Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Porn star Ron Jeremy speaks in Oberlin

The Chronicle-Telegram reports:
Ron Jeremy, whose claim to fame is having sex with as many as 4,000 women on camera, may not have been an obvious choice for an Oberlin College speaker. But he was the perfect person to discuss the laws surrounding the adult film industry, said Taylor Reiners, president of the Oberlin College Republicans and Libertarians.

The group, which sponsored the event as part of the Ronald Reagan Political Lectureship Series, asked Jeremy to speak about his experiences in the industry. Jeremy, who said the Republican Party hasn’t generally been supportive of porn, was happy to oblige.
There's more:
Jeremy said the Internet is also changing the adult film industry. Now anyone can film pornography and put it online.

“How do you compete with free? Not just us; the three biggest magazines are suffering — Hustler, Penthouse and Playboy,” he said. “Playboy sold everything they have. Hefner doesn’t even own his own name. Hugh Hefner belongs to somebody else.”
It's hard to make money when someone is giving it away for free.