The pervs of Reddit asked porn professionals to air their stanky laundry and demystify the industry. Here’s what they had to say…
1. Most people do not realize how bad the smell is on set
“It’s fucking horrible, especially when shooting fetish porn scenes. It just smells of sweat, piss, and pussy.”
2. Lots of “amateur” porn is professional.
“My first shoot was a “homemade” video where I pretended to be making it at home but was actually in a studio made to look like an apartment, complete with professional lighting, director, and camera guy in the room.”
3. Rigging the shot for bondage porn is really difficult.
“The bulk of the effort is the tying. I love it, but damn does it take forever. God forbid you have a wiggly model.”
4. There’s freebies.
“If you used a sex toy that didn’t have a condom on it, you get to keep it.”
5. You have no idea how long it takes to prep for a good anal scene.
“Oh god I’d never do anal again just because cleansing is such a turn off.”
6. It isn’t a hidden community.
“We shared a building with a Mormon or JW church. It was basically a strip mall where half the mall was their rinky dink church and the other half was porn studio.”
7. It’s less risky than you’d expect.
“Porn stars have a lower incidence of HIV than the general population.”
8. We’re not all rich.
“We don’t get royalties from porn. People often think we’re loaded and it couldn’t be farther from the truth for most of us.”
9. We’re not all victims.
“There was a study about something called The Damaged Goods Hypothesis which debunks many of the stereotypes you may have about us.”
h/t Playbuzz