[Caught in the Net] Elections and Erections
US voters made history last week when they elected Barack Obama as the first African-American president, so it’s only fitting that this week we look at the intersection of politics and porn, with a special emphasis on our president-elect.
The porn industry is pretty happy to have Obama elected, since, by and large, Democrat-led Justice Departments tend to spend less time prosecuting pornographers and other moral offenders. (One wonders how Obama might react to hearing that Larry Flynt say he “could be the sunlight of a new American dawn” though.)
Of course, the porn industry must also be a little sad to lose their chance at Sarah Palin as perhaps the world’s first VPILF. (Not that John Caldwell Calhoun wasn’t a fine looking man, mind you.)
Among the many grassroots organizations that sprang up to support the candidacy of Barack Obama, none quite captured my imagination as much as BoobsForBarack.com, featuring lots and lots of photos of women going topless to show their support. (Though “Racks for Barack” would have been a funnier name, I think.) There are various photos tagged Boobs for Obama on Flickr, too, if you need more.
Obama doesn’t always lead to more exposed bosoms, though, alas — British tabloid The Sun actually dropped a topless Page 3 girl in favor of a photo of the president-elect announcing his win. (And, no, Barack wasn’t topless.)
Another grassroots sex effort was O’s for Obama, which harnessed the power of orgasmic breathing to help get Obama elected. Or something. Looks like fun, anyway.
Speaking of orgasming during elections, Fleshbot has a nice round-up of sex bloggers talking about their election-night excitement. Man, I just ate pizza and watched the election results on TV with my family. I should’ve known there was a better way!
Now we’ve got a president who (despite being, let’s face it, a skinny law professor with prominent ears) is also a sex symbol. Even The Nation acknowledges the sexiness of Obama, and the obvious heat in his relationship with wife Michelle! Alas, the Obama Porn site doesn’t have what you’d hoped . . . it’s just various works of pro-Obama art and advertising. But maybe someday there’ll be a presidential sex tape, right? Keep hope alive!
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