This Old Porn Is New Again

As you may well know, I'm oddly fascinated by retro porn. Possibly, more than the next person. And this wired story makes me happy and creeped out at the same time.

The thing about porn, is that it's meant to be arousing, if not sexy. But when I know the people are long dead, it mostly turns to fascination.

Amateur porn is super easy now, everyone and their famous celebrity counterparts have it on their camera phone, and on video tapes waiting to be stolen by creeps. But, think about how much more trouble it used to be. These people had to work for it, find the ultra-modern cameras, and developing, or record it on their hand cranked video recording machines...

They say that porn transformed the VCR technology. And the current DVD porn features like multiple angled camera shots will soon revolutionize entertainment and technology again. And for that alone I say, bring on the expensive porn, and bring on the cheaper, more reliable electronics. Surely now, the whole polaroid market is being kept alive by teenyboppers and amateur porn.

From the article:

People have sent in photos from stashes of amateur erotica found when going through parents' or grandparents' bedrooms after they die. Others have stumbled across Uncle Joe's collection when helping him pack to move to a retirement community.

Widowers have sent Nash photographs they took of their wives 60 and 70 years ago. "They speak lovingly of their wives," says Nash. "What an acknowledgement that they wish to entrust us with these very revealing photos of a woman they loved."