Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
In-depth docu looks at online sex site; language, violence.
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Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
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What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Money Shot: The Pornhub Story is a documentary about the adult entertainment website. Images and references include sexual objectification and allegations of sex trafficking, abuse, and assault of men, women, teens, and kids, rape, masturbation, nudity, revenge pornography, blurred views of explicit sex acts, sex toys, verbal bullying, a weed-selling website advertisement, bottles of champagne, cans of beer, and cocktails. Language includes "ass," "a--hole," "balls," "bulls--t," "f--k," and "f--king." Slur words include "booty calls," "c--k," "d--k," "p---y," "slut," "snitch," "t-ts," "t-tties," and "whore." There are also mentions of sexual acts involving "fisting" and an "orgy." The documentary's main theme is the proposed need for better monitoring of content and use of identity verification to access pornography websites.
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What's the Story?
MONEY SHOT: THE PORNHUB STORY is a documentary about the Canadian website's initial launch by three college students in 2007. Under new ownership, Pornhub becomes the global epicenter for the online sex industry. The film shares firsthand interviews that include employees, activists, and law officials, blurred sexually explicit images, and debates such as the right to make consensual porn and underage content use.
Is It Any Good?
This documentary addresses the importance of monitoring the use of adult entertainment websites by kids and teens. "I was 11 and I went on to Pornhub and I wanted to be surprised and I really was," recalls Noelle Perdue, a porn industry professional who once worked at the website, in Money Shot: The Pornhub Story. The first image of porn that Perdue observed was an explicit group sex scene. She says that it "set the tone how extreme things could be on the internet."
Yiota Souras, Senior VP & General Counsel for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, an organization that helps find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation, and prevent child victimization, says that "operating a pornography website, like any other social media website, is almost like operating a firecracker factory. You're creating an explosive situation for the most vulnerable members of our population."
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the communication of the cast in Money Shot: The Pornhub Story. How do they also demonstrate courage and teamwork? Why are these important character strengths?
In what ways should kids and teens be careful in social media site use?
Can identify verification stop viewing of adult entertainment websites by underage users? Do you agree or disagree, and why?
What do you think about the documentary's conclusion? Do you agree or disagree with the outcome of the decisions made? Why?
Movie Details
- On DVD or streaming: March 15, 2023
- Cast: Asa Akira, Nicholas Kristof, Noelle Purdue
- Director: Suzanne Hillinger
- Studio: Netflix
- Genre: Documentary
- Topics: Activism, Friendship, History
- Character Strengths: Communication, Courage, Teamwork
- Run time: 94 minutes
- MPAA rating: NR
- Last updated: March 15, 2023
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