So, what is ethical pornography?
Just like trying to buy organic food, or shop from ethical clothes stores, finding ethical porn is about finding companies whose values align with your own that you want to support. We make and share videos that portray sex accurately and treat performers with dignity, because nothing is sexier than consent.
Ethical porn is… consent
Consent is a crucial part of ethical porn, and performers’ safety, both physical and emotional, should be prioritized at every stage of production.
This means that performers do not feel pressured to do things that they do not want to do. Everything should be created with enthusiastic consent from everyone involved and there should be no sense of coercion.
Performers should be given the opportunity to state what sexual activities they do and do not want to engage in before the shooting day. These boundaries should be addressed again on set, where they have the opportunity to change their mind on anything they don’t feel comfortable with at any time.
Performers should feel comfortable and relaxed on set, and able to voice any concerns or worries that they have. Performers should also have agency in who they want to work with and are able to choose their co-stars.
It should go without saying, but all performers in ethical porn are old enough to consent to sex.
Ethical porn is… fair pay & labor conditions
Just as with any other industry, porn performers and crew should work under fair working conditions with adequate breaks, access to food and water, and reasonable hours. All crew and performers should be paid fairly for their work.
Performers should also be given adequate time to prepare physically and emotionally before filming. Productions should also adhere to medical safety standards with STI testing, access to safer sex protection, bondage best practices.
What does ethical porn look like on screen?
Ethical porn does not look like one thing on screen and it certainly doesn’t equate to soft or vanilla porn. If it is made under ethical working conditions and with performer’s consent, then ethical porn can theoretically look like anything.
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- Performers paid fairly and promptly
- Performers have bodily autonomy
- Content made with consent
- Physical and emotional safety practices are being taken
- Content that shows both fantasy and realistic pleasure
- Content that represents diversity – including race, gender, body types, disabilities, and sexual orientation
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