Porn film distributor upset at College Park cancellation
A spokesman for the distributor of Pirates II: Stagnetti’s Revenge said the company was upset and disappointed that University of Maryland officials canceled a screening of the $10 million XXX-rated movie after Maryland lawmakers threatened to withhold state funding.
Christopher Ruth of Van Nuys, Calif.-based Digital Playground, said at least five other universities, including Northwestern, Carnegie Mellon and the University of California, Los Angeles, had screened the film and none had canceled before.
“Showing a movie like this opens up a discussion, a discourse on sexuality and gender roles, and for them to stifle that discourse from happening is amazing,” Ruth told the Baltimore Sun’s Stephen Kiehl.
A debate over pornography raged in the Maryland Senate on Thursday after lawmakers learned that the movie was to be screened midnight Saturday at the College Park Student Union. No public funds were to be used to obtain the rights to the showing, but lawmakers threatened to withhold the state’s $400 million contribution to the campus unless the event was canceled.
Comments
Andy Harris lost the election for a reason........
Posted by: ziggy | April 3, 2009 2:29 PM
$10 MILLION for a porno?
I have a few co-workers who now want to change careers.
Posted by: Fed Up | April 3, 2009 2:48 PM