Guide Note

2 Girls, 1 Cup is an Internet shock video that shows two women practicing coprophagia. While opinion is divided as to whether the footage is real or faked, similar (and worse) footage exists on the Internet that is unquestionably what it seems to be.

Fast Facts

1. Videos involving this particular fetish are illegal to sell or produce in the United States
2. MFX-Video officer: Danilo Croce
3. September 2006: Croce charged with conspiracy to distribute obscene material
4. Fiorito says his videos are legal in Brazil
5. Fiorito says he did not know they were illegal in U.S.
6. The shock video has spawned thousands of "reaction videos" where viewers video tape themselves watching the video for the first time
7. Referenced in Superhero Movie

Many sites that claim they host the original video actually contain malware.

2 Girls, 1 Cup became popular in late 2007, chiefly as something to show to unsuspecting people to gross them out -- as with such venerable Internet shock material as Goatse and Tubgirl. The video soon generated a spate of parodies, like 2 Guys 1 Cup, as well as reaction videos featuring innocent victims seeing the video for the first time.

The footage is professional, and comes from the fetish video Hungry Bitches by the Brazilian company MFX-Video. Company founder Marco Fiorito claims that some of the company's footage that seems to show excrement is actually filmed using chocolate.

2 Girls, 1 Cup was declared obscene by the United States government. Recently, adult video producer Ira Isaacs has decided to use the video as an example to defend his own work in court against obscenity charges. He says that people who view 2 Girls, 1 Cup - and who view his own videos - are doing it not for erotic reasons, but so they can be shocked.

During an interview for Esquire Magazine, actor George Clooney showed the journalist a mildly offensive video from YouTube. The journalist mentioned 2 Girls, 1 Cup as "the most disturbing video in the history of videos." Clooney demanded to see the video. Upon viewing, he nearly vomited and had to leave the room. Later, he compared the video to a rodeo. "See how long you can last," Clooney said. ¹