Sordid Underbelly

Yes, there are a lot of pure and innocent things on the internet, but it's also got quite a sizable and sordid underbelly. Some would argue that it is like 99% sordid underbelly. I don't remember the statistics on how much % of internet is actually porn/other freaky things, but I feel like the porn:not-porn ratio was a lot heavier on the porn side.
So, here are some random samples of the seedy portions.

First, you need to see the most glorious chart that has ever been created, I'm serious, it is so cool your eyes will be the size of saucers no matter what your feelings towards crazy fetishes. If the link is broken, it's copyright Katharine Gates and it's called "fetish map" or "fetish chart." Also, an alternate link to view it is this.
I will sing the praises of this chart for the rest of my life.

Here is a thumbnail if I can just learn how to use Blogger without breaking the internet.

Here we go.


Next is The Website of Aradd the Black Unicorn. You know this is going to be interesting already, because Aradd, with two ds, is a phenomenally stupid name, especially for a black unicorn. Note. Please, please note:

• Creepy black unicorn animated gifs!
• Misspelling of "traveler" in unnecessarily frilly cursive!
• That you can travel to the magical lands of Kandor, Ellgar, and Kondor from the weird marble texture buttons on the sidebar!

Does this look like porn yet? No, no it does not. Let's try the magical world of Ellgar, and the 21 years and older warning pops up.
It's not even clear in case a poor little 7 year old stumbles into this site and doesn't know what's going on.
"This is a large country and if you proceed from here, there is no way back!"
Yes, let's be cryptic so the 7 year old doesn't know Mr. and Mz. Unicorn will be having graphic and intimate relations with one another on the next page.
"...And they are doing little more than just stand and look at each other."
What does that even mean? Doesn't that mean you're telling the 7 year old the happy animals are just having a staring contest on the next page?
Hm. Looking at the pictures on the rest of the site, I have to say I'm only recommending this one because of the delightfully creepy layout of the homepage. The porn section is less interesting as it's just some disturbing furry stuff.

Finally, here is a page from the USA Sex Guide 2000-2004. On this page, some men in Columbus, Ohio discuss the local prostitutes: where the prostitutes are, what the men did with them, and what the men think of them.
A lot of porn terminology. It's like they're so invested in porn as reality that they're demonstrating their virility/masculinity to other men by portraying themselves as porn stars in their stories. You'll notice some unfamiliar acronyms; the internet will tell you what some of these mean. It might not bear mentioning, but also note the utter contempt they've got for women, and the fact that they're perfectly aware that some of these women are in prostitution to feed addictions.
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