's a clear choice and most Americans would agree.

[nbtch101]

Sweden just has a brain freeze. They need to get out of their igloos more, & quit frying everything in seal blubber.

Erhm.. I think you have us confused with eskimos, or something. Silly american..

[phobun]

We're not Swedes. We're not Europeans. A State can't regulate the porn industry without recognizing it as legit. Call it art if you like, but it's still sex for pay. Years ago, there was an argument between Ron Jeremy & some dude that ran a Nevada brothel over whether porn was prostitution. It ended up on that lame show "Moral Court". Jeremy lost. There's not going to be a legal ban on barebacking. The industry's actually done a pretty good job of limiting exposure to HIV, & promoting safer sex. This pops up every now & then. There's no reason to think anything different is going to happen now. Most politicians are so uptight, they turn to jello at the mere mention of sex. This Burts dude knew the risks when he took all those big bare bones up his ass.

Good point. Sort of puts the state in a Catch 22 situation. And Burts should have recognized the risks.

In the case of Julian Assange, condom use isn't the issue at all. It's an excuse to pull him into custody and question him. If it weren't his local DA would have prosecuted him shortly after the complaint was submitted, but the case was initially dismissed because of lack of evidence.

I think that condom use in the porn industry is a very good idea, but I'm not about to jump the bandwagon and push for it. Why? Porn actors have a job to preform. That job can still be preformed with a condom, so the other side of this debate is just bitching about comfort. Is comfort really worth the inevitable STD infection even if it is a rare deal? I think it's a clear choice and most Americans would agree.

Good points. They clearly are using this as an opportunity to put him away. And the article indicates that he had already contracted gonorrhea, chlamydia and herpes prior to getting HIV. At that rate, even a person lacking a forebrain might have had enough sense to recognize that he was dancing naked in a minefield.

[DarylWashington]

I'm resistant to all STDs so I don't have to use condoms!