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72	72	And probably the most infamous of the quotes is contained here as well:
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74		->According to one anonymous industry insider quoted by E. Michael Jones in the
75		->magazine Culture Wars (May 2003), ʻthe leading male performers through the 1980s
76		->came from secular Jewish upbringings and the females from Roman Catholic day
77		->schoolsʼ. The standard porn scenario became as a result a Jewish fantasy of
78		->schtupping the Catholic shiksa.
	74	+>Extending the subversive thesis, Jewish involvement in the X-rated industry can be seen as a proverbial two fingers to the entire WASP establishment in America. Some porn stars viewed themselves as frontline fighters in the spiritual battle between
	75	+>Christian America and secular humanism. According to Ford, Jewish X-rated actors often brag about their ʻjoy in being anarchic, sexual gadflies to the puritanical beastʼ. Jewish involvement in porn, by this argument, is the result of an atavistic hatred of Christian authority: they are trying to weaken the dominant culture in America by moral subversion. Astyr remembers having ʻto run or fight for it in grammar school because I was a Jew. It could very well be that part of my porn career is an “up yours” to these peopleʼ. Al Goldstein, the publisher of Screw, said (on lukeford.net), ʻThe only reason that Jews are in pornography is that we think that Christ sucks. Catholicism sucks. We donʼt believe in authoritarianism.ʼ Pornography thus becomes a way of defiling Christian culture and, as it penetrates to the very heart of the American mainstream (and is no doubt consumed by those very same WASPs), its subversive character becomes more charged. Porn is no longer of the ʻwhat the Butler sawʼ voyeuristic type; instead, it is driven to new extremes of portrayal that stretch the boundaries of the porn aesthetic. As new sexual positions are portrayed, the desire to shock (as well as entertain) seems clear.
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80	80	Mainstream academic responses tend to downplay Jewish identity as a relevant factor. Still, even a brief examination of historical figures in the industry—such as Reuben Sturman (dubbed “the Walt Disney of porn”) or later digital-era producers—shows a disproportionate Jewish presence, similar to that seen in other media sectors. The issue becomes less about the fact of involvement and more about whether discussing it constitutes bigotry.
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