cheesewhizexpress: Porn goes mainstream – In any other year it might sound strange, but in 1972 one
cheesewhizexpress: Porn goes mainstream – In any other year it might sound strange, but in 1972 one of the most popular films of the year was a porno. “Deep Throat” was one of the first pornographic films to receive mainstream attention, and it made $3 million in its first six months of release. It also took on an additional layer of cultural significance when the secret informant in the Watergate scandal went by the pseudonym “Deep Throat.” -- source link