How to Pay for Your Porn (and Why You Should)

Remember those piracy commercials that were published about ten years ago with the slogan “Won’t You Steal Your Car ?” The idea was that if people realized that streaming a movie from a BitTorrent site was stealing in the same way as raising a DVD from Target, they would stop doing it. Piracy may be as old as private property, but in the early days of the Internet, many people didn’t see digital theft as real . Or maybe they just didn’t care.

By and large, they still don’t. You can personally justify illegal downloading of Twilight torrents or a Marvel movie; After all, these are films made by huge conglomerates, and as someone who believes stealing from community-crushing corporations like Walmart should be encouraged, I wouldn’t blame you.

But when you use a website like PornHub to watch free porn for free, especially one created by performers running their own businesses, you are stealing from people whose careers are heavily stigmatized and whose jobs, if not criminalized, are largely degree. regulated and censored by puritanical legislation aimed at keeping sex workers in unsafe and unfairly paid working conditions. And don’t forget that even a small percentage of highly successful sex workers are still marginalized by whoreophobia .

We rely more on escapism these days than ever. For many of us, this includes a handjob, which is great! Mazel to your beating meat. But if you enjoy watching porn, there is a way to do it without stealing from workers who, like you, are trying to survive during an apocalyptic pandemic.

The details of this marginalization could be filled out in a thousand books, although I recommend starting with Rise of the Prostitutes: The Fight for Sex Workers’ Rights by Juno Mack and Molly Smith. But for even a quick overview of what this marginalization looks like in the United States, read about Backpage , FOSTA / SESTA shutdown, or section 230 . In the aftermath of COVID, the problems posed by these problems have only intensified as opportunities for safe, well-paid work have been diminished for sex workers, as for everyone else.

But as long as the world is fucking about sex workers, you don’t have to. You’re better than that, aren’t you? I won’t go so far as to argue that not stealing your porn is an act of solidarity, but ethical porn consumption is good for everyone. A world in which the people who create your sex entertainment are supported and well paid is a world in which many of us can easily access the content of our dirty dreams.

Go to source

Buying directly from a porn shooter is the best and easiest way to have fun. Most artists advertise on Instagram, Twitter, Reddit, and other social media platforms and then make their work available across platforms and on their own websites. Subscription services like OnlyFans, JustForFans, and FanCentro are several ways to buy porn directly from the person who makes it (although the platforms and credit card companies they work with will get a discount).

While buying from big companies like Brazzers or Nasty Daddy is also possible , research indie favorites like Four Chambers , Crash Pad, and Mondo Fetiche for this family-friendly and popular variety.

Watch your manners

Maybe you’re the kind of asshole who yells at the cashier, don’t tip 20%, or don’t wear a mask at the grocery store. If not, I hope you apply this great home teaching to all interactions with individual sex workers who supply you with videos, snapshots, clips, polaroids, or whatever you use to jerk off.

Not sure how to interact with the sex workers you do business with? Nervous about talking to a beautiful lady? Feeling protected when you share your arousing feelings with a handsome man? Will they judge my fetish?

Don’t think it over: be polite and polite. Don’t ask harsh or intrusive questions (meaning anything personal, from “What’s your real name?” To “What time do you go out?”). Don’t try to force them to provide a service that they don’t offer. Don’t send unwanted photos of your trash. And certainly don’t haggle.

Beware of credit card companies

Credit card companies are part of what makes stealing pornographic content a lot easier than paying them to do it. If you’ve never tried paying for porn before, you might be surprised to find out how difficult it is to do with plastic. Over the years, I received calls from operators who lowered their voice to name the dirty sites where I tried to buy a subscription, confirming my purchase, or my cards were simply canceled without appeal.

This is because buying pornography is “ high risk behavior ” in the eyes of credit card companies, which are not legally required to run their business. American Express is known for rejecting transactions with porn companies, although this may not always be true . You might find it easier with Discover, but in the worst case, calling your credit card company to confirm your purchase might work.

Find alternative payment methods

When all else fails, try something else. It’s easy to forget that we have other forms of currency besides credit cards. Different platforms as well as individual performers will accept different types of payments, including checking accounts, gift cards, cryptocurrency, Paypal, and more .

This may take a little research, so be sure to do it before you get horny. And don’t forget, it’s worth it. With a little work, you can have all the fun without feeling guilty.