No, I did catch what he intended to say there. But this "let's make a controversy-marketing angle" idea he's got is a stupid and somewhat wild accusation to make, especially with SG.com's history of being very transparent with their business practices.

I just took a pot-shot at his grammar while disputing this idea.

I didn't know that. I don't usually read the boards anymore, I got tired of all the name-calling.

My post was more of a tounge and cheek dig at the sensationlism of most news wire posts on here and half the guys on here burning their bra's in an hysterical defence, get over it, we all are exploited to different dregree's in different ways in our lives. I personally believe women can be exploited more because
A) They choose to be in said statement of your built to be a hooker but most girls arent THE SAME AS MEN ... Some women choose to be sexually used, hell shit in my country Prostitution is LEGAL in every state.
B) Their own agenda be it attention or personal gratification they recieve in the case of going to a movie premier have dozens of guys drooling over you maybe humilating you or you them in return but being paid, the guys probably wont be.
In ending cryng about women who are exploited more because they choose to be is kinda stupid dont ya think.

This Solomon guy just sounds like some greasy asshole who really does not get SG at all. That is to say, if there is really anything left to get. Not that I'm calling sinking ship or anything, but can you really attribute any kind of idealism to SG anymore?



Oh, fuck it:

There are a couple of problems with this- on both sides of the debate....
One is that the same people who are complaining the loudest about this movie are also the same people who would have SG off the internet in ten seconds or less, if they had the chance...
Second is that is it risky having SG even associated with this?...well...yes- but from what I am seen no one on this site is exactly against taking a risk or being out there...and I don't think that it will really draw more attention, in a negative, or positive, way to the site/group, than already is out there..
It really is a first amendment issue- not that the government is involved..for once...? I may or may not agree with it- but everyone should have the right to say what they want and do what they want...as long as it doesn't libel anyone or hurt anyone...it is a movie after all-another from of art...

The movie and the promotion both sound rather shitty. I'll be spending my money elsewhere.

That seems to be true, but not in this case.

SG might be empowering if there were any sense of community left here. In my opinion that died somewhere in 2005.

What was once a smaller community of very active members has become simply a site driven entirely by a struggle to maintain profits where unenthusiastic and mostly anonymous members go to look at naked pictures of pretty girls whose sets gain them nothing more than 1000 fucking "I Loved It"s.

There is no empowerment here, only a chance to have people see you naked. The sets with more interesting themes are rejected. The girls that don't meet what has become very close to mainstream standard of beauty are rejected. The suggestion that SG's time has come and past is rejected.

Stick a fork in it.

i'm not sure how this movie would "glorify" abuse to women...it's not saying "go abuse women". it's just a plot based around a woman who is abused and tortured...

are you going to say the same of "Cannibal Holocaust" cause there's a graphic rape scene?

or Saw II because there's a woman caught in there with the men?

Or maybe A Clockwork Orange, a movie that, while it talks about humanity and right versus wrong, contains TWO violent gang-rape scenes...

If you go to IMDB you will see that in Captivity, there are two main characters: a woman AND A MAN. so why aren't you complaining about the glorification of abuse towards men? Or is that too misogynistic, too?

I have no problem believing that this guy may be attempting to exploit the models on SG--especially by not checking with the site first and making it look like the girls are hookers for hire. But i really think you're all overreacting a bit....no...a LOT

Yeah, it's horrible how "I loved it!" became such a joke, and I can't believe that's still active.

I would really like SG to be something else, but as far as I'm aware, this is the closest thing I can get to what I'm looking for. I rarely look at the naked girls anymore, but I'm so entrenched, and I don't know if I'd be able to find forums anywhere else that are as active and interested in so many of the same things I am. Sure there are literally hundreds of assholes and morons that I would rather not see post, ever, but there's so much to talk about, and a good enough number of like-minded people to talk about it with. It's not perfect, but it's the best I've found.