Did you know that 90% of cybercafe clients visit porn sites.
And, that 50% of them are minors?
That's what the Asian Age reported (issue dt April 18), quoting a survey conducted by media consultant N Ravindran which covered 65 cybercafes in Mumbai.
"Of the 350 students we interviewed, most were students between the age of 9-14."
Apparently the younger kids come in groups while those above 15 prefer to watch porn by themselves. Cybercafe owners turn a blind eye because - well, it's good business!
So much for closure of dance bars.
Girls just don't wanna...
An important point to note is that "only a handful of girls watch porn, compared to boys".
I'm not surprise, because the 'blue film' industry is primarily geared towards men.
I saw my first - and last - blue film when I was in hostel. Out of curosity, the girls all pooled in and rented a TV and VCR. And a couple of 'those' films.
What we couldn't understand is how anyone could get turned on by the stunts being performed on screen. It was so... comical.
There was no tenderness, no emotion, nothing but bump-and-grind, with XXL size anatomy.
It was the same story when, on a recent trip to Bangkok, I saw one of those 'sex shows'. The women were just performing exercises using their private parts - and props like cola bottles - as if they were circus artists.
I guess I'm too old to be disgusted... just puzzled that people (read men) will pay money (more than once) to watch this freakshow.
Strangely enough, a quote from staid old 'Readers Digest' I read last night hits the nail on the head.
Says Dr Phil (of Oprah fame): "Men fall in love with their eyes. Women fall in love with their ears." The same, I think, is true of lust!
Hi Rashmi..
ReplyDeletegreat post that....guess everyone goes thru that phase but most ppl get over it and start feeling that porn...atleast the kind we get....is disgusting.
keep up the good work...great blog this
Nothing new about it. All guys know it, and all guys (on an average) in world do it. Its build in biologically, and thats the difference between men and women! Simply put, guys don't need emotions/tenderness to be turned on. And that is why blue film industry is men oriented, cause it will go bankrupt if it started producing womencentric "products". That also is reason for rapes which are mostly committed by men.
ReplyDeleteHi Rashmi..
ReplyDeleteA very Bold and a factual article .Never heard of any such shows..gross i must say...
Dheeraj
I love porn.
ReplyDeleteAm I turned on by it? Rarely. But I find the mindless sex extremely amusing. So occasionally my friends and I will have a long discussion about terrible porn movies we've seen.
I find the so-called sex industry that places like Bangkok are famous for almost comedic. Like you said, they're like circus artistes. Or performing seals. You'd think they'd at least try to look like they were enjoying it, wouldn't you?
There are mindless Govinda films, then there is Lakshya, Swades, Ab Tak Chappan.
ReplyDeleteSimilarly, you've seen porno junk. You must see the good stuff too.
If you want good porno, look for Jenna Jameson, Peter North, Briana Banks,Ginger Lynn. These are the Hritik Roshans & Shah Rukhs of porno. But if you watch things like Ron Jeremy you will definitely be put off, just as I am when I watch mindless Govinda flicks.
nice suggestion..I'll try these next time :)
ReplyDeleteMadame Bansal !!
ReplyDeleteYou & your folks seem to be amongst the India's elite, who could afford to go to Bangkok to fill the curiosity , too bad for the porn industry , they could not match your expectation.
Guess Cyber Cafes are at the rescue of those millions of Indians who could not afford a trip to Bangkok to satify their curiosity.
You just offered a classic example of CK Prahlad's "bottom of the Pyramid " Theory :)) .
Imagine the potential if Cyber cafes were encouraged to actively bridge the information chasm.