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sacrosanct bourgeois appearances. Penley’s statement—which is both naive and
misinformed—blatantly disregards one of the most significant aspects of the
industry: exploitation. Pornography follows predictable economic trends, among
which are growth and consolidation; during the late nineties, one could
subscribe to different pom channels serving different "genres”: contemporary,
amateur, and classic. By 2001, all three channels had merged and offered
exactly the same type of so-called "adult entertainment.” In the name of
constantly increasin r&V