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Originally Posted by Joe Obenberger
We fought the Cold War. It's over. As someone who was there and gave four years of my life to defeat Communism, I don't know of any reason now, at all, why the US and the Russians need to be antagonists, nor any reason why they should not be allies. Pollitically, militarily, and porn-wise.
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Agreed.
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Originally Posted by Joe Obenberger
If the Russians started using sets and sites that looked "American" in their videos and overcame some cultural stuff that makes some of it stick out as foreign, they could make far more serious coin here than they do.
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You may be right from a profit perspective - but part of the charm (for lack of a better term) of Russian content is the 'foreign' feel of it - the fugly/cheesy wallpaper and neo-70s indoor decor, etc. To me, it almost seems like a branding technique.
"Looking American" isn't necessarily a good goal - since a lot of people I hear from say the western porn all tends to look cookie-cutter and overly-formulated. Using a mansion in the Hollywood hills with minimalistic/designer furnishings, a scenic view and an infinity pool tends to become cliche and tiresome.
I don't know if "overcoming cultural stuff" is such a good thing - it would take away from it's unique flavour. Perhaps modifying it slightly to update with new motiffs and styles (in a foreign sense) would be better - but I wouldn't want to see Russians (or other foreign production) merely clone the 'Americanized' style just for profit. I think there's a fascination for looking at something that obviously looks foreign...while at the same time recognizing and identifying we all have fundamental commonalities in the sexual aspects of the depiction.