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Industry myths
Things the internet keeps saying about adult performers that aren't true — and what's actually going on behind each one.
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Amateur
What 'pro-am' actually means (and how it's different from amateur)
Pro-am is one of the most slippery labels in adult content — half craft term, half marketing. Here's what it actually points at, the two very different things it can mean, and how to tell it apart from true amateur.
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Lifestyle
What porn gets wrong about swinging (from someone who shoots the fantasy)
I produce the on-camera version of this lane and I'm in the life myself — so I know exactly which parts are staged. The spontaneity is a lie, the negotiation gets edited out, and the real thing is more conversation than choreography. Here's where the fantasy and the lived version part ways.
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Industry myths
What porn actually does to society — and what it doesn't
The big cultural claims: porn causes crime, wrecks families, rewires your brain. Here's what the research actually says — from someone who isn't a researcher, with the studies linked so you can check me.
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Industry myths
What people get wrong about who adult creators are
A second round of myths — this time about the people, not the business. Who we are, why we're here, and what the assumptions keep getting wrong.
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Industry myths
Five myths about adult performers that the internet keeps repeating
Some of these get repeated everywhere online. None of them are true. Here's what's actually going on.