You sir are incredibly ignorant and arrogant at the same time. I for one hope this entire thread is used to educate webmasters how NOT TO ACT.
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Originally posted by PaulSweet
We don't throw private parties with glory holes....you are thinking of another Vancouver company entirely (Go speak to Mr. Shaw about that one, the guy who spent so much time bitching in this thread). In fact we don't hold private parties at all.
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On this one, I'll stand corrected if I'm wrong - but only because I'm relying on my memory. I seem to remember a thread with pictures from the WEST COAST WEB MASTERS event with some pretty fucking outrageous pics. Might have been a "glory hole", maybe not - However, the images were taken down almost as soon as they went up so I can no longer offer this proof.
Originally posted by PaulSweet:
"but we shoot content we believe in. That's it and thats all I have to say about it. If the heat of being in the Porn biz is too hot for you, leave. Because its only going to get hotter at the global level in the years to come...."
You still refuse to acknowledge the jeopardy you placed thousands of webmasters in, not to mention the shit your company caused in the local industry by continuing to be as brash and cocky as ever. And it makes me howl with laughter as you continue to stick your foot in your mouth every time you say "we were only charged with three counts of obscenity"... SO if you are admitting that you may have done something illegal...or at least admitting the police are suggesting you have done something illegal...how can you even stand up for your content? YOU ARE SELLING WEBMASTERS ILLEGAL CONTENT. By doing so, and circuitously admitting to it, you are owning up to the FACT that you dont give a fuck about your webmasters. Thats the worst part of your WHOLE operation and the very reason I object to your organizations whole defensive stance in this matter.
Courtesy SweetLoads.com, an SEG flagship property:
What you publish is hate...pure and simple. Simulated rape propogates hatred and violence toward women. Section 319 of the Criminal Code says the wilful promotion of hatred is a crime punishable by up to two years in jail. Of course, it'll take years of courtroom squabbling to get that properly defined so I don't doubt that you and your lawyers will squeak away from that one.
I'm just trying to ensure the survival of this industry. When an organization continues to operate outside of legal limits of the law, they cause harm to individuals who wish to operate within the law. When sexual predators continue to abuse women in the manner you and your "sweet family" does, it gives a reason for right wing organizations and the crazy religious groups to begin attacking pornography and erotica again.
Ultimately the SWEET defense is embarassing at best, pathetic at worst. The transparent notion that you guys are a bunch of renegade crusaders for free speech and revised technology laws in Canada is clearly a joke once you encounter the first sweet site.
Your success in this industry is not because you are some unique groundbreakers - nope, you are just greedy - and you've proven nothing to anyone interested in maintaining some sort of integrity in this industry. Who knows, maybe I'm a lone voice on this one...
but I dont care because I know what I hear on the streets and in the bizness...the local webmaster trade hates you (unless of course they're pimping your illegal product), and your talent hates you.....thats evidence enough for me of your supposed ethics that you try to portray at the western webmasters shows.
Ethics, honesty, and trust are the most valued assets a business IN ANY INDUSTRY can have. Your statement: "If the heat of being in the Porn biz is too hot for you, leave." indicates to me that these principles do not exist within your company. Its typical bully talk by people who know they have done something wrong (and in this case ILLEGAL), but can't find anything valid to say. It translates to "Yeah, we make money, so we are legitimate. We make more money then you so we must be more legitimate. You couldn't possibly know what you are talking about"
So in summary, I have no beef with anyone in the Sweet family. I do on the other hand wish to see legitimate honest companies continue to do well and operate within the law. I also wish that FOR ONCE people would begin to see that the only way to ensure the survival of this bizness is to weed the bad apples out.