Osama bin Laden-Porn Aficionado

Image via WikipediaEver since the raid on the Osama bin Laden compound, more and more has been revealed each day about what was found during the raid.  We have heard about all of the computers and flash drives that were taken.  Then there was the news of bin Laden's handwritten journals.  Yesterday, we learned that they also found a stash of pornographic material.

Who knew?  I suppose their might be some that would be surprised that bin Laden would be an aficionado of pornography.  It doesn't surprise me in the least for a couple of reasons.  The first is my recollection of a news story of internet search trends and the second is from personal experience; both of which I will share below.

About a year or so ago, there were a few stories published about top search terms on the internet.  In one story, it was revealed that  according to Google trends, 7 of the top 10 countries that searched for sex on the internet were predominantly Muslim countries.  Leading the pack among countries looking for online pornography was Pakistan.  Those were just little nuggets of information that stick in the back of my mind because I find them amusing or titillating.

The second is from personal experience, so it amounts to a bit of a confession.  Several years ago, I had a collection of adult oriented DVDs that I wanted to try to sell because I was in need of some money.  They were just sitting in the basement collecting dust, so if I could get a few dollars for them it would be no loss.  I was searching the internet for a place to sell them.  I came across a site that would set you up with your own online store to sell adult toys and movies.  Since the online adult entertainment industry was a multi-million dollar industry, I took the plunge and bought a sight.  I lost my shirt.

When I had that site, I used Statcounter as my hit counter to see how many visitors I had, where they came from, and what keywords they were using.  At the time, I was surprised to see some of the locations that showed up as visiting my humble store.  Here are some of the predominantly Muslim locations that showed up in my stats; Tehran, Iran; Islamabad, Pakistan; Saudi Arabia; Iraq; and Indonesia.  Just another of those little nuggets that stuck in my mind.

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Leah Lust AKA Tiffany Sheppard

I remember when the story of Florida biology teacher Tiffany Shepherd was first reported last year.  For those that don't know the story, she was fired from her position as a teacher when pictures of her in a bikini surfaced from her part time job as a hostess on Smokin Em Fishing Charters.  When she lost the job, she claimed it was because of those pictures.

At the time, I thought who cares what she does in her own time, so long as it does not interfere with her full time vocation.  However, according to the school board, they cited excessive absenses as the reason for her termination.  The firing was determined to be of merit because she never did return to teaching.  As you can see, she is an attractive woman and with the publicity of her termination she drew offers from Playboy magazine.  She turned those offers down because she was afraid that it would hurt her chances of ever teaching again.

A lot can change in a year.  Despite her efforts to return to teaching, she has been unable to land a teaching job.  Not only has she been unable to find work, but she went through a divorce and lost custody of two of her three children.  Desperate to earn an income, Tiffany Sheppard has started a new career, in the porn industry under the name Leah Lust.  In a bit of an ironic twist, one of her first films was under the title of "My First Sex Teacher."

According to an article on the NY Daily News website, Tiffany is quoted as saying,"I'm not particularly proud of it. To be honest, I hate it," Shepherd told Page2live.com. "I'm an educated woman, but I never thought it would come to this. No one gets brought up thinking they'll be a floozy."

It doesn't sound like she is particularly happy with her new vocation.  Or it could be she is just saying what she thinks people would want to hear.  Personally, I do not have a problem with her new job, so long as she is involved in it willingly.  I hope for her sake that she can be satisfied in whatever path she takes.  If she truly hates the porn industry, she should get out and take any job she can get.
 

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