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21: Ashley Mathews (aka Riley Reid) - The mogul and brains behind America's Sweetheart

2020/2/1
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Eric Weinstein: 本期节目探讨了色情产业的商业运作、社会影响以及与言论自由和社会规范之间的复杂关系。访谈围绕着色情演员Riley Reid的创造者Ashley Matthews展开，探讨了色情产业中存在的性别工资差距、性骚扰问题、以及政府监管对该行业的影响。此外，节目还涉及了色情作品的审查标准、互联网时代对传统审查制度的挑战，以及色情作品对社会观念和性行为的影响。Eric Weinstein还提出了色情行业与主流社会之间存在的差异，以及色情行业从业者对性与身体的开放态度。 Ashley Matthews: Ashley Matthews分享了她作为色情演员和商业女性的经验，以及她对色情产业的看法。她谈到了她在行业中遇到的挑战，例如难以获得金融服务和面临社会偏见。她还分享了她对色情作品审查制度、性骚扰、以及社会对色情行业的误解的看法。她认为色情行业从业者应该拥有言论自由，并且色情作品可以帮助人们更好地了解性和身体。她还谈到了她在色情作品中展现身体意象的尝试，以及她对社会对女性身体的看法。她认为色情行业可以帮助人们更坦诚地面对性，并促进性方面的平等。 Ashley Matthews: 作为一名成功的色情演员和商业女性，Ashley Matthews分享了她对色情行业以及与之相关的社会问题的独特见解。她坦诚地谈论了她在行业中遇到的挑战，包括金融服务方面的困难和社会偏见。她认为，许多公司不愿与色情行业合作，是因为他们不愿意承担风险，这导致色情行业从业者难以获得正常的商业服务。她还讨论了色情作品的审查制度，以及互联网时代对传统审查制度的挑战。她认为，现有的审查标准难以适应互联网时代，并且不同的人对色情作品的看法也存在差异。她还谈到了她对色情作品中展现身体意象的尝试，以及她对社会对女性身体的看法。她认为，色情行业可以帮助人们更坦诚地面对性，并促进性方面的平等。

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The episode explores the unconventional world of the pornography industry, discussing its impact on society, the challenges faced by performers, and the industry's unique culture.

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Historically, fighting obscenity and indecency charges has always been a central part of the free speech movement. Jim Morrison, Mae West, Lenny Bruce and George Carlin have all been arrested for exciting the public in ways that authorities have found threatening. Recently, however, the erotic and comedic arts have undergone more cryptic attacks via Operation Chokepoint, "cancellation", "no platforming", and inadequate press coverage given to cases of legal intimidation (e.g. the federal case under Miller v California standards brought against director John Stagliano).

 

In this episode, Eric sits down with the business woman who created the enduring character of the unlikely top pornstar Riley Reid. Continuing the theme of the DISC (Distributed Idea Suppression Complex) we discuss issues like Operation Chokepoint and obscenity law as well more subtle issues like the difficulty of finding vendors willing to cross the Rubicon to work with legal erotic businesses. 

Ashley, in the role of the Riley Reid character, has defied all pornographic convention by embracing body positivity, forgoing plastic surgery and opting for natural body hair at times. Additionally she has made a social statement by doing a popular artistic scene which makes a political and business case for greater transsexual acceptance. Her main tool appears to be a palpable human decency and sweetness coupled to an uncanny ability to assess, manage and survive extreme business risk within a poorly understood industry that has confounded all expectations. 

While this episode is generally not explicit, it is not for everyone given the content and so listener discretion is advised. 

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