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Sex workers in Canada are accusing the police of targeting them unfairly as “victims of human trafficking” in order to police illegal migration.
The individuals making the complaint are either not documented to be in Canada, or on temporary work or student visas, getting caught for engaging in these activities often leads to their expulsion from the country. They also all say that they are engaging in sex work voluntarily, not being trafficked, therefore the resources of the RCMP and the Canadian Border Services Agency should not be directed towards them, amplifying what are technically minor crimes into major ones. This type of enforcement drives sex workers further underground, creating dangerous working conditions.
If cops are the enemy of sex workers and the target of protest movements across the world which begs the question, why is there so much cop based porn?
At the peak of Black Lives Matter protests top porn sites saw cop related content surge 39% in the US and 25% around the world, however the category has been in decline over the past five years.
Some possible reasons for the popularity according to experts and insiders:
Police porn demonstrates a dom/sub power dynamic that includes violence and restraints, this introduces the viewer to BDSM in a more familiar and accessible way than jumping straight in.
Porn has always been reflective of society at large. Fantasies are formed both from loves and hates. Cops in the news would drive views.
Cop porn often involves a race based power dynamic, reflective of real life, which apparently draws viewers in.
Experts also warn that it’s difficult for some and a privilege for others to separate the fantasy from the reality of police brutality.
Ok, while we’re at it what about “step porn”
If you’ve ever been on a porn site you’d know that “Step” seems to be inserted into the title of every type of porn imaginable. Over the past 10 years “Step Porn” went from making up less than 1% of all PornHub videos to 5%.
To start with, one wide ranging study found 1 in 5 people have had at least one incest fantasy, and 3% of respondents have had frequent incest fantasies. Reasons given for these baseline numbers include reactions to early childhood experiences or the appeal of the taboo nature of incest.
Why the new found popularity in the category?
1) HBO’s Game of Thrones helped popularize incest with a story line involving that subject.
2) Porn productions are really just catering to that small niche of viewers with specific fetishes who pay for porn. Because the actual sex in “step porn” is the same as any other porn, a viewer with no interest in the fetish will watch it anyway, creating a false impression of popularity and an easy way for filmmakers to cater to two audiences at once.
The good news out of all this weird porn talk is that porn, weird or not, apparently leads to better orgasms.
If you’re going to be watching porn, why not make it ethical porn.
According to Ayesha Hussain, a porn activist, ethical porn is “made in a sex-positive way with conscious business practices.” The problem is, according to Hussain and other experts, that there are so many areas in creation of porn from inception to consumption that it’s nearly impossible to validate or label.
One way to keep your porn ethical is to make it yourself. Business Insider has some tips on how to maximize revenue on OnlyFans, while Harley Waldorf, a performer, shares how the platform improved his confidence and sex life.
Former porn star Mia Khalifa, who claims her porn career was anything but ethical, is still managing to cash in (for charity) on her fame.
She’s auctioned off a pair of glasses worn in a shoot for over $100,000, all proceeds going to relief efforts in the wake of the explosion in Beirut.
Speaking of OnlyFans and Ethics...
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