32 What are those annoying black dots for?
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This article is from the Sex Movies FAQ, by director@gti.net (The Director) with numerous contributions by others.
32 What are those annoying black dots for?
Ads for movies in the back of Hustler and things like that are often
plagued by the need for black dots covering the "naughty bits"
Advertisements for porn movies have to use a black dot to block out any
penetration. All excretory fluid must be blocked out, and no oral to
vaginal or oral to penile contact can be shown without a black dot
appearing.
Often, the "black dot effect" is there 1) to make you think something
really kinky or erotic is shown; 2) is there because advertisers worry
about lawsuits when their ad is sold in states such as Utah or Georgia;
or 3) is a lousy ad taken from another source, which required the black
dot. Anyway, erect penises may be shown most of the time...
Adult Video News has some very odd restrictions placed on it. They have
two things that are restricted in their pages: one, they have
advertisements, and two, they have scenes from the movies. The
advertisements are under one set of restrictions -- mail order
restrictions -- and the pictures are under another set of rules and
regulations.
Movie scene restrictions are different. Erect penises and vaginas can be
shown; so can oral to vaginal or oral to penile contact. But no
excretory fluids or actual penetration can be shown.
In magazines that are not sent via the mail -- magazines that can be
sold in porn shops only -- there are no restrictions.
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