I've not read the article you're referring to yet, but I just wanted to say I love this post. And I totally agree that the most 'alternative' women in porn are the ones you've mentioned, not the ones that look the 'wierdest' or whatever.
if you only fuck your boyfriend or your hottest pornstar crush on camera, youre not a sex worker.
EXACTLY! I could not agree with you more with everything you said. I think what bothers me the most about that article is how loosely & essentialist he discusses everything; he pick and chooses and doesn't take into so many other things that contribute to why, simplistically, people go into porn. I especially like, "I did my best to explain to her that her sexuality is actually very sacred and not something to be tossed around willy nilly." - Yeah, BRO, like you never had sex with some random chick at a party.
I read the article. I think the guy has an interesting perspective but is pretty far off about a lot of things...
Primarily, I feel like the "real" pornstars look DOWN on alt people almost in a "rich looking down on the poor" sense... who looks at alt people as rich kids like he suggests??? I certainly never have. That just seems so far off to me. To me, the alt kids are more likely the ones with a lot less to lose... coming from less flashy backgrounds.
Also, 99.99% is kind of an over statement. My girlfriend and I alone are 2 people who have never been victim to any sexual child abuse. Guarantee there are plenty more industry people in our boat.
do you feel like you/andy get looked down on? i dont really know what to say about this. i performed in a lot of eon's movies but i dont think i get categorized as "alt" that often because i can pull off both looks
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First, rates are set by a free market, so workers and bosses negotiate wages, and if all the porn stars working for a given boss agree to work at a certain rate, then that's what they get. It makes all the sense in the world that "Real porn stars [meaning traditional porn stars, since they're all real, but as I mentioned McInnes doesn't seem very bright] hate hipster porn because they see it as rich kids devaluing the sex dollar for laughs." Hell, I also pretty much see it as "rich" or middle class kids devaluing the sex dollar for laughs, and by God, I'm sure those kids feel that it beats waiting tables while they're in college. It does push down on the wages of traditional porn stars. But much like trust fund babies going to LA and wanting to act in major films and play guitar in rock bands for free, what the fuck is anyone supposed to do about it, assuming they have enough talent to be worth watching or hearing? Say "No, I insist that you take this perfectly good money from me"? Or maybe McInnes thinks passing a minimum wage for
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I would say "I want to live in a nation and a world where the governments and all the citizens agree in a social contract not to torture anyone," or "No one should torture anyone," rather than "No one deserves to be tortured."
In the same way, I'd avoid the word "deserve" when talking about making a living wage available to everyone willing and able to work.
But that's a pretty minor philosophical detail, not a different political position.
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And I totally agree that the most 'alternative' women in porn are the ones you've mentioned, not the ones that look the 'wierdest' or whatever.
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EXACTLY! I could not agree with you more with everything you said. I think what bothers me the most about that article is how loosely & essentialist he discusses everything; he pick and chooses and doesn't take into so many other things that contribute to why, simplistically, people go into porn. I especially like, "I did my best to explain to her that her sexuality is actually very sacred and not something to be tossed around willy nilly." - Yeah, BRO, like you never had sex with some random chick at a party.
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Primarily, I feel like the "real" pornstars look DOWN on alt people almost in a "rich looking down on the poor" sense... who looks at alt people as rich kids like he suggests??? I certainly never have. That just seems so far off to me. To me, the alt kids are more likely the ones with a lot less to lose... coming from less flashy backgrounds.
Also, 99.99% is kind of an over statement. My girlfriend and I alone are 2 people who have never been victim to any sexual child abuse. Guarantee there are plenty more industry people in our boat.
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I would say "I want to live in a nation and a world where the governments and all the citizens agree in a social contract not to torture anyone," or "No one should torture anyone," rather than "No one deserves to be tortured."
In the same way, I'd avoid the word "deserve" when talking about making a living wage available to everyone willing and able to work.
But that's a pretty minor philosophical detail, not a different political position.
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