Sure.  Makes perfect sense.

MIAMI (CBS4) ― Recession is a dirty word especially in the porn industry. Sales of videos are down double digits for the first time in 40 years. Some believe that a decline in this once recession-proof business, could be an indication of a decline in overall consumer confidence.

So is porn going soft? According to Adult Video News, the industry’s leading trade publication, DVD sales fell 11-percent in 2006. This year, it’s closer to 30-percent.

Economics professor Robert Gustafson said that’s very unusual for this industry.

“We’re seeing this happen for the first time where you have the adult world actually in their own form of a recession,” said Gustafson

Recession?  Unlikely.  Here’s what’s really going on:

Competition from the internet has also cut into profits.

Consumers are hooked on pornographic knockoffs of You Tube, like Your Porn, the world’s number one porn site, which offers free uploads of adult entertainment videos.

Why buy a porno DVD when you can get free porn on the internet?  There’s no recession; the market is just turning away from a technology that’s fast becoming obsolete.

But hey, any excuse will work for the media to run that “recession” flag up the pole.