While I'm not sure who coined the term altporn, or alt-anything, the problem people seem to have with it stems not from the content itself but the fact that applying "alt" to any word makes it seem as if the amended word requires a stylistic retooling.If you make altporn, then people think porn requires an alternative because "porn", itself, is lacking. Then the people who make "porn" will have a field day critiquing the many areas in which altporn doesn't live up to its hype.
That seems to be the thrust of posts like this one on ADT, launched by reluctant curmudgeon David Aaron Clark.
"The alt porn hate is groing," writes Eon McKai. "Its weard to watch."
I don't believe there is hate for movies like the Kill Girl Kill series (unless it's from Keiko) and Art School Sluts, but for the name altporn itself.
That is why I think altporn should change its name to Steve.
Steveporn will have no automatic bad associations. While some might say, "Stop filling up my inbox with press releases about Steveporn," those complaints will not be substantively different from "stop filling my inbox with press releases about Phat Azz Titties."
In addition, I think the purveyors of Steveporn and history-steeped maestros like David Aaron Clark have much to learn from each other. I would be willing to broker a summit between the parties at the halfway point between the Steveporn compound in Silverlake and Clark's pagoda in Koreatown. That halfway point is the House of Pies in Los Feliz.
Amid the smell of boysenberries a deal will be hammered out in which McKai will learn to spell, Clark will learn to love again, and Mark Kramer will pick up the check and everyone will go mini-golfing.
posted by Gram the Man
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Tuesday, October 11, 2005 
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Anonymous said...
- Hello dude. MY name is Andy and I am writing you from Italy. I am currently working on a free magazine named "Maniax" which focuses on all the different sides of underground and street culture. Since we really love your blog, we'd like to know if you'd be interested into doing an interview for our upcoming issue. It'd be rad.
- Tuesday, October 11, 2005
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Malachi said...
- Holy Crap Gram! Maybe what I do is Steveporn.
- Tuesday, October 11, 2005
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Tony Batman said...
- I am interested to see who will be the face of steveporn ?? Will it be a cult following or jump right into a mainstream fame? Oh the exciteing times we live in.
- Wednesday, October 12, 2005
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Tony Batman said...
- I am very interested in who will become the face of steveporn? Will it have a cult following, a blog following, or will it jump right into the mainstream and loose its roots ??? Oh the exciteing times we live in.
- Wednesday, October 12, 2005
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Steve Ochs said...
- Everything I do is Steveporn, so all y'all newcomers can step the fuck off my shizznit, bitch.
- Wednesday, October 12, 2005
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El Cheapo said...
- The face of Steveporn?
- Wednesday, October 12, 2005
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Kami Andrews said...
- i dont give a fuck who writes the check but if there is pie involved this is an issue i would like to help with
- Wednesday, October 12, 2005
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Eon said...
- I would meet with aney one...
- Wednesday, October 26, 2005
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