Adult site xHamster refusing to serve people in North Carolina

[47of74]

Cool

There’s a new kink in North Carolina’s LGBT controversy: A popular porn website is banning all computers from “The Tar Heel State.”

XHamster.com has been refusing to serve anyone from North Carolina since 12:30 p.m. EDT, Monday.

Instead, users with a North Carolina IP address are just seeing a black screen on their computer — no porn.

The extreme measures will stay in place until North Carolina repeals House Bill 2, a law passed on March 23 that effectively prevents cities and counties in the state from passing rules that protect LGBT rights.

What will all those Republicans do now that one of their primary sources of....inspiration...has been taken away from them, dear readers?

[KamaAina]

1. In an unrelated story, a YUGE! Intenet cafe just popped up in Fort Mill, SC

right next to Charlotte.

[Demonaut]

2. they will move to live gerbils

[rug]

3. They should allow only gay porn.

[liberalhistorian]

9. That's a great idea,

and even funnier. Then again, it's not like republicans don't already have their sources of, well, ahem, "inspiration", to use the OP"s phrase, in that regard.

[LonePirate]

4. Good. Now we need the big search engine sites to follow suit: Google, Bing, Yahoo

That will certainly get some attention.

[pipoman]

76. Because of the bathroom thing? You want the internet to drive public policy?

[LonePirate]

82. You haven't read the bill if you think it is simply about "the bathroom thing"

There were all sorts of odious measures in this bill even though "the bathroom thing" is what is receiving all of the attention.

If the internet can be a positive source of an economic boycott, then by all means, I say let it drive public policy. It certainly cannot be worse than what Republicans are doing across America.

[joeybee12]

5. Well, the Boss canceling might not get them to repeal this...

But this really will hit McCrory hard! Repealed tomorrow, I bet.

[AlbertCat]

16. the Boss canceling might not get them to repeal this...

But this might. Don't mess with people's sports!

NBA Cancels 2017 All-Star Game In North Carolina Over Anti-LGBT Law

http://abcnews.com.co/nba-cancels-all-star-game-in-north-carolina-lgbt-hb2/

[joeybee12]

17. Good

And I'm glad they acted so quickly.

[joeybee12]

22. Now it looks like this could be a hoax

http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexreimer/2016/04/11/a-hoax-news-story-about-the-nba-moving-the-2017-charlotte-all-star-game-fooled-the-media/#5b05495e21c0

[D Gary Grady]

107. Hoax website (note the URL)

ABCNews.com.co isn't the same as ABCNews.com.

[Dustlawyer]

24. or hit him soft. Lol

[joeybee12]

25. Oh my!

[Jester Messiah]

6. If there's one thing that's not hard to find on the Internet...

It's porn. Good symbolic move, but nobody's gonna be hurting for "inspiration."

[A HERETIC I AM]

13. Exactly.

Good for Hamster, but they are but one of dozens of "free" porn sites, so this move is, just like you said, symbolic.

Again, good for the management of the site. Poll after poll after study shows the largest consumers of internet porn are the very red states.


And BTW, don't ask me how I know any of this. I am as pure as the driven snow.

http://dai.ly/x1sun8q

[eggplant]

20. There are only a handful (as it were) of porn streamers.

Lots of brand names, very few actual companies.

I think it is genius for the porn industry to shut them out.

[Chan790]

59. Yup.

Have a friend from college that is a freelance film industry worker in NYC (that's not a euphemism, he mostly works for USA and HBO, sometimes NBC...but he's an independent contractor, not on the payroll.) and like most people in that industry, he has occasionally taken day-gigs working on porn sets...it pays the rent when other gigs are hard to come by. (He's not a performer...he has one of those banal jobs that has to be done on any film shoot regardless of the content of the film; he's worked everything from porn to network TV to film sets to taped court depositions. Pretty much the only difference according to him is that there are more naked people around and the pay sucks on the porn sets.)

You see all these porn companies, content-producers...but at the end of the day, they're all owned by a small handful of groups. The same is true of the streamers. It's pretty much the only way any of them can stay in business with how much free porn and content theft and the general ubiquitousness of porn has cut into the bottom-line profits.

As an example, Pornhub is also RedTube, YouPorn, Tube8, PornMD, Thumbzilla, XTube, Gaytube, Pornhub Gay, RedTube Gay, YouPorn Gay, Tube8 Gay, PornMD Gay and XTube Gay--all of which are run as separate subsidiary companies and separate websites...but all the paychecks say Pornhub on them.

[Travis_0004]

18. And if you really needed your fix, just use a VPN/TOR

[herding cats]

7. It's a creative way to push a petition, I'll give them that!

From the article:

Kulich said the website plans to replace the black screen currently seen by North Carolina porn buffs with a petition demanding the repeal of the law.

[liberalhistorian]

8. Forgive me, Lord, but this is absolutely

hilarious. Hubby heard me laughing my ass off, and then joined in heartily when I told him. Yes, it's true that it's largely symbolic, since, as another poster pointed out, porn is hardly rare on the innertubes. But it's still effective in its own way and funny as hell.

[47of74]

11. Glad it gave you and hubby a good laugh

And yeah I know there are other sites Republicans can use to get the ol' hootus up and running.

[Hortensis]

110. Me too, but I just scared the cat.

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GOOD for you, xHamster! Thanks for a good laugh, 47of74!

[PJMcK]

10. Republicans always tout the power of the free market

Republicans always want companies to have the freedom to pick and choose their customers and they should embrace this decision by XHamster.com.

It was wonderful for American's civil rights when PayPal pulled 400 jobs from North Carolina. Likewise, the movie studio Lionsgate relocated the filming of a new cable TV series out of North Carolina resulting in the loss of another 100 jobs. Let's see how the North Carolina Republicans react to these decisions by businesses.

My expectation is that they'll either remain silent or bathe in hypocrisy.

[ladyVet]

92. Apparently, McCrory thought losing those 400 Paypal jobs was funny.

Judging by how he acted in response to the announcement, he seems to not care at all about people losing job opportunities, because Paypal takes people's money from all over the world with worse laws.

I don't know how he responded to the Lionsgate thing, but I'll guarantee you that anyone with any sense realizes it's not just the lost jobs, but the other money that would have been spent in the community that was ripped away.

Of course, there are sales taxes and property taxes to raise, so the state will get their money, mostly from the poor and working class who can't afford to pay it.

[ladyVet]

93. Oh, and not forget the money we'll lose from the furniture market in High Point. nt

[Warren DeMontague]

12. Good for them.

dare i ask why they called it "xhamster" in the first place?

I probably dont want to know.

[pokerfan]

60. I googled and found this

https://www.quora.com/How-did-xHamster-get-its-name-and-logo

[jaxind]

14. Yes!

Yes, the family values McCrory who is against LGBT rights, I'm sure is just fine with all the porn-watching that goes on in his state! No problem there! The hypocritical republicans!!

[0rganism]

15. if pornhub embargoed NC, the law would be repealed within hours n/t

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

30. YouPorn too.

[shenmue]

19. Hamster?

[louis-t]

48. No, no, no....

Jeez!

[usedtobedemgurl]

21. Glad all of you are so happy....

I actually have used this site for research. I know that sounds corny but it is true. When I wanted to get ideas for how to sound both males and females, I went there. Whenever I want anything - prostrate milking, sounding, CBT, I always go there if none of my friends are available. And, truthfully, I am somewhat ahead of the curve where my friends are concerned so I usually learn new things and then have a teaching session. This sucks.

[Warren DeMontague]

26. There's no danger of running out of porn on the intertubes.

This is a largely symbolic statement against a fucked up law.

[usedtobedemgurl]

27. I understand....

and I just tried it and I actually was able to watch porn there.

My big problem is there are only so many kinky sites that have kink stuff on them that seem real and are not just scripted. Yes, they are out there but someone pointed me to hamster and that is where I found my stuff.

[Warren DeMontague]

28. I was gonna say, too

There are probably relatively simple ways around it.

[usedtobedemgurl]

34. Well I just went there....

and it let me in. Maybe they can just see my dominance and decided I was one of the good gals!

[FreedomRain]

46. check out tor

its free and fairly easy, changes your IP, works like firefox, blocks popups and ads. especially for sites of this nature which may hide malware etc

Tor

[Capt. Obvious]

37. "Research"

What was the raunchiest porn in your research? I'm asking for a friend.

[Skittles]

49. I see what you did there

[Dr. Strange]

55. Scott Baio clown porn

But you knew that already.

[Half-Century Man]

62. .............Do you realize that amount of tequila needed to

rinse that from my mind? I don't have that much here. So, now I have to drive 4 blocks while twitching and randomly screaming like I have Tourettes syndrome.
Just....thanks..,

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

77. Oh, quit yer griping, hop on the lawnmower, and drive to the liquor store.

Or is that just Florida Man who drives like that.

Cheers!

[Capt. Obvious]

72. He's in charge

[Dr. Strange]

78. And Joanie loves it!

[rug]

43. Science!

Welcome to DU.

[usedtobedemgurl]

90. Thanks but I have been here a while.

I can still get my old account on my phone but am not sure of the password and when I requested it, twice, it never came. As 'demgurl' I have been here since Bush.

[Islandurp]

52. Yeah I use it for research too.

For science, yo!

[Orrex]

75. Careful! You can go blind if you research too much.

[Recursion]

85. It's a surprisingly good site.

As you say; it's really a lot more responsive to user interests than most sites.

If you're actually interested in the state of sexual thoughts in the world, xhamster is second only to motherless in where you should look.

[usedtobedemgurl]

88. Thanks, I will look at that.

I appreciate your input.

[Blue_Tires]

106. wait.... WHAT?

[snooper2]

109. I'm just wondering if I really want to google prostrate milking right now

[DebbieCDC]

23. Oh that's priceless

Take away their porn. I love it. Bravo xHamster

[NorthCarolina]

29. Damn'it.

eom

[underpants]

45. LOL

[beastie boy]

31. The GOP legislature will surely cave now!

[PatrynXX]

32. xhampster could be considered an illegal share site though

but do find that ironic. One. Govenor suddenly wants Justin in the state (a known criminal. what you want the crime rates to go up than have to deal with reality) and second NC citizens go to illegal porn stite for their porn . thats just too good. Why can't you pay for it

[DrBulldog]

33. Yep, take away porn, then you'll have riots in the streets.

[Binkie The Clown]

54. Outlaw porn and only outlaws will have porn. The only way to stop a bad guy with porn...

is a good guy with porn.

[Warren DeMontague]

63. come out with your hands up

[Jerry442]

35. I don't see the problem.

I mean there aren't any sinners in NC who would be watching porn anyway, right?

[AllyCat]

36. Considering the huge number of adult stores, porn, massage billboards we saw on a trip to the South

Last month, this may actually work.

[47of74]

38. Yeah I remember back in 2004 driving across Missouri on I-70 for a job.

I was struck by how many adult stores there were along the way from Kansas City to St. Louis. (No I did not perform any closer investigations). Missouri is St. Louis and Kansas City with Alabama in between.

[xocet]

40. That is awfully harsh on Columbia, MO. Is Columbia a right-leaning college town like Ames?

n/t

[ButterflyBlood]

74. What? Ames is hardly right leaning.

Story County voted heavily for Obama twice. So did Columbia.

[xocet]

94. My apologies...I suppose that Johnson County should not be used as the standard upon which such

comparisons are based...

[Skittles]

50. sanctimonious hypocrites

the Bible Belt

[blackspade]

39. Oh, the sweet smell of irony!

[craigmatic]

41. between this and porn hub handing out scholarships you have to take off your hat to porn sites

they're doing God's work.

[Android3.14]

42. So I said to Mrs. 'Droid

That's why I look at porn, to support LGBT rights.
She rolled her eyes and responded, "You just keep telling yourself that."

[cwydro]

44. This is hilarious.

Too funny!

[louis-t]

47. That's GOTTA hurt!

[JonathanRackham]

51. The Internet has porn sites?

[ohnoyoudidnt]

58. WHAT?

https://m.

[Binkie The Clown]

53. The Internet belongs to the 21st century. If you want to live in the 18th century,...

then no Internet porn for you.

[Stinky The Clown]

56. No wank material for religiowankers

Hahahahaha

[Heeeeers Johnny]

57. Their buisness... their rules, but there's an odd irony to it.

If the NC legislature passed a law blocking pornographic content, these people would be shrieking at the top
of their lungs about "censorship" (yeah, I know, 1st amendment restrictions only apply to the government).

I really don't give a fuck one way or another about what Xhamster or any other business or individual chooses
to do in NC, but this move by Xhamster is meaningless unless it generates some fiscal harm to the state.

I mean seriously, if NC were to hold open public meetings, town hall debates regarding the issue, who is going to
stand up and oppose the measure because they can't get Xhamster anymore?

[turbinetree]

61. That is just to funny.......................take that NC ...........

who won, is my question, the porn / smut adventures or the christians wanting to see porn, behind there close NC doors and then on a given day talking in the double talk of hypocrisy. of the uppity - uppity

Looks like the internet is more powerful........................drug stores are going to run low lubricant and things, or now they be found at over stock.com and will they can go to the overstock .com site, to get cheap items---------------and live the dreams ..............

Anyone keeping a tally....................x.hamster scores lets hear it is 10 million blacked out screens and counting
while moral majority, is trying to figure out, how to broadcast pray for Jesus at Liberty University, on that lame land line site universality

[Initech]

64. You can get porn on the Internet? Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaaaat???????

[Rex]

65. Oh good...I thought that said 'adult size hamster'.

But this is porn, so this is better.

[Warren DeMontague]

69. Chris Christie looks sort of like a woodchuck with a glandular problem

does that count?

[jonks2746]

66. Pretty funny

They'll probably get around the block though..

[yuiyoshida]

67. now this is awesome

[BeanMusical]

68. Kick and R

[Helen Borg]

70. Now what?

No port for them.

[Turbineguy]

71. Wow

Denying republicans their porn? That's below the belt!

[Kaleva]

73. Just cross posted this in the North Carolina group

[cwydro]

80. I'm in NC and had no problem accessing the site whatsoever.

So this is all nonsense.

[cwydro]

79. I've seen so many threads on this, so I went to the site.

I'm in NC, and the site is not closed to me at all.

They have a box come up saying NC is homophobic, but you x the box out - and the site is there.

So this is not true.

[Warren DeMontague]

84. Oh yeah, the old "i went to the site because of all the threads i saw on DU about it" excuse

[cwydro]

86. Lol. I thought it was gag-worthy.

But the point is that the site is not closed to NC.

These threads that people post and everyone believes just because they want it to be so.

Posters here are very gullible.

[Orrex]

91. But are they gullible enough to believe...

that you only went to the site for research purposes?


Not so gullible, I think...

[cwydro]

99. Whatever dude.

I know some women like porn, but I'm not one of them.

I've got nothing against it, but I've never had the need for it.

[Orrex]

100. Geez. It got all serious in here all of a sudden.

[cwydro]

102. Sorry about that lol.

Been dealing with some wankers elsewhere.

[Orrex]

103. No harm!

[ChairmanAgnostic]

81. Some 20-30 years ago, a hotel hospitality study found

That the purchase of porn in hotel rooms always increased incredibly whenever the Baptists, Christian Coalition or Moral Majority had a convention. It was so clearly correlated, and incredibly profitable for the hotels, that they actually spelled out the details, tracking just how much porn viewing increased whenever the mopes came into town.

The MM or CC, or whatever they called themselves then, threatened to boycott any hotel that offered pay per stroke video. That backfired on them something fierce, if I recall. It started their long, slow, but well deserved self-destruction.

[AgerolanAmerican]

98. Isn't Utah the highest per-capita porn consumer?

as funny as this story is, let's be honest, there will be no lack of porn available in North Carolina as long as the Internet still works

[ChairmanAgnostic]

105. I have read that. Which explains that

Stupid family with 143 kids and groaning, or whatever they called it. Never saw it, cannot imagine anyone who would want to. But that son sure took a wrong turn in what he got his grubby hands on. I wonder how his (cough cough) rehab is coming. And if he's raped anyone lately who is NOT a family member.

You are correct about the tubes. One provider's decision cannot keep all porn out. In fact, the Chinese came up with ingenious ways to get around intertubes' blockages.

[47of74]

108. I guess he's been paroled from Jesus Jail.

Family still isn't all that happy with him since he derailed their gravy train.

[Recursion]

83. They banned India at one point too

I forget what got them to let us back in (I think it was when the supreme court explicitly backed down on criminalizing being gay), but honestly I love the idea of porn having power....

[Javaman]

87. that's going to leave mark. lol nt

[allan01]

89. a queestion if i may, good on the boyycotts , but how are authorites going to enforce this

a cop at evry bathroom?

[felix_numinous]

95. Ha

let them stew in their own juices then, so to speak.

[LiberalLovinLug]

96. And Red States Love their Porn

http://www.motherjones.com/riff/2009/03/red-states-love-porn

They're red from all the chafing! In the latest installment of Irony and Hypocrisy Weekly, a study has shown that traditionally conservative states consume the most online pornography.

This is going to hit them HARD

[47of74]

104. And they probably have arms like this?

[packman]

97. Kittens and Porn

what more can you ask from the internet?

[Eleanors38]

101. I'd comment, but I'm afraid of getting viruses. So is my computer.