Jenna Jameson has made the Op-Ed pages of the Washington Post, one of the most influential newspapers in America. While Dave Berg, a Hollywood producer who wrote “Porn Goes Mainstream” for today’s issue of the Post, disparages the mainstreaming of porn, he seems to have no grudge with Jameson, anticipating that she will be the one to break the glass ceiling that Hollywood places on those who have worked in porn valley.
“Perhaps porn's biggest foray into the mainstream comes from porn queen Jenna Jameson, who was described by one Internet porn addict as a ‘cultural icon,’” Berg wrote.
Berg then lists Jameson’s many mainstream accomplishments: her upcoming book, landing the cover of New York magazine, her E! True Hollywood Story profile, her representation by the video games division of the Endeavor talent agency – the list goes on and on.
Berg blames it all on Monica Lewinsky. Before her, there were no references to oral sex in prime time or even late night television. And there's a lot more than oral sex being discussed on prime time nowadays. And Berg isn’t happy about it. “The thieves who have been stealing our children's innocence are no longer doing it in the shadows. They're now operating in broad daylight,” he wrote.
Berg did appreciate the fact that Jameson had turned down a role in what he calls network television's Who wants to Be a Porn Star [sic] informing readers that she “turned down the gig, citing her concerns about influencing young girls. At least she has higher standards than the networks,” he wrote.
Read Berg’s editorial here.
