Comments about ‘Letters: 'Porndance' a shame’

Sundance does not reflect the values of the Utah community. Indeed, it seems to go out of its way to denigrate and belittle Utah values.

Sundance truly has become little more than a venue for promoting unrestrained, wanton sexuality. In fact, a majority of its movies this year portrayed sex as a purely recreational activity, with no consequences whatsoever. These movies even go so far as to advocate the participation in sex with any person at any time, as long as it provides instant gratification.

The time has come for Utah to end its relationship with Sundance once and for all. Not onemore cent of tapayer money must go to support this festival of filth.

I'm not overly thrilled at the idea of my tax dollars financing poorly disguised pornography and assume most residents of the state feel the same.

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Sundance brings in over $150 Million to the Utah economy.

This is Utah - and whatever's good for business, trumps anything else deemed good, regardless of what residents want.

If you don't like it, don't go. Pretty simple solution. Postulating in the newspaper is pointless. Just vote with your wallet and go about your business.

@JCS

"Sundance does not reflect the values of the Utah community."

Errr doesn't Utah have the highest amount of porn subscriptions per capita compared to the rest of the US?

I saw several films at Sundance this year. No porn anywhere in sight. So you're fulminating against a bunch of films you didn't see? That makes all kinds of sense. . . .

JCS -- may we see some documentation of your claims of taxpayer support for Sundance?

There were a large number of excellent movies shown this year that any family could safely enjoy.

And has been pointed out above, why does Utah rank tops in porn downloads on personal computers? Is that a real Utah value?

Letter: "To be honest, I never pay it much attention. I did read however, the article..."

In other words, you are writing about something you know virtually nothing about.

JCS: "In FACT, a MAJORITY of its movies this year portrayed sex as a purely recreational activity, with no consequences whatsoever." [emphasis added]

You made the identical claim in a comment on a previous Sundance article. I noted at the time that there were about 120 features and 60 shorts at the festival, so a majority would be over 60 films. I challenged you to substantiate your claim by providing titles of any 20 films (a third of what you claim exist) that met your criterion of portraying recreational sex without consequence. I'm still waiting. [Hint: It's not LINsanity, American Promise, When I Walk, or even the excruciatingly violent, 5-hour-plus Gangs of Wasseypur.]

You are entitled to you own opinions, but not, as they say, to your own facts. Make a factual claim, be prepared to back it up with evidence.

Didn't go. Never been. Works well.

UT Brit: you have clearly been seduced by the left wing media into believing that Utah is the porn capitol of the nation. Have you not noticed how many churches we have? How many righteous legislators? How many faithful? How could we be as porny as Kansas in August? It is the same science that purports that the world is warming that brought us those statistics. It is clearly based on junk science.

Airnaut - on Jan 15th Redford stated the festival brings $70-$80 million to the state's economy (not the $150mil you stated) and I would think he would be a more valid source

The state incentivizes the festival with about $300,000 (at least that was the amount in 2012). So the state should just stop it and make it totally private then CHS 85's comment could actually be appropriate.

I'd like to take the time to write a letter into the Deseret News and complain about all the pornography on....Jupiter.

Although I've never been there, and never seen it myself, I can just assume it there, and that most residents of the Solar Community feel the same way I do.

Tell you what -
When Utah has the LOWEST on-line pornography usage in the nation, let's address the mythical majority are porno movies at Sundance.

FYI - "Napoleon Dynamite" was a Sundance Film Festival winner.

"Sometimes the loudest barks come from the narrowest minds."

Sundance is about creative freedom. The films will stand on their own. It goes without saying that the people who make movies, in general are far more liberal and permissive than your average person. Pushing the envelope is what they do. At the same time critics should have the same freedom to criticize without being insulted as being "narrowminded" just because they want to limit what they see as smut.

I suggest that people pick and choose movies that are in line with their preferences. Then skip the ones that don't suit you.

Wow, that was easy.

Funny, the Deseret news won't post this comment.

Ok.

Elaine Jarvik reported a story by Harvard economics professor, Benjamin Edelman, who tracked online subscriptions to porn sites. With Utah being # 1 in those online subscriptions.

This was reported, by the Deseret news.

03/03/09

If I am not mistaken, I am pretty sure that Sundance was given the title of "Porndance", as there were 3 of the major films or so that had to do with the pornography industry. I don't believe that it was meant to say that all of the films at sundance were filled with filth.

All that online subscriptions proves is that there are some pretty dumb people willing to spend money on something that can be found for free. Besides, who cares what guy, lady, couple, whoever do in their own home anyway?