Porn

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Here is CNBC’s Melissa Lee in her report on Porn: The Business of Pleasure. It’s sort of laughable not only because it’s fairly lightweight, but because she starts the report in a bright red trenchcoat. I sort of expected her to take it off revealing lingerie underneath.

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ok well thanks for clearing up the money issue a bit. I can see how fetish and certain actors can bring in more money than just the casual free-porn viewer like myself. I’m still perplexed about the girls who are doing it though. I have some preconceived notions about the type of girls who do it as well. Correct me if I’m wrong but when I think of a female porn star I think of:

1. A girl from a broken family
2. A girl on drugs.
3. A sex fanatic/freak/addict.
4. A smart girl using what she got for the money.

More often than not, I think #4 is the least likely, because there’s much different ways to go about making that money without the stigma and prejudice one might face.

For instance, dopers, what would you think if you found out your SO did porn? or your daughter? or just a family/friend?

Personally, I think it would bug me quite a bit, and I think it would a lot of other people too. I think I could probably get over it a little faster than others but it would still mess with me.

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By the same token, my brother was dating a porn star, & my late Mother refused to meet her, or have her in the house.

So, some stigma still there.

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@kimera

I briefly dated a girl who later became a porn star. We keep in touch. She’s done enough videos that she’s been recognized (which she finds a bit embarrassing). She’s a beautiful, intelligent, funny girl (looks like Natalie Portman). The reason why she got into the industry was that she loves the work and she makes a lot of money. I haven’t asked her how much, but one time she mentioned that she made 10 grand in a weekend and I suspect that might be typical for her. She does bondage type porn which pays a bit more. Plenty of people are willing to pay for certain fetishes or good-quality type stuff. The sites often tell you a lot about the actors and fans develop ‘relationships’ with certain actors and trace them through their careers. She has posted some of her fanmail on her blog before and talked about how some of her fans will pay $$$$ to get any sort of footage of her.

She keeps the information from her parents, but she dates other porn stars, so it hasn’t been a problem for her. I’m sure it will bar her from certain types of careers, but she says she never intended to be in those industries anyway.

I thought it was weird to see my ex’s business website and see him in a commercial… You’ve got me beat.