The Erotic Engine

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• Adult content was first in cable TV, first in home video and on the Internet — porn drove adoption because it gave the public what it wanted in a better way.

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• We all knew wholesalers and retailers needed product — it was our industry that was really fostering the development and expansion of the VCR.

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desire

• At every stage, as soon as people can make symbols, create pictures, they make pictures of fucking — it's the abiding, fabulous thing.

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• The VCR gave people a private place rather than a grimy public one — that privacy was the only way women were going to start exploring this type of movie.

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shame

• Even though I thought I was perfectly fine to do it, there was a little voice feeling embarrassment and shame. I didn't want to drag that around with me.

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• I became put off — the films weren't sensual, didn't reflect female desires at all, and I began to get uncomfortable with being part of it.

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