I have a sneaky suspicion that a significant number of Chewer movie watching consists of films that wouldn’t exactly be called “narrative.” For those Chewers who maintain a habit of consuming films of ladies and gentleman of all kinds of shapes, sizes, colors, and orifice circumferences shoving their parts around… I must unfortunately report to you that a few porn studios have had to temporarily cease production due to an HIV scare.

The report comes all over the place from The LA Times, who explains that an unnamed performer has tested positive for HIV at the AIM (porn healthcare joint) and that a quarantine of possibly affected performers has gone into effect.

Will the poor porn consumer notice a dent in the monolithic flow of films generated constantly? I doubt it, but the industry will certainly be placed under heavy scrutiny once again. While constant testing means that porn performers are in an environment where HIV transmission is lower than average, by the very nature of the industry it is a much bigger deal when it does surface. There are movements to enforce mandatory condom use on these sets, but it’s never gained traction due to the wide push against it in the industry (OSHA standards already require that workers not be exposed to bodily fluids, it’s simply ignored in much of the porn world). Hearings on the subject are scheduled for the near future, and if this recent scare gives the critics enough ammo, there could be some big changes in Silicon Valley.

Read the article for more background on HIV scares in the porn industry.