+ |! o4 \9 x8 p我很难想象，法兰克林和杰弗逊起草《第一修正案》的时候，想到过戴不戴安全套的权利。 4 [! \1 f( [3 L6 l. X) Y, Z4 H' G# T( ?) Y2 v
但是，我也很难想象，《星际迷航》的粉丝们排着长队去看皮克船长和“进取号”的船员们真刀真枪地“肉搏”。所以，我算老几呢？ ' M% W* p: G0 m/ D8 b5 a. }4 Q; H: D $ C# @5 a8 ~% ]' t2 ]8 u但是，当局非常坚决。建筑工人必须戴头盔，矿工必须戴口罩，色情演员也必须有适当的保护。! P T9 o' b- q2 w) n4 c
6 N7 v$ v6 f" T( E! ~和加州的立法人对阵，色情电影业最终很有可能打败仗。除了罚款，色情电影业也面临着一些前任演员们提出的代价昂贵的法律诉讼。/ b& _8 k9 J: } ?* ?, f0 r
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一些演员私下告诉我，他们盼着立法赶快生效。 * @" Y' e9 l5 j$ s' a# e0 `) V9 }/ }5 {) _3 o3 \( I. k9 ^
制片人说，这对雇员没有任何好处，只会迫使制片公司搬到海外、或者转移到地下去拍片。观众想看的，就一定能看得到。 8 W2 o& h7 T1 O% i# k5 n* _& [3 X' R: @4 V' e. ~ `! U; X
宝碧也有同感。事实上，这也正是她开始脱衣服、准备开拍性爱场面之前说的告别词。 . f8 a8 t9 ~- u* \# [8 |7 O , _/ y/ @4 F( X* {2 N4 P/ c我想，我看的已经够多了。我悄悄地离开拍摄现场，重新回到淅淅沥沥的小雨中…….3 Q4 x$ O. Y' _0 F0 d9 ?4 X
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California's adult movie business is under pressure - internet piracy and the economic downturn have slashed revenues, while state regulators seem set to win their long battle to make actors wear condoms.- L* T. R0 T: r8 N2 I, n% k
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Light drizzle was falling as I pulled my car up outside a low-rise warehouse studio in northern Los Angeles. ' ~; X+ L9 X2 P* D3 r) D7 s# K 2 p% U6 B8 m0 M5 `0 KI had been told just to pitch up - it would be fun, they had said, to see how we do things.- Z( w$ ]% k) E2 L w$ \' o
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What I did see at first did not quite match my expectations but then again, I was not quite sure what to expect. + C0 T/ ?" R" y7 ~ 7 L9 {/ x# U4 V: s5 lThe porn shoot was Star Trek, the Next Generation - a triple-X parody, billed as a humorous tribute to the iconic TV space saga. % w' E' O9 r N+ z 3 Y( A6 i$ D5 d3 |- F. Q. {3 P, IPerformers in body-hugging Star Trek outfits, some with prosthetic noses to resemble aliens, wandered around looking slightly bored as a weary crew worried over lighting arrangements.( ]# U h9 j9 U
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This morning was devoted to dialogue, I was told, although - as Sam, the film's artistically minded writer-director, explained to me with clear regret - there was not too much of that to be had. 1 Y$ u) _1 ?6 l% I) } ) t: K$ n+ o0 N5 U: MOnly 30 minutes of this two-hour sex film would involve plot, he sighed. 3 T! o$ p" A1 |8 e9 a& {: O2 p6 U) B: Q
Fantasy . h: P" M. {6 P ! W7 f, w5 D' Z; ^1 G gThe demands of porn may not allow Sam to be the groundbreaking film-maker he clearly aspires to be, but at least there are films to be made.4 u& Z- k; o: T7 J$ i) U
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The problem, increasingly, is revenue. % g) u: G4 j7 f1 @& T, x 3 W9 R& |8 x8 R( ^. N' T3 gLike the music industry, pornographers are struggling to persuade their audience to pay for what they watch. , u! }: I" R3 X; n& w* w& _ 7 t- L$ ?/ j: k& M( ~& L3 GDVD sales have collapsed. Online, a great deal of porn can be accessed for free.. h, Q; V B' U9 r' _
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"What with the recession and piracy, we call it the perfect storm," one leading producer observed wistfully. + k+ T/ I( b! _" M) @6 D* W( ?6 ?/ u; c6 I
The economic climate also means the industry is even less keen to accept California's increasingly stringent workplace regulations. 8 J( h) S- n. Z# E( B( T+ T' N* a; a7 Q# w* @
For years, the authorities have been demanding that porn performers wear condoms.8 ~ J2 o5 u. r4 r m3 L+ i
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Back on the Star Trek set, I talked to Bobbi Starr, one of the lead performers. 3 n5 `6 H0 I! w1 `5 D% o1 V! N1 X# {! `# J* `$ p# J) M
A college graduate, a former national standard swimmer and professional oboist, she seems to have packed a lot into her 27 years.: p; w0 {& ^& O& ~
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She turned to porn, she said, out of a sense of sexual adventure. & V" ~7 d8 {8 v8 S2 r& M/ }* u7 p# T
"It's just fun," she said, "and when everyone around you is having fun too, what's not to love?" % ]* v% j. Q, v, m * ?) q* v5 x0 O) ~Her packed schedule today involved a couple of lines, then a four-hour sex scene. Then a costume fitting on Tuesday and she was off to have her monthly health test after that. , a4 a7 T# E+ Q$ T7 s8 f0 [ E) n) w. O H b, h# k2 C" vEach day would be 15 hours long. ) Y6 J( n* L y& k* q: [, |0 ~( q& s4 p, \
"Wow, you must be exhausted?" I suggested.. j9 n$ Z& s! O$ Q
/ W; \# V% |/ d. ?9 [) e"You get used to it," she smiled.3 `0 Q7 d, J" j' }% T4 N/ u- _& t
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"And what about the health risks," I asked. "Have you had many infections?" ; A4 u7 o4 N) J4 @, k 3 [8 x$ T7 E* h; K) o+ I% z1 b"Well, just chlamydia a couple of times, gonorrhoea - nothing much. Anyway, we test each month so, when you're diagnosed, you just take your medication and you're good to go. No problem." : x$ g A' g4 M1 F% |9 A3 ^6 Y. h+ L6 ~8 u
There was something very Californian about Bobbi, I decided.: ]; O9 w/ t, E: s! s5 U4 F; Q8 ^- N
( v6 a; _3 N. v1 N6 ^* b# Z1 E' ]Expensive lawsuits ( G, K/ U) T: o# q1 | 9 t" f1 k7 { S2 _+ H: T, M* IIn fact there was something very Californian about the entire business. # y. U6 i$ C6 C* ^ 1 U6 ~" X5 f. D/ LA combination of determined enthusiasm, combined with a rebel attitude, a sort of libertarian defiance towards the forces ranged against it.) V C2 M% k$ }3 s( ^
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Now, many I met spoke of the right not to wear condoms as a key aspect of their constitutional right to free speech, as set out by the Founding Fathers.9 W0 B" b( d- j% l; }
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"How can I express myself as an artist," one producer said to me, "if you're going to clothe my performers in rubber?" . f& N. |0 i# c3 e' n 4 ?1 W3 _) v* {, F* d# }0 DI struggled to picture Benjamin Franklin or Thomas Jefferson having this in mind as they penned the First Amendment.$ h- @$ l5 a: k0 ^: }
: {' T: R8 q! ?$ |* m1 D& U: IBut then I also struggled to picture hordes of Star Trek fans queuing up to see Captain Jean-Luc Picard going hard-core with the crew of the Star Trek Enterprise. So what did I know?" ~5 Z8 V6 q; \4 b, Y# ~
: U5 W d8 _# h4 R M, E. S( uThe authorities though are adamant. Construction workers wear hard hats, miners wear masks - these actors have to have suitable barrier protection. . K& `6 r- u- d" m, R & J7 P$ h/ {0 }3 d! u# K' `8 P9 WIt seems likely that porn will eventually lose its battle against the California regulators, not least because - as well as state penalties - the industry could be about to face some very expensive lawsuits brought by former performers.2 J* ]# D% H8 O7 M# D3 I
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; v+ s; ^1 ~" R3 M( ?& U1 e% `" R7 RThe producers say this will not help workers but will only force production abroad, or underground - the public always gets what the public wants. : E$ j/ e2 ~, E5 Z " K' t T1 Y, {* v3 Z6 ~That view was echoed by Bobbi Starr - her parting words, in fact, as she began to disrobe for her epic sex scene. 9 g9 i$ i1 }5 I/ m & H9 r8 H7 I' v2 Q7 o( p$ o! EI decided I had seen enough and slipped back out into the rain. , s2 p5 @5 A: K$ j ^" c+ \0 H, N1 L) V' r* f2 I. [$ j4 P" r# } 3 k4 R/ k$ _4 ^/ ^8 K
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Calls for greater safety increased after actors tested positive for HIV in 2004
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