Porn Star

I've never known much about porn and I would have liked to keep it that way. I know a lot of people who struggle with (or enjoy) a porn addicition, or even occasional viewing. I was a freshmen in college, talking to a girl who I had a few mutual friends with. About two minutes into our conversation the question of "do you work or just go to school?" arose. She confidentally answered me that she was a porn star. I was then filled in on a lot of details about the porn world that I did not care to know. As Brad Armstrong (Rod Hopkins) explains in "Porn Star", porn stars-or adult performers- dont' use their real name. For the past five years, he has been contracted with Wicked Pictures (contains explicit content), one of the top three companies in the industry. What really struck a cord with me about this article is his comment on why he enjoys being in the industry. He says, "I'm helping people. And it really feels good to know that. It's very rewarding. Self-esteem? I've got it. I'm rolling in it." (448) Courtney Cummz tells Cosmopolitan Magazine of what it's like to be a porn star and why she enjoys it as well. I was honestly appalled at what Brad had to say about the porn industry being "romantic" and giving husbands who are unhappy with their wives performances something to jerk off to. "And lately, a lot of couples are benefiting from our films as well." (448) says Brad. It's an industry that is reaching our culture in an incredibly vulgar way and all it does is bring more and more baggage into peoples lives whether they realize it right now or not. Shelley Lubben, an ex-porn star started the Pink Cross Foundation, an outreach program to help those transitioning out of porn, those stuck in porn, and those affected by sex trafficking. The porn industry needs to be exposed for what it truly is. Below is a video with Shelley Lubben, discussing her experiences with the filth of the porn industry. 

 

 

Works Cited: 

Brad Armstrong. "Porn Star" GiG: Americans Talk About Their Jobs. Eds. Bowe, John, Marisa Bowe and Sabin Street. New York: Three Rivers Press, 2000. 442-448. Print.

Comments

[Savannah Burkes]

I think this is most definitely an interesting topic to discuss. I think your experience and discoveries about the porn world are many things that I, as an audience, did not really know about. I think it is interesting that it is one of the world top industries, yet it is something we rarely discuss. I enjoy the fact that you discussed two different perspectives of the porn industry; one, from the industries perspective and the other from actual porn stars. The stories are much different. The format of your blog post is nice and I really enjoyed the video. One thing I would improve is by inserting an intriguing, "attention getting" image so that people are more inclined to read it.