guest post by Violet Blue
As many of us have recently struggled through getting our taxes done, or look ahead in dread at the chasm of taxtime hate that stands between now and April 15, one video emerges to bring porny humor to the situation: Math Bus. Seen last year as a SXSW short, it flew under the radar because it parodies not just tax season, but a particularly notorious subgenre (and brand) of porn known as “Bangbus.” In the highbrow Bangbus scenario, a bunch of well mannered gentlemen called Bang Brothers drive around in a bus (or van) and pick up women to have sex with for the promise of money. This is an original concept. And then in a display of the superiority of the male species, they dump said female on the side of the road after the sexual transaction — sans cash, laughing and high-fiving. Many have asked if Bangbus is real, and in general if, or why, anyone finds this hot. All I can say is that no, Bangbus is not “real” in that the actresses are indeed pre-arranged and paid, and their contracts and all federal 2257 recordkeeping age and ID requirements are on file, meaning it’s a setup. It’s fake. I don’t have an answer for the rest of the question. Which is partly why Mathbus is a great — and pointed — satire of porn culture’s Jackass-style misogyny.
But Mathbus — man, I think it’s real. These dudes drive around and get chicks to do their taxes. It’s sick.
