Taboo I-ii-iii-iv -1979-1985- Fix

The creator(s) of Taboo remain unknown. What little is known comes from bootleg distribution notes: four reel-to-reel tapes and a single deteriorating VHS compilation, circulated via underground mail networks in West Berlin, New York’s Lower East Side, and London’s warehouse squats. Each installment was marked only with a Roman numeral and the year of its “recording”—though archivists now believe the dates reflect when the material was collected , not necessarily created.

Moreover, the Taboo series arrived during a turbulent period for free speech. The early 1980s saw aggressive anti-pornography campaigns aimed at "saving the family" from the perceived harms of erotic visual materials. Films like Taboo , which explicitly depicted illegal and immoral acts, became front-line targets in the censorship wars, defended by organizations like the Adult Film Association of America (AFAA), which gave Taboo V an award in 1985. Taboo I-II-III-IV -1979-1985-