Wednesday, July 19th, 2000

I am updating today from the beautiful Greek island of Mykonos.

Shareholders Fight AT&T Porn Channel

(AP) - A coalition of AT&T shareholders, including a who's who of mutual fund groups that characterize themselves as socially responsible, is protesting AT&T's addition of an adult-oriented channel to its growing cable empire.

The action against one of the oldest and biggest U.S. companies is one more sign that socially conscious investors are becoming increasingly active in efforts to persuade large corporations to act as good citizens.

``We just don't like the idea of AT&T carrying hard-core pornography on its distribution system. We don't think a socially responsible company should carry that kind of programming,'' said Jerome Dodson, president and portfolio manager for the Parnassus Fund, a socially responsible fund group based in San Francisco. ``As shareholders, this is not the kind of economic activity we want to profit from,'' he added.

Traumatic Sex

Dudley Moore writes: The recent book Why Men Rape created a small controversy about the origins of male sexual violence. Here's a better explanation of the evolutionary relationship between sex and trauma.

Mankind's long, forgotten past was enormously traumatic. Humans had to endure unbelievable traumas daily as a constant condition for daily survival. It's hard for us modern humans to have any real appreciation for these incredible hardships and repeatedly occurring traumas in our own artificially modern world of convenience today.

Here's the quick-and-dirty low down on male rape from an evolutionary perspective:

Take a look at our closest relatives, the Bonobos. They have sex every time there is a stressful or novel event in their environment. Every event (happy, exciting, scary, food, etc.) instantly provokes sex among all members of the group, in all possible sexual combinations of adult/infant, male/male, male/female, female/female, etc., within the group. In other words, remarkably, they all have sex with each other (again, in all possible combinations) each time their environment changes. In other words, every transitional occurrence is perceived as a stressor or trauma, so that sex becomes an instinctive reflexive reaction to traumatic stress.

Equivalently, and in just this way, humor also evolved to relieve traumatic stress in humans. Even today, persons with longstanding, debilitating depression brought on by traumatic life events, such as loss of a spouse, can experience instant and life-changing recovery through laughter. On a recent PBS special on humor hosted by Alan King, for example, Buddy Hackett said he used to routinely get letters attesting to just such life-changing recoveries in response to his stand-up humor. In just this way, then, the sex act itself, when understood as an equivalently "spontaneous nervous reaction or resolution" of sorts, can equally be used as a means to relieve trauma, as in the Bonobos above.

So what is the connection between traumatic sex as an adaptation and male sexual aggression and rape? Let's say that all humans instinctively had sex with all other humans, just like the Bonobos still do today. In such a world, human males would eventually have the power to kill other males who raped them, whereas females would not. Also, in human societies, the males who raped females(males in whom sex is strongly linked to aggression)would subsequently reproduce to pass on their genes, whereas males raping other males would not pass along their genetic material. Thus, male rape of females(rather than male rape of other males) would eventually be selected for by evolution, and males with a strong genetic linking of sex and violence would continue to pass along these powerful genetic instructions for sexual aggression and rape as a successful adaptation and strategy in the power struggle for females and reproduction.

But what is the aggressive male feeling? During acts of sexual aggression, the male himself is simultaneously experiencing an overwhelming(usually unconscious)feeling of trauma(in the sense of reenactment and regression). The male is clearly indulging his own power fantasies of male domination over females, but he is also simultaneously experiencing equally overwhelming undertones of trauma and castration, powerlessness and impotence.

See if this isn't so yourself the next time you reenact your own sexual power fantasies, whether masturbating, or indulging in some other sexually acting out behaviors. Do you concentrate on a feeling of sexual power, but really feel an equally overwhelming sense of trauma, either at the same time or immediately after the act?

Exercise: Masturbate your usual number of times this week, and concentrate each time on allowing yourself to simultaneously experience both the element of power and the equally present element of sexual trauma during and/or after the event. My point is that there is an overwhelming link between feelings of sexual power and feelings of sexual trauma. Sex addicts even use sex to purposely traumatize themselves! The pleasure of porn itself unconsciously involves a repression of the feelings of trauma, castration, and impotence that accompany the overriding feelings of power.

Bye Lesbians

Dudley Moore writes: Luke, I'd like to answer your question about why you find so many unattractive lesbians, while the women of porn are all eye-bustingly "beautiful" women.

Since the bi-lesbian femme-femme lesbians are highly visual, they have mastered the art of making eye-catching visual "targets" of themselves. You can spot them hundreds of feet away wearing their heels, ultra-short skirts and amazingly skin-tight form-fitting outfits.

This is no accident, it is entirely by design, as these women, once again, are the uniquely and highly visual counterparts of male porn consumers. I propose there is something uniquely visual going on (in a biological way) with these women, that makes them intrinsically know how to draw male attention at great distances.

Come on, guys, we can all spot these women instantly. They have mastered the art of T & A and sexual suspense, and they send bolts of hormonal electricity through us, or however you experience it personally. Considering all women look basically alike in their "natural" state(less makeup, hair, heels, etc.) it becomes obvious this is in fact a highly manufactured and cultured look that these femme-femmes have achieved to such an extraordinary degree. (Pam Anderson may not be bisexual, but I'll bet someone on her makeup team is, since she has perfected that skank look!)

Forget the vacation together, Luke, let's do a l-keford.com field trip to any nail salon and watch the pretty lesbians shave each others' legs! (Bring Jim Gunn, and we'll stop by an art supply shop just for him, where there's at least even odds on a couple of lesbians at least brushing past each other in the checkout line, and making his bi-lesbian day!)

Luke Gets Mail

Eric writes: 1) Why is it that you see a scene with a condom and then they have oral and he shoots in her mouth? what's the logic there? aren't they still at risk anyways? 2) In Dr Fellatio 22,there is a girl that looks just like Tasha Voux, do you know her name? (she's about the 7th scene in,if you have this one) Brunette,light reddish hair.

Luke: It is more difficult to transmit AIDS via oral sex than otherwise, because the saliva tends to kill the HIV virus.

ELASTIN2: Luke F-rd reported u had sex with Adam Sandler
KendraJXXX: yeah whatever
ELASTIN2: i assume u r still in love with Luke
KendraJXXX: get real

Concerned advises: I understand that you rely on Chaim as your Jewish Yoda in all spiritual matters, but he is certainly NO Cyrano de Bergerac! Do not let an aged 300 lb Manhattan Jew speak for you with regard to the PJG courtship. If you really are at a true loss for words to convey the pure and honest feelings in your heart I suggest pulling out some of Lynne's old love sonnets from the archives and changing the pronouns around. Christ! Plagiarize a Hallmark card, but DO NOT involve Chaim!

Tabetha: Hi Luke, it's Tabetha - glad to see you made it home all in one piece. However, I can see by reading the daily "news" that it's a miracle that you're STAYING in one piece. Sounds like you had a good time and even met some nice people - it's a shame that your fan base is so jealous of that. I guess that's how you know how much you were missed though...by the way, remind Chaim not to miss his next therapists session, sounds like he really needs it!

Michael writes: Dear luke, In keeping with your recent coverage of the serious issues facing porn today, I am bringing to your attention yet another flagrant abuse of the public trust by morally bereft webmasters. Double plurality. The unsuspecting porn customer is subliminally tricked into believing hes getting twice the goo views actually displayed through the use of this ad technique; *come shots pics* not *come shot pics* or a *come shots pic*. Its things like this which will eventually lower the masturbatory standards for the entire country. Isn't it enough were somewhere near fourtieth in language studies? Disgusteds

P.S. Chaim is full of s---(s):-) regarding your new flame. There's an old saying, "A friend is someone who knows all about you...and likes you anyway". Applies even more to SO's

Pat Riley writes on RAME about More Dirty Debutantes 133: There is no g/g in #133:

Azteca masturbates; Ed screws Azteca including an anal ending in a facial; Ed screws Bianca Jordan ending in an in-mouth CS;Juniper masturbates; and Ed screws Juniper including an anal ending in a facial.

Azteca is pretty but her belly is disgusting. Bianca has cantaloupes and is aggressive. Juniper has a pear-shaped body, very curly short brown hair that resembles a mop, and lies. Stupid lie too: she's so dumb she can't even come up with more that four European countries.

David Aaron Clark writes on RAME: It's dangerous to make assumptions about technical matters whenyou have no way of really knowing what's up ... As someone who has spent a little time in the infamous Theatre Du Ed, I can tell you he constantly investsin top of the line pro-sumer video cameras, and uses the same cameras -- The Sony VX-1000, the 900 -- that Tom Byron, John Stagliano, whoever else you'dlike to think of, uses to shoot their gonzo product. His lighting package is alsomore than sufficient -- though it's true that at least from what I saw, he never bothers to truly "light" a scene. As for the camera-work, Ed is verydifficult to work with, and has trouble keeping camera people. Quite often he uses amateurs that he feels will obey him and not "tart up" the look, since he's superstitious about not changing anything that led to his initial success.The reason you see the same angles, etc, is because that's what Ed demands. Also, in terms of duplication, if anyone's seeing "fourth-generation" copies, they must be bootlegs, because like all respectable or even semi-respectable porn valley companies, Ed goes to a professional duplicator who runs directfrom the master!

I think the lack of pick-up movies is rather obviously attributable to the factors you yourself mention -- it's an incredible amount of work for potentially no reward, etc. Also, it's dangerous! Boyfriends, family who take umbrage to the harassment on the street of their gals, police who mightnot be too thrilled, ESPECIALLY if that cute 18 year old is actually aliiiiiittle bit younger ... must correct you on one thing, though. There indeed is asurprising amount of short dresses and f----me heels on display at Canoga Park busstops, as well as Van Nuys, Panorama City ....

Luke In Mykonos

This is a largely barren island (except for the cultivation of humans around the edges) in the Mediteranean with a stark windswept romantic beauty. Too bad I came alone.

My rabbi says that if a Jew is left deserted on a desert island he should immediately ask some Jewish questions: What time and day is it, so he knows when to pray. Jews should turn their hearts towards God at least three times a day, sunrise, sunset and before bed. Which day is the Shabbat, which must be kept holy. And what can a Jew eat here? A Jew may not kill and eat anything he wants.

Mykonos shows little Judaic influence. Many of the women sunbathe topless. Many folks sunbathe on the public beaches totally nude. I want to talk to them about what the Torah says about modesty.

Public nudity is not healthy for society. Women should keep their treasures wrapped up and reveal them only to their husbands. Topless bathing cheapens women. Men do not value them as much when they give away their assets for free.

I feel lonely. I have God and I have you, dear reader, but all my newfound friends I lost Saturday night (my tour group flew back to LA), most painfully of course, I lost Pretty Jewish Girl. I get butterflies in my stomach when I think of her.

Mykonos has no highrises, no buildings above three stories tall.

Chaim Amalek writes:

The only place I ever get to go is Coney Island, which my albinoism prevents me from enjoying on sunny days. (But you should see me on a cloudy day when I get in the water! Even the fish know better than to get in my way!) I hope the answer is that you get payoffs from rich people in the industry.

Love Haiku for your Peppy:

A heart beats alone
Yearning to share a new beat
Then God smiles on two

(Do NOT use the stuff Lynne sent you - it is very disturbing, as it is redolent of death.) If this works, you are doubly obligated to pimp for me.

PS Where else in Greece are you going? Meteor? Thessalonica? It had a sizable and very, very ancient jewish community until it was destroyed in the war. I suspect one will NOT find any holocaust museums there.

PPS If you can, visit the city of Ephesus in Turkey, usually a stop on many of the mini-cruises. Awesome ruins of a library and an adjacent brothel, connected together via a tunnel. People were quite civilized back then.

PPPS Have you yet found any evidence in support of the "Black Athena" theory of history?

Marc Putative writes: worthy of some coverage and contemplation at LF.com is the website from patrick reynolds, grandson to RJ, love4two.com. he wants a catholic or christian bride to share his life of anti-smoking activism. madelyn night need not apply i guess. check it out.

i've been thinking about one point from luke's PJG tale. when he ventured into the hotel lobby where she was holding court, and subsequently administered the massage, everyone else was sitting around complaining about the trip. what was the nature of their complaints? how were they so ticked off when luke was having such a joyous time? did ringleader PJG express contempt for their kvetching ways? was she especially receptive to the fact that luke was stimulated by his surroundings? also, contrary to rumdar lumping me in with chaim's persistence that luke's site will be his downfall, i beg to differ. i have been able to justify writing about tawdry matters, to an extent that has only ENHANCED my desire to connect with the jewish community on a spiritual and cultural level. heck, i even contribute wisdom to this deviant site under my own damn name. (who else can say that? point is, i don't consume porn, save for perusing the racks at regular newsstands--and sometimes not even that ...)

Luke: They kvetched about the lack of a spiritual and religious component to the trip. And about the stupid seminars on domestic violence etc that we had to attend to see how our donations were spent. PJG liked me because I did not complain. She was tired of listening to whining. She says she likes easy going guys like me. Luke, easy going?

Epistle to the Jews of Toronto and Grecian

Chaim writes: Jesus, all that moolah and he needs to take out an ad for chicks? Well, such is life. The truth is that it is tough because virtually all men are wired by mother nature to want the same sort of women, and most women do not fit the bill (even if they once did).

American Jews in general and LA jews in particular strike me as very, very prosperous, self confident, and used to getting things their own way. In other words, spoiled. (Don't get me started on the amount of money Manhattan Jews spend on their little brats' Bar or Bat Mitzvahs. It would stagger you. JAPS are made, not born.) I imagine that any vacation package that Luke could afford likely would be short on an amenity or two that you or I would never even notice but which would tick those princesses and princelings off. So yes, I think you have a point - their group kvetching helped set Luke off as being their moral superior.

Regarding the web site I have softened my views a bit. She may be entrepreneurial enough to appreciate his boot-strapping as a journalist/businessman/web maven. It will still require some fancy foot work but it is do-able, I think. And Luke, if she balks, just put her in touch with me and I will set her so straight that either she will marry you or go gay. Chaim Amalek (whose name shall be remembered and uttered for so long as the Lord's torah lives)