Lindsay Lohan Will No Longer Play Porn Star in Biopic
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I can't help but wonder who green lit this entire thing.
To be entirely honest, it seems to me that it's a "hip" thing for porn starlets who achieve a following, but get too old to keep doing movies, to come out and claim they were forced or otherwise tricked into that kind of career/lifestyle. Then they sell the hard luck story/expose. The whole anti-porn advocacy thing isn't new, when I was in school we had people going around speaking about it, right alongside the anti-drug junk.
Now, I'm not going to say that there aren't people forced into the sex trade. Human trafficing, white slavery, and similar things all exist. I on the other hand taken "Linda Lovelace: Anti-Porn Advocate" about as seriously as I did when Traci Lords tried something very similar and got pretty much laughed off when she tried unsuccessfully to get Ginger Lynn Allen to testify with her (or so I heard).
Simply put there are plenty of sexy young girls out there who don't mind doing this kind of thing for easy money. For the most part the big porn houses in the US don't need to go around and kidnap girls and force them into sexual servitude.
I've read a bit about it, and it just seems ridiculous, I'm pretty sure I've heard the same basic kind of story being sold here before.
Now there ARE criticisms I can make of the porn industry (which I won't go into), but this isn't one of them, and as I said, I'm surprised this got approved.
What's more, why would either of these girls, Lindsey or Malin, be interested in doing this movie? Okay Lindsey Lohan is a wild girl, I get that, but she does seem to have talent and this doesn't seem like a good vehicle for her. Malin Akerman isn't as well known but strikes me as being able to find work other than what seems to be a "Made for TV Movie" being given the theatrical treatment.
Such are my thoughts.
To be entirely honest, it seems to me that it's a "hip" thing for porn starlets who achieve a following, but get too old to keep doing movies, to come out and claim they were forced or otherwise tricked into that kind of career/lifestyle. Then they sell the hard luck story/expose. The whole anti-porn advocacy thing isn't new, when I was in school we had people going around speaking about it, right alongside the anti-drug junk.
Now, I'm not going to say that there aren't people forced into the sex trade. Human trafficing, white slavery, and similar things all exist. I on the other hand taken "Linda Lovelace: Anti-Porn Advocate" about as seriously as I did when Traci Lords tried something very similar and got pretty much laughed off when she tried unsuccessfully to get Ginger Lynn Allen to testify with her (or so I heard).
Simply put there are plenty of sexy young girls out there who don't mind doing this kind of thing for easy money. For the most part the big porn houses in the US don't need to go around and kidnap girls and force them into sexual servitude.
I've read a bit about it, and it just seems ridiculous, I'm pretty sure I've heard the same basic kind of story being sold here before.
Now there ARE criticisms I can make of the porn industry (which I won't go into), but this isn't one of them, and as I said, I'm surprised this got approved.
What's more, why would either of these girls, Lindsey or Malin, be interested in doing this movie? Okay Lindsey Lohan is a wild girl, I get that, but she does seem to have talent and this doesn't seem like a good vehicle for her. Malin Akerman isn't as well known but strikes me as being able to find work other than what seems to be a "Made for TV Movie" being given the theatrical treatment.
Such are my thoughts.
You clicked on a link to a story with "Lindsey Lohan" and "porn star" in the headline. It's pretty obvious why you care. And if Ackerman's new movie is as hysterically awkward as her love scene in Watchmen, then I wouldn't mind seeing it my own self.The Man With the Soap said:
Now that Linday Lohan's not in it, I KNOW it won't suck. Get it? Suck?
(Seriously, Malin Akerman is transcendently sexy and beautiful.)
(Seriously, Malin Akerman is transcendently sexy and beautiful.)
This is how I see this story:
HAY GUISE! Trashy has-been hollywood starlet fucks up her life so much she can't even play the role of a psychotic porn star! LOL. Also her replacement is Ackerman who did the porn scene in Watchmen, so this is therefore relevant to your interests. Boobies. The end.
Seriously, why the bleepity BLEEP is this on the Escapist news feed? I've heard a few half-hearted arguments that Lohan was related to Inferno was related to Akerman who was in Watchmen (presumably with Kevin Bacon), - and nerds like Watchmen?
I'd just like to quote from the Escapist's "About" page:
"Founded in 2005, The Escapist is a leading video gaming destination offering video game enthusiasts high-quality, innovative and exclusive content with a considered approach to its audience."
While I understand that branching out a bit to "adjacent" or related topics is good to give the site a wider perspective, "stories" like this one make my blood boil. The premise of "I Hit It With My Axe" made me groan, but at least it showcases D&D and branches out into the world of tabletop gaming. Stories like this one add nothing and serve merely to titillate and alienate at least part of your readership.
If I wanted to read trash like this I'd read the "Entertainment" section on some other website. This is NOT why I come here. I come here to get away from stories like this, and read ones that are actually related to gaming. This has, quite simply, no valid connection to gaming of any sort.
In conclusion, I don't hate you. I hate stories like this, and what they do to the environment that is the Escapist. Please reconsider editorial decisions like this in the future.
Poor Lindsey. This is what drugs do to you kids. You might be set up to star in a porn star biopic one day, but the next, you're just greasing as many palms as possible to stay out of rehab.
Lohan really needs a new job. She's just not cut out for acting anymore. Maybe she should try at the nearest Burger King.
Lohan really needs a new job. She's just not cut out for acting anymore. Maybe she should try at the nearest Burger King.
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Would you like those stories removed as well or is it just because this story has the word porn or Lindsey Lohan in it. If so get off your high horse.
As far as I am concerned if the news story is of interest to an average games player who tend to like movies, anything Scifi and anime (yes I know it does not apply to all), then it is fair game. That being said if we start getting stories about the Lohan's every move like an entertainment rag then I will not be impressed. A one off story is fine.
Edit: Also the editorial seem OK since the story has turned on a few of my other favorite tech websites as well....
Escapist news stopped being solely about games a while ago. But it still is mostly about videogames. I count 3 or 4 stories to do with non gaming related stuff on the first forum page ( when I last looked). There are lots of stories about superhero and scifi movies which I don't much care for, but know others do.Neuromaster said:
Would you like those stories removed as well or is it just because this story has the word porn or Lindsey Lohan in it. If so get off your high horse.
As far as I am concerned if the news story is of interest to an average games player who tend to like movies, anything Scifi and anime (yes I know it does not apply to all), then it is fair game. That being said if we start getting stories about the Lohan's every move like an entertainment rag then I will not be impressed. A one off story is fine.
Edit: Also the editorial seem OK since the story has turned on a few of my other favorite tech websites as well....
No amount of Malin Akerman nudity is worth enduring her godawful acting. I mean really, she basically ruined Watchmen for me. I could have endured the liberties it took with the source material, but I could not endure a second viewing of that teeth-grindingly bad performance by Akerman.Tankichi said:
What? Playing a character who gets forced to star in a porno is the most oscar-baitey thing I've ever heard. It's the female equivalent of playing a mentally disabled person.
*Milk comes out my nose* PFFTT GWAHAHAHAHA
XD Oh jesus no more!! she can't even get a Porno role!! That requires like NO acting talent what so ever KYAHAHAHAHAHA
XD Oh jesus no more!! she can't even get a Porno role!! That requires like NO acting talent what so ever KYAHAHAHAHAHA