I was talking to a friend of mine the other day how we often don’t appreciate the fine art of being a star, a porn star. We sort of lump everyone that performs in adult movies as a porn STAR but in reality there are vast differences between a porn star and all the rest. We got into this conversation while talking about the whole Michael Ninn situation and how little respect the owner of Ninn Worx_SR, John L. Gray has for porn stars and basically treats them like dime a dozen strippers.
So really what does define a porn star over a common stripper or aspiring porn starlet? The first thing I would say would be industry recognition so that would be judged best by award nominations. But that alone is not enough. A true porn STAR would be someone who’s name can carry an entire movie and by that I mean sell well.
Say what you will but in the end this business, like others is about MONEY and without it there is no porn industry so we would need no porn stars. So a true porn star would need to be someone who can make that movie they were just in sell. Let’s look at some examples ….
First we have the look of a common stripper. Sure she’s cute and has the potential to be a porn star but in this picture we see her as a stripper. This really is a picture of a Devon before she was famous. It was when she was a stripper, hoping to one day be a porn star and boy what a difference the two photos show.
Now here is the photo of that same girl once she has become a porn star! She became a porn STAR not just based on the fact that she starred in adult films or got some award nominations but because she got name recognition and a decently large fan base. If you made a movie with Devon in it (back when this photo was taken) this shit would sell.
Next we have Sasha Hollander. She in fact has been in several pornos including Afro Invasion 6 from Candy Shop. But she isn’t a porn star. We will classify her as an aspiring porn star or porn starlet. Although she has about a year of experience in the industry her name has yet to really draw in the fans.
Next we have someone who has been in the industry quite a few years. She has a large number of titles under her belt, and some award nominations including a few Urban Spice Award nominations. She is a feature performer on the dance circuit but in reality she’s never really passed the fame threshold. In fact, she didn’t even get a nod on the hot 100 who featured porn stars that I personally considered so non existent it wasn’t even funny but that sort of brings me back to my point. Not everyone can be a STAR and in this case we have an industry veteran, who although hot still is not a porn star.
So next I give you every definition of what a star is. Some of you may be annoyed by her and others may not find her all that attractive but say what you will, this bitch sells fucking movies that she appears in. Her name alone makes many fans look twice at the movie simply because she is in the movie. She is famous both in the industry and in the real world.
Oh wait, you thought I was talking about Tera Patrick didn’t you? Well no. Although all that I said may be true about Tera Patrick, I am actually referring to Sunny Leone. Who besides her large fan base in the porn world also has done quite a bit of mainstream work as well including appearing in the upcoming My Bare Lady 2, a Fox reality show.
Now that I’ve said all of this I want to point out that it’s not a direct insult saying you aren’t a porn star. It’s just that well the term means more than just some chick who appears in an adult film. The term porn star means someone who has reached success in the adult film industry and the judge of that includes award nominations and large sales of their DVDs. You can be the sweetest, most attractive person in the world but it doesn’t make you a STAR … a porn star. Only the big bucks associated with the sale of your DVDs can do that.
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