There is a before and after Cicciolina, both in pornography and in Italian politics. But first we should ask what strange twist of fate causes women born in Hungary to be some of the most beautiful on the planet. It�s no joke. Hungarian women have a very particular grace and beauty that has made them perhaps the most desirable women in the world. Some of the most attractive porn actresses working today come from this country.

But to tell this story, we must go back in time. The history of pornography in Hungary dates from the period after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Until then, both production and distribution of pornography was illegal in communist Hungary. However the laws were changed with the arrival of “democracy” and these more permissive laws soon allowed this country to come to the forefront of the industry. Foreign directors were quick to take advantage of Hungary’s permissive laws, its low production costs and its large numbers of attractive actresses. 

However, the history of La Cicciolina dates from long before the Wall fell, and although her story is mainly connected to Italian culture and government, it is worth noting that she is from Budapest. In the 60�s she worked as a model in Hungary, and it wasn’t until the early 70�s that she began to develop her career in Italy. In the 80�s she starred in her first hardcore film and her fame grew even more. After this, she entered politics and, in 1987, was elected to the Italian parliament with more than twenty thousand votes. Her prime aims were to combat the nuclear threat and world hunger.

Among the most memorable moments of her time in parliament was the occasion she offered to have sex with Saddam Hussein in exchange for him releasing prisoners during the Gulf War. After failing to be elected again in 1991, she became one of the founders of the Partito dell�Amore, along with the porn actress, Moana Pozzi. Her further attempts to take an active part in politics failed, as did her offer to Osama bin Laden to have sex with him in exchange for an end to violence in the Middle East.

Although the successes of Cicciolina’s political career may have been negligible, her presence in the Italian parliament undoubtedly had an impact on European society. The fact that she found enough support to be able to crossover from the “underground” world of porn to the international political arena opened many people’s eyes to the true market size of pornography and its deep integration in contemporary culture. In pornography’s revelatory power of display, in its rawness, and in its blatant use of sexual intercourse as a means of production and capital, it explodes all society’s ideals, whether moral, political or religious about what sex means in our culture. La Cicciolina represented the impulse of downtrodden women everywhere to take control for themselves and wield some of the power in an industry, religion and world ruled by men.

Alexa Ray

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Translated by: Ben Palmer
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The pleasures of wine are told from remote times. This pleasant drink has accompanied the whole world during millenniums and it�s a true traditional in a large part of the tables in the Western world. The relation of wine with culture are diverse and deep, as is its symbology that goes from the religious rituals to pagan and profane ones. It is, undoubtedly, the drink that blesses churches and turns into Christ�s blood, with the sacred elixir that encourages intoxication, poetical deliriums and sexual romance. And there�s nothing more exciting that wine to increase the temperatures at the time of making love. Many of the well-known poets have sung odes to wine and its delicacies, the chaos that it provokes, its magical power and the inspiration that it produces.

Charles Baudelaire, father of modern poetry without a shadow of a doubt, is one of the main poets that made of wine a constant subject and from which many lessons can be learned. In his poetry, wine is a powerful narcotic that not only becomes the inciter of lust and passions, the blood of the lamb that spills and drinks to reach those �Artificial Paradises� that he talked about so much and he provoked with his harmonious and melancholic writings, but at the same time, in the voluptuous condition that, in the intoxication from wine, you can reach states of illumination and sacred pronunciation. That�s how wine provokes visions, brilliant ideas, even miraculous, and it�s the drink where dark and secret poetry reside.

That�s how the ancestral ceremonies to Baccus are a type of calling to the invocation of the unseen. The stupor that wine generates makes of the body a tame machinery for the gathering of imagination and dreams. And effectively, dreaming under the influences of wine becomes an experience that is blurred and filled with images of many colours. At the same time, wine incites lust and sexual desire in men and women, and is therefore the nocturnal drink that best favours romance. Imagine what it must be like to have some wine in Budapest and in the International Wine Festival. Certainly, a favourable moment for romance and to meet beautiful people who are open to adventure. This international festival takes place every year where thousands of exhibitors from around the world participate, as well as music, meetings and, above all, the animated participation of thousands of people searching for the perfect wine, the sweetest aroma that the mind can manage, romance and, who knows, maybe love too. For more information and the timetables of events of this festival on each day, visit this webpage:  http://www.aborfesztival.hu/

Alexa Ray

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Translated by: aleixgwilliam
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Anyone may surely have found pornography at home countless times – a classic of the trouble you can have when you live with your partner. And while many openly accept and tolerate the weakness of the other for erotic films, there are many people who fall to pieces in front of this “dirty” discovery.

Pornography can become a serious conflict if it comes to interposing in a relationship. While many women have no problem with pornography itself, they do have it with their representation in it. However, most men use – occasionally or regularly – porno since their teens and their passion for erotic films generally are not reduced significantly even though they have a couple.

But pornography not only can lead to cause trouble for moral reasons. Many women feel insecure and in some cases, even offended, if they find out that her partner regularly consume xxx movies. From a very conservative point of view, it is surely difficult for many women to accept the tastes of her partner and not take it personally.

Clearly they cannot compete with the perfection of Photoshop and enlarged breasts, but that is not what attracts men. But rather the fact that they are women who, although entirely fictional, are always willing to please the desires of men. However, a man who has sold his soul to pornography may well distinguish between fantasy and reality, and their personal tastes within that fantasy, which, after all are something very intimate.

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Previously we talked about pornography and its social impact, especially  as seen from a feminist point of view.  The conclusion? Pornography itself does not necessarily encourage or represent misogynistic or anti-social attitudes, but can negatively effect our sexual expression by making us accustomed to virtual and immediate pleasure over real life intimacy.

The sex-positive feminist movement that emerged in the 80s is opposed to the feminist anti-pornography discourse of activists like Catherine MacKinnon and instead promotes a more open sexuality. Rather than prohibiting pornography, they want to foster the development of sexuality free of patriarchal restrictions. The goal is absolute sexual freedom without legal and social limitations imposed on our sexual tastes, and the pursuit of real pleasure both female and male. Their manifesto reclaims women’s sexuality and their freedom to consume pornography and express their sexuality without that having to fear being seen as anti-feminist puppets of a patriarchal system.

One of the most famous porn actresses, Annabel Chong, whose memorable gang bang film launched her porn-stardom in a way, shared the vision of sex-positive feminists.  For her, having sex with many men at once was a way to reclaim her sexual freedom as a woman. In this way, the actress wanted to draw attention to the double-standard which deemed sexually liberated woman “easy “, while men received pats on the back for their voracious sexual appetite and success.

While much of the pornography circulating on the Internet offers a very sexist view of women, this does not mean that all pornography should be abolished as anti-feminist. In fact, last May year one of the more ironic prizes in the industry was awarded to the best feminist porn at the Feminist Porn Awards in Toronto, Canada. Three important selection criteria for the competition were: 1) The porn film had to be created by women at management level, production and script 2) Films had to show one hundred percent female pleasure, and finally 3) Films had to offer a fresh and innovative representation of sex which broke free from the typical stereotypes of pornography.

Why not take a spin in one of the capitals of European porn by renting apartments in Budapest and looking for alternative erotic films?