| Think back about 10 years to the days when | | | | majority of Americans regularly visit adult |
| the Internet was very new. There were only a | | | | sites. One minister started a religious porn |
| few things selling on the Net in those days | | | | site after finding nearly half of Christians |
| -- books, some information, a product here | | | | polled in one study enjoyed adult sites. |
| and there, but far and away the biggest | | | | |
| seller on the early Internet was porn. | | | | Clearly, most Americans see nothing wrong |
| | | | with adult sites. After all, they enjoy these |
| Yes, the adult entertainment industry was | | | | sites in overwhelming numbers. |
| dominant from almost day one. The Net's | | | | |
| ability to bring an unlimited horizon of | | | | Then why do the media and public leaders |
| information and entertainment directly to the | | | | always portray porn as something bad, an evil |
| privacy of your home made it the perfect | | | | force in society that is destroying families |
| vehicle for anyone ready to buy adult | | | | and inspiring crime? |
| entertainment. | | | | |
| | | | The answer to that may lie in America's long |
| The huge demand for porn was not lost on | | | | Victorian tradition where we frequently do |
| corporate America. One of the only studies | | | | one thing while claiming to believe another. |
| into where money flows in the porn industry | | | | Of course, adult entertainment must be used |
| revealed that many of America's biggest | | | | responsibly. Like any product or information |
| mainstream entertainment companies were | | | | created exclusively for adults, children and |
| secretly behind the financing and | | | | those not mature enough to handle adult |
| distribution of porn. That's right, the same | | | | entertainment should not have access to it. |
| companies that make G-rated movies available | | | | |
| at Wal-Mart were also bringing adult | | | | A series of laws were created in recent years |
| entertainment to stores, mail order firms, | | | | that effectively encourage adult sites to |
| and online sites. | | | | create safeguards against children and those |
| | | | unable to handle porn from having access to |
| Interestingly, most porn was not created in | | | | it. The system will never be perfect, but it |
| Hollywood or some New York City back alley. | | | | has largely taken pressure off the situation |
| Porn videos were, and still are shot all over | | | | so that those who enjoy adult sites and those |
| the country in cities and towns of all sizes, | | | | who oppose them can co-exist peacefully. |
| frequently involving actors who are friends | | | | |
| or even married. These "mom and pop" | | | | Today adult sites are more professional than |
| producers sell their videos and photos to | | | | ever, delivering a vast choice of |
| distributors. | | | | entertainment that is unsurpassed in its |
| | | | quality. We truly live in a time when adult |
| Current estimates range between $10 to $20 | | | | entertainment has come into its own and is |
| billion in revenues for adult web sites. And | | | | easily available to anyone who desires it. |
| it's no wonder. Studies show a large | | | | |