It’s always interesting to me, the idea that surfers of adult sites seem to have - that this entire industry that produces all the pornography that they’re enjoying either doesn’t make any money, or SHOULDN’T make any money. I can understand the first perspective, sort of, because we all have a tendency to limit our worldviews and perceptions to what we personally take part in, so if you only get your porn off the tube sites and /rs/ or something, you might assume that’s how everyone does it. The second opinion is what I am more confused by: there are a lot of people involved in bringing you the photos & videos you jerk off to. Obviously, the pornstars, the directors, the people who recruit the ‘actors’, site designers, video editors, etc etc etc… believe it or not, this industry is a real job for a lot of people. Why is there this idea out there that they shouldn’t make money simply because it’s porn?
If you’re wondering what inspired this entry, one of my Ann Angel posts got linked to by some editorial (read it here) that was basically a bunch of hypocritical bitching about how this site dares to make money off of niche porn. Ignoring the fact that this was coming from a website that seems no stranger to internet moneymaking itself (multiple advertisements on every page), what the writer seemed to completely ignore was that this isn’t some sort of automated blog. Gamer Fetish came about because I happen to work in the adult industry, and my boyfriend and I both waste almost all of our free time away via video games, and one day I had the idea to mix the two together. I mean, if we like seeing pretty girls play video games or do other nerd-related things, why wouldn’t the rest of the world? So the idea came from not only a business-minded place (I do like to at least PRETEND to myself that I have some decent business/marketing ideas sometimes), but also the fact that it just seemed like it would be fun, and that people who LIKE this kind of pornography might appreciate having a collection of it that gets frequently (okay… sometimes) updated.
So, considering the fact that I take the time to find all of these galleries (and yeah, sometimes I have to dig deep, a few of these galleries come - with permission, I’m kind of a goody-goody like that - from member’s areas or were exclusive to my site when I posted them… and those wouldn’t have come about if I wasn’t an affiliate/putting up links to the site they came from), maintain the website, write blog entries, pay hosting bills, and so on and so forth… is it really so offensive that I get an occasional kickback if someone decides they like a paysite that I exposed them to enough to join it? I mean, maybe if the condescension that I’m reacting to came from someone who blogged on a completely non-profit website, I’d say they had a point (or at least were in a place to make such remarks), but coming from where it came from… no. It’s just someone whining about the fact that I might make money off of my site so that they, in turn, can make money off of their site with THEIR advertisements. Funny, that.
Oh, and I can’t speak for all the girls featured here, but Kate, Anna, and the Geek Girls all really DO play video games and nerd out like it’s their job. I think Ann Angel also falls into this category, but I can’t guarantee it as I’ve never spoken to her personally.
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