Comments on: Rosebud 2.0 http://www.edrants.com/rosebud-20/ a blog in ever-shifting standing Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:43:41 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: 3sushis http://www.edrants.com/rosebud-20/comment-page-1/#comment-250357 3sushis Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:59:21 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/rosebud-20/#comment-250357 I had to double check that comments were in reference to the somewhat unique article i had just finished. Keep going erin. I had to double check that comments were in reference to the somewhat unique article i had just finished. Keep going erin.

]]> By: (S)wine http://www.edrants.com/rosebud-20/comment-page-1/#comment-247833 (S)wine Sat, 20 Sep 2008 13:00:18 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/rosebud-20/#comment-247833 "Real Writers" don't give a shit what others say about them. “Real Writers” don’t give a shit what others say about them.

]]> By: downstreamer http://www.edrants.com/rosebud-20/comment-page-1/#comment-240382 downstreamer Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:09:57 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/rosebud-20/#comment-240382 Pretty amazing stuff, Erin. It’s definitely a valid subject for serious writing - I’m not seeing much out there of its ilk. Your piece left me with two distinct impressions: 1) It takes balls to write this stuff (so to speak) 2) It sucks to be stuck in the Northwoods with a slow dialup connection. I can’t explore those sites from home, and I sure as heck won’t try from work. In the meantime, your writing makes it all clear, and leaves me thinking. Pretty amazing stuff, Erin. It’s definitely a valid subject for serious writing – I’m not seeing much out there of its ilk. Your piece left me with two distinct impressions:
1) It takes balls to write this stuff (so to speak)
2) It sucks to be stuck in the Northwoods with a slow dialup connection. I can’t explore those sites from home, and I sure as heck won’t try from work.
In the meantime, your writing makes it all clear, and leaves me thinking.

]]> By: Guy http://www.edrants.com/rosebud-20/comment-page-1/#comment-240367 Guy Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:46:29 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/rosebud-20/#comment-240367 Real writers don't use the word "quibble." Real writers don’t use the word “quibble.”

]]> By: Erin O'Brien http://www.edrants.com/rosebud-20/comment-page-1/#comment-240331 Erin O'Brien Sun, 13 Jan 2008 21:28:50 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/rosebud-20/#comment-240331 These sites have only recently achieved that sky-rocketing popularity. The phenomenon is only as old as cheap digital camcorders and ubiquitous high-speed Internet. When I stumbled onto YouPorn a few months ago, I found an emotional land mind. These people look like me and my neighbors. They're real. So is what they're doing. The vids are free and available 24-hours-a-day on almost any computer. I'd never seen anything like it. I don't know if I'd use the word "breakthrough," but it's surely porn's newest permutation. As far as Augustine's "tired riffs" are concerned, I'd love to see where he's doing his comparison shopping. I haven't found much written about watching amateur porn from a woman's point of view. Hence, I stand tall (and I daresay stark-naked) by this piece of writing. These sites have only recently achieved that sky-rocketing popularity. The phenomenon is only as old as cheap digital camcorders and ubiquitous high-speed Internet. When I stumbled onto YouPorn a few months ago, I found an emotional land mind. These people look like me and my neighbors. They’re real. So is what they’re doing. The vids are free and available 24-hours-a-day on almost any computer. I’d never seen anything like it. I don’t know if I’d use the word “breakthrough,” but it’s surely porn’s newest permutation.

As far as Augustine’s “tired riffs” are concerned, I’d love to see where he’s doing his comparison shopping. I haven’t found much written about watching amateur porn from a woman’s point of view.

Hence, I stand tall (and I daresay stark-naked) by this piece of writing.

]]> By: DogsDontPurr http://www.edrants.com/rosebud-20/comment-page-1/#comment-240328 DogsDontPurr Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:02:47 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/rosebud-20/#comment-240328 I really liked this article. A couple of years ago, I was considering starting up a pay porn site. Being a woman who knew next to nothing about porn....this was a BIG idea. I spent a year researching the "in's and out's" of internet porn. Wow. I learned...um...a lot. I never did start the site, but I always thought I should write about the whole experience. But now I don't really have to. Erin captures my feeling here so well. I really liked this article.

A couple of years ago, I was considering starting up a pay porn site. Being a woman who knew next to nothing about porn….this was a BIG idea. I spent a year researching the “in’s and out’s” of internet porn. Wow. I learned…um…a lot.

I never did start the site, but I always thought I should write about the whole experience. But now I don’t really have to. Erin captures my feeling here so well.

]]> By: Steven Augustine http://www.edrants.com/rosebud-20/comment-page-1/#comment-240322 Steven Augustine Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:13:01 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/rosebud-20/#comment-240322 Ed, I'm not asking to be "placated"... I'm questioning the banality of the enterprise; porn-related content is hardly a breakthrough on the net, now, is it? "I realize this isn’t for everyone. Truth is like that." Oh my. "If you want tired riffs on the literary world, go somewhere else." *...but if you're hankering for some tired riffs on amateur porn...* (Sound of Steve buzzing off) Ed, I’m not asking to be “placated”… I’m questioning the banality of the enterprise; porn-related content is hardly a breakthrough on the net, now, is it?

“I realize this isn’t for everyone. Truth is like that.”

Oh my.

“If you want tired riffs on the literary world, go somewhere else.”

*…but if you’re hankering for some tired riffs on amateur porn…*

(Sound of Steve buzzing off)

]]> By: ed http://www.edrants.com/rosebud-20/comment-page-1/#comment-240320 ed Sun, 13 Jan 2008 15:33:48 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/rosebud-20/#comment-240320 This piece is in the service of conveying a larger and underexamined truth, without concern for hits, traffic, or other ridiculous indicators of popularity. If you don't care for it, Steve, buzz off. I'm not here to placate you or anybody else, but to help other talented writers (like Erin) develop their voices. If you want tired riffs on the literary world, go somewhere else. This piece is in the service of conveying a larger and underexamined truth, without concern for hits, traffic, or other ridiculous indicators of popularity. If you don’t care for it, Steve, buzz off. I’m not here to placate you or anybody else, but to help other talented writers (like Erin) develop their voices. If you want tired riffs on the literary world, go somewhere else.

]]> By: Erin O'Brien http://www.edrants.com/rosebud-20/comment-page-1/#comment-240319 Erin O'Brien Sun, 13 Jan 2008 13:36:33 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/rosebud-20/#comment-240319 I just checked Alexa.com. Megarotic is the 23rd most popular site in the world. Youporn is number 38. This is a huge and growing phenomenon. Some intelligent stuff has been written about the implications of Porn 2.0 on the porn industry, but I wanted to write about it on a human level. I wanted to be honest and fresh. I am a writer. In my world, you earn those four words far, far away from the land of ivory towers. Human sexuality and the depiction of it are inherent to who we are. What the internet has done to it is stunning. I cannot sniff and look the other way. Some of us writers feel obligated to jump head long into the what wrinkles pristine white brows. This was a difficult topic. The material is intractable and undeniable. It was even harder to submit it to Ed. He and I went back and forth many times on it. I realize this isn't for everyone. Truth is like that. I just checked Alexa.com. Megarotic is the 23rd most popular site in the world. Youporn is number 38. This is a huge and growing phenomenon. Some intelligent stuff has been written about the implications of Porn 2.0 on the porn industry, but I wanted to write about it on a human level. I wanted to be honest and fresh.

I am a writer.

In my world, you earn those four words far, far away from the land of ivory towers. Human sexuality and the depiction of it are inherent to who we are. What the internet has done to it is stunning. I cannot sniff and look the other way. Some of us writers feel obligated to jump head long into the what wrinkles pristine white brows.

This was a difficult topic. The material is intractable and undeniable. It was even harder to submit it to Ed. He and I went back and forth many times on it. I realize this isn’t for everyone. Truth is like that.

]]> By: Doug http://www.edrants.com/rosebud-20/comment-page-1/#comment-240296 Doug Sat, 12 Jan 2008 23:11:30 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/rosebud-20/#comment-240296 No, Steve, it's because there are people like me out there who love reading Erin's work. No, Steve, it’s because there are people like me out there who love reading Erin’s work.

]]> By: Steven Augustine http://www.edrants.com/rosebud-20/comment-page-1/#comment-240285 Steven Augustine Sat, 12 Jan 2008 14:31:40 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/rosebud-20/#comment-240285 Ed, what's this in the service of? Page hits? I'm baffled. Ed, what’s this in the service of? Page hits? I’m baffled.

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