Does anyone remember Joanna Angel? No? Well a few years ago she was to be the saviour of modern pornography. As the self-proclaimed messiah of "alt-porn" she proclaimed silicon and blonde hair dead, asserting that what the modern generation really wanted was to watch people just like them have sex. Her fame was short lived (though I'm sure she's still screwing on-camera in some capacity) and I, for one, thought that the shadow of Jenna Jameson would cast darkness over the adult industry for time immemorial.
Sasha Grey materialized around this time bringing, dare I say, intelligence to the industry. Her scenes were disgusting, invasive and altogether exhilarating while her business sense and self-direction created the illusion that a porn star might actually have a goal beyond piles of coke and money. Her appearance on the Tyra Banks show (look it up) was hilarious. For once someone was acting like being a porn star wasn't the modern equivalent of slavery. By getting drilled on camera better than anyone else she brought a male-centric industry to its knees.
It may sound as if I am dramatically overstating the importance of a porn star but the ability of a woman in her late-teens and early twenties to accomplish any legitimate progression in business is astonishing. For her to do so within the confines of an industry that is more male-dominated than Augusta National and is typically the realm of exploited and broken women, is legendary. Her retirement is meaningful nor only insofar as she won't be making porn anymore (which is sad) but because she is leaving on her own terms. After a life-changing one-night stand she's leaving with our wallets, car keys and credit cards. I, for one, am willing to let her take whatever she wants.
http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2011/04/sasha-grey-retires-from-porn-still-squinting-full-time
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