Thoughts On Being An Ethical Porn Consumer

I was interviewed for a Globe and Mail article about being an ethical porn consumer.

I thought I would expand on my quotes and share a few more of my thoughts on the matter. Two quotes is not enough. ;-)

There is this huge desire for free porn. While the Internet has made it amazingly accessible we all know the desire to get something for free is not new. Before porn was so available it was even more stigmatized and people would take on covert action to get it (sneaking into theatres, stealing from other people’s collections) or they would turn to softer images and make it their porn (a Sears catalogue). The idea of free was not so much an issue. It was getting most anything at all. Now that has changed. It is everywhere and in such variety.

I think that how the Internet allows for the free exchange of ideas and of content is a great thing in many ways, but like most every content producer (music, literature, etc..) pornographers now have to deal with piracy on a whole other level. We are not being compensated for our work. I have accepted this and have tried to offer material that requires a payment (live webcam shows) and to develop a strong online presence as a multidimensional human being so people will feel attached and more willing to support my efforts.

But the piracy continues and know that anything of mine featuring me and James you see on tube sites is stolen *. I am not being compensated for my work, the use of my image, for helping you with your orgasm. You are using me. You might get off on this, but I don’t. I like to think Karma is a bitch and your turn-on via theft from a sex worker reflects a selfish, unevolved human being with a small view of the world. Yes, they be some fighting words. Walk a mile in a sex workers stilettos and you would give the same speech.

* I do think some ladies I have shot with (who I share the rights to the content) post our stuff on tube sites. There is not much I can do about that.

Now onto the idea of coercion. I think the biggest motive for sex work is the same for all work. Paying the bills. In the western world there is not so much coercion as there is poverty, inequality, and racisim. Due to sexual shame and stigma sex work is not seen as reasonable work so it is on the bottom of the list for most people. However, it can pay very well. You only need to work a few hours to make a few hundred dollars (or a few thousand depending on your locations, your appearance and the acts required). So if you are in a disadvantaged position (and let’s be honest, most women are in a patriarchal society), sex work of all kinds can look pretty appealing.

I have tonnes more I could say, but that is my little overview for today. I have a meeting to get to. I am to discuss with my business partner the new direction for my personal porn site.