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There exists a long-lasting [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereotypes_of_African_Americans#Mandingo stereotype] that Black males are more sexually desired and potent then men of other races - often due to an implied view of them as being inherently more bestial in nature- particularly Whites. | |||
In the modern era, this stereotype is heavily promulgated and influenced by the widespread availability of interracial pornographic films, namely those featuring Caucasian female actresses engaging in sex acts with Black actors. | |||
However, in the porn industry it is commonly held that participating in interracial pornography with Black men is the 'final frontier' for a Caucasian female actress, such is the aversion of some female actresses to engaging in films of this nature. This is despite the act of participating in a pornographic film is itself still generally viewed as highly socially undesirable. | |||
The porn star James Deen reported that female porn actresses or their agents frequently refused to perform scenes with Black men, and those actresses that did agree to perform such scenes frequently demanded large premiums for doing so. | |||
Apparently, the standard premium that female actresses receive for performing such scenes is 43% greater then the premium requested for scenes involving concurrent penetrations. | |||
Landes & Nielsen (2018) submitted the issue to an academic analysis. They found that of a study of 10,000 porn actresses, showed that while 87% do facial and 62% do anal, only 53% do interracial. They found while 'racial-dodging' as they called it was no longer frequently openly practiced as in the past, it was still rampant in the porn industry. | |||
The authors stated the issue was one of actresses performing scenes with male actors of Sub-Saharan ancestry, with other racial minorities like Hispanics and Asians not generally affected by these exclusionist policies. It was also exclusively a problem faced by black male actors, while Black female actresses generally had lower pay then whites for the same type of scenes, there was no trend of non-black actors avoiding Black actresses. | |||
The authors argued that the frequently reported explanations for avoiding such scenes could be broken into four main categories: | |||
* Individual preference (lack of physical attraction) | |||
* Collective prejudice (fear of social ostracism or shaming for engaging in sex acts with Black males) | |||
* 'Moral concern' (claiming not to perform interracial scenes because of a concern that they often portrayed in an overly stereotypical, almost minstrel-esque fashion, and thus fuel detrimental racial stereotypes) | |||
* Professional reasons (to fear offending their fan base, and the fact that the actresses who star in such scenes are frequently considered 'spoiled goods', and therefore results in a lower market price for their sexual services. This motive is question in it's validity by some Black porn actors, such as Lexington Steel, who claim that the economic detriment of having starred in interacial scenes is frequently exaggerated. | |||
<span style="font-size:125%>'''Quotes:'''</span> | |||
* ''This hierarchy usually proceeds according to which sex acts are considered most taboo and, sometimes, most physically demanding for the female performer. But "interracial" porn, which is frequently seen as the ultimate feat for an actress, is held out as more extreme not because of which body part goes where but because the adult industry reflects the old attitude society still holds on to — that the color of a sexual partner's skin can by itself make the act forbidden.'' | |||
* ''Deen recently had an actress request an extra $500 to perform with a black man. In the case of contracts with big companies, female stars can get $2,000-plus for their first "IR" scene, according to one black performer who asked to remain anonymous so as to not associate that rate with the agency that employs him.'' | |||
* ''The extent of racial dodging is not yet clearly established. The proportion of ‘dodgers’ claimed varies depending on the talent agency, ranging from almost 80% (LA Direct Models) down to 20% (Spiegler Girls.) A study of metadata on 10,000 porn actresses showed that while 87% do facial and 62% do anal, only 53% do interracial.'' | |||
<span style="font-size:125%>'''References:'''</span> | |||
* https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23268743.2018.1435302?src=recsys | * https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23268743.2018.1435302?src=recsys | ||
* https://www.businessinsider.com/pornography-has-a-big-race-problem-2015-9?IR=T | * https://www.businessinsider.com/pornography-has-a-big-race-problem-2015-9?IR=T |
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