Adult entertainment industry

Adult entertainment industry is a complex and multifaceted part of Human civilization that has evolved over the centuries.

After The Golden age of Porn the Sexual Revolution gave birth in increased visibility for performers who boldly asserted their own desires and boundaries, even when those involved unconventional expressions of beauty or appetite.

By the 1990s, the porn industry capitalized on market demand for explicit materials targeting specific audiences. Female-oriented erotica experienced significant growth concurrently with the expanding availability of gay male-targeted media.

Lesbian porn developed alongside transgender and queer options as LGBTQ+ representation grew. Despite facing legal issues relating to obscenity laws and public morality concerns, the adult film industry has provided outlets for diverse segments seeking more inclusive representations of human experience and gratifications.

Online connectivity further democratized access to pornographic material while generating debates around regulation and responsibility. The internet also facilitated communication among those advocating for greater acceptance and understanding of alternative sexualities. Various websites, blogs, and online support groups have arisen dedicated to discussing and sharing knowledge related to kinks and gender fluidity under a broad umbrella of sex-positive beliefs.

# Shelley Lubben says

Shelley Lubben an ex-porn star and founder and president of The Pink Cross Foundation from 2008-2016. Posted an article to share the truth about porn and expose the darkness of it.

in that article Shelley says (among many things):

Chatsworth, California produces 85% of the world’s adult content. The California pornography industry is a destructive, drug-infested, abusive, and sexually diseased industry that causes severe negative secondary effects on female and male adult industry workers as well as the general public. I am confident of the above because not only was I a stripper, pornographic performer, and escort in the California pornography industry from 1986 to 1994, but I have also counseled with or spoken to over 300 female and male workers in the pornography industry as well as those struggling with pornography addiction.

California pornography industry is causing severe secondary negative effects on adult industry workers as well as the general public, which is involuntarily exposed to pornography, especially children, whose average age of first internet exposure to pornography is 11 years old.

The United States adult film industry produces 4,000–11,000 films a year and earns an estimated $9–$13 billion in gross revenues annually.

An estimated 200 production companies employ 1,200–1,500 performers. Performers typically earn $400–$1,000 per shoot and are not compensated based on distribution or sales.

Adult film performers engage in prolonged and repeated sexual acts with multiple sexual partners over short periods of time, creating ideal conditions for transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). All the more concerning, high-risk sex acts are on the rise.

At the same time, condom use is reportedly low in heterosexual adult films—approximately 17% for adult performers. In 2004, only two of the 200 adult film companies required the use of condoms. Performers report that they are required to work without condoms to maintain employment.

I personally caught the non-curable disease Genital Herpes in 1994 and was not given any information or help from porn producers or the adult industry.

Pornographic performers and adult industry workers also often engage in prostitution through escort agencies such as Body Miracle, Dreamgirls, and Porno Star Escorts, where they not only risk sexually transmitted disease but also HIV and hepatitis C infection.

Pornographic performers usually prefer escorting because the pay is much higher and sex acts are not as degrading or physically demanding. They receive approximately $100 an hour for working in pornographic films or $1500 an hour for escorting. Adult industry workers who are also pornographic performers get paid higher than other adult escorts due to their celebrity status and can book 2-3 hour appointments and make approximately $3000 a day. Agents also lie to women in the adult industry and lure them into prostitution.

While I was a pornographic performer in 1993-94, during one appointment with a man and his wife, we engaged in unprotected sex and I passed the disease to both of them. Pornographic performers and adult industry workers definitely spread sexually transmitted diseases to the general public.

Another secondary negative effect of the adult industry is the exposure to drugs and drug addiction. Porn actress Erin Moore admits, “The drugs we binged on were Ecstasy, Cocaine, Marijuana, Xanax, Valium, Vicodin, and alcohol.”

I have been on a set where a girl has passed out during a sex scene with me (she was abusing oxycontin). Just recently a girl overdosed on GHB (a party drug that is a clear odorless drug that doesn’t mix well with alcohol) on set. I have seen a girl win a prestigious AVN Award, not show up to accept the award, and then fall into the throes of drug use that caused her to lose at least 50 pounds and drop off the face of the earth.

In California, every employer is required to ensure that employees have a safe working environment. In 1973, the California Occupational Safety and Health Act was enacted to assure safe and healthful working conditions for all California working men and women by authorizing the enforcement of effective standards, assisting and encouraging employers to maintain safe and healthful working conditions, and by providing research, information, education, training, and enforcement in the field of occupational safety and health.

Employers in the California porn industry completely ignore the laws of the State of California to protect adult industry workers. This causes severe secondary negative effects on workers by subjecting them to physical and emotional abuse, major degradation and violence, illegal drugs, sexually transmitted diseases, and entrapment into prostitution. This is the standard of the California pornography industry. Any adult industry employer or worker who tells you differently is blatantly lying and does not value human life, but is rather destroying human life for the gluttonous love of money.

# Writer's Note

The purpose of this page and of this fandom/wiki is not to choose a side, that is what propaganda does. however, truth is sometimes a coin with two sides, porn industry has a dark side for porn workers, but porn has some strong effects on consumers too. Internet pornography is one of the most sophisticated technology industries in the world.

Read also --- Dark Side of Porn

# Porn History

The porn industry has long been viewed as a place where violence and sexual assault are occupational hazards. Both women and men have highlighted the horrifying consequences that can arise from saying no to performing sexual acts while on set, and how easy it is to be coerced into acting past the point of comfort. Additionally, many have noted how porn’s glorifying depiction of sexual violence has negative repercussions on society writ large. Lately, though, another important issue in the porn industry has been highlighted: the unfair pay breakdown between porn stars and their employers.

It hasn’t always been this like though. Pornhub has not existed forever. Up until the 2004, porn was sold in the form of DVDs or VHS tapes at adult film video stores. Back then, the process looked something like this: pornography production companies employed actors and produced films.

The men and women who starred in the videos didn’t make millions. And their workplace was still certainly riddled with many of the same dangerous possibilities that exist today. And men and women were still exploited and often coerced into acting for paltry sums of money. However, the payment process was typically transparent. Porn stars knew how much money they were going to make upon filming, and also knew roughly where the recorded material would end up.

Then, in 2004, everything got royally effed up. With the invention of tube sites, porn became "free". The model was simple: tube sites took pirated content and made it available to users, and then profited off viewership by running ads. This generated massive revenue and effectively put all of the old-school porn production companies out of business.

In March 2010, Fabian Thylmann, the so-called “King of Porn,” established the company MindGeek (formerly Manwin) and proceeded to buy all the major tube sites. Thylmann also purchased all of the old-school adult film production companies that were slowly descending into bankruptcy.

Thylmann effectively wrangled himself a king over the porn industry. And, since users no longer had to pay for porn, porn star salaries went way down.

# OnlyFans

OnlyFans. A 2016 website created by Timothy Stokely that promised "influencers" a way to “Make [Their] Influence Pay.” The OnlyFans model steered away from the tube site model, and it charged viewers for a monthly subscription. The site’s lack of restrictions quickly made it home to creators who capitalized on Porn, by December 2020 the OnlyFans subscriber count exceeded 30 million people.

OnlyFans created the "online girlfriend” illusion, the perceived relationship between user and subscriber allowed the subscriber to feel more fulfilled and the user to charge more money to the subscriber.

The phenomenon of the "online girlfriend" or "virtual girlfriend" created by platforms like OnlyFans is designed to make subscribers feel like they have a close and personal connection with the model, even though it's primarily a transactional relationship. Subscribers pay for access to exclusive content and communication with the model, which can create a sense of intimacy. However, that this intimacy is one-sided, with models maintaining a professional distance.

Subscribers can become emotionally attached to the models they follow, believing that they share a unique bond. This attachment can lead to subscribers investing significant time and emotional energy into these online relationships, at the expense of real-life connections.

This can lead to financial strain, as Subscribers prioritize these virtual relationships over their real-life responsibilities, such as bills, savings, or real life love. The addictive nature of these online relationships can lead subscribers to spend excessive amounts of time interacting with models and consuming adult content. This can result in decreased productivity, neglect of personal goals, and isolation from friends and family.

Excessive consumption of online girlfriend content and the associated financial burden can negatively impact subscribers' mental health. Feelings of loneliness, depression, and anxiety may arise when the boundary between fantasy and reality becomes blurred.

Subscribers may withdraw from real-world social interactions, preferring the online companionship of their virtual girlfriends. This can lead to social isolation and a reduced ability to form genuine, in-person connections.

The widespread adoption of platforms like OnlyFans and the prevalence of online girlfriend experiences raise questions about the impact on society. The fake reality of online girlfriends can have profound effects on society.

# Society of 21st Century

The 21st century has witnessed a significant transformation in society, largely driven by the proliferation of digital technologies and the internet. While there have been many positive developments, such as increased connectivity and access to information, there are also many warnings that the writer of the page wants to write with closing this page.

The advent of virtual reality porn and virtual reality video games provided people immersive experiences that can be addictive. The digital age shifted the focus away from traditional forms of romance and intimacy. Online relationships, including those with virtual girlfriends or boyfriends can lead to a decline in the significance of face-to-face romantic relationships.

In The West, Society has become increasingly reliant on the internet and digital technologies for communication, entertainment, work, and even basic daily tasks. This dependence on technology has made society vulnerable to disruptions, as evidenced by concerns about what might happen if the internet were to go down for an extended period.

There's a growing dichotomy between the virtual and the real in the 21st century. People often navigate between these two worlds, sometimes blurring the lines between them. This can lead to challenges in distinguishing between genuine experiences and digital fantasies.

Porn media platforms have become dominant in shaping sexuality and creating psychological consequences and disconnection from one's authentic self.

The comfort and convenience provided by digital technologies have created a cruel society with the numbers of those who actually care about what happens in the world to be less in number as time passes.

The impact of the digital age and the prevalence of virtual life have reached also the East, including countries like Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Armenia, India, China, and Russia. Despite varying economic conditions and cultural differences, the spread of digital technologies, internet access, and online porn influenced societies across these regions.

In many Eastern countries, the widespread availability of the internet and smartphones has allowed people to access virtual reality, online entertainment, and adult content. This has led to similar concerns as in the West, including potential addiction, the erosion of traditional values, and shifts in societal norms.

However, the "American life dream," is a dangerous trap with the mask of a better life in Western countries, a trap that has attracted many people, including women, who seek a better and more American life.

Unfortunately, they find themselves vulnerable to prostitution and association with criminal and mafia networks.

The Mafia of USA and Europe controls the dynamics of migration, and the pursuit of a better life, taking advantage of innocent people to gain more money.

Read more in European Mafia.