LOS ANGELES—The "Hands Off My Porn" voter education campaign targeting young, male voters in swing states has announced it will put another $100,000 into ad buys.
The campaing, which focuses on Project 2025’s proposal to completely criminalize pornography, includes both preroll and banner ads on adult websites, as well as preroll ads in other media, where it will play in front of young, moderate men in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Arizona, Georgia and Nevada. The renewed ad push comes after the group committed an initial $100,000 in buys earlier this month.
The group also announced that it has nearly tripled its number of supporters in the industry, from an initial 17 when the campaign began to 51, who, combined, have a reach of over 17 million followers on Instagram alone.
Project 2025 calls for a complete ban and criminalization of pornography on Page 5 of the document, which reads: “Pornography should be outlawed. The people who produce and distribute it should be imprisoned. Educators and public librarians who purvey it should be classed as registered sex offenders. And telecommunications and technology firms that facilitate its spread should be shuttered.”
“A handful of votes in a handful of states will determine who is our next president. We’re confident that our campaign will be a difference maker,” said content creator Allie Awesome, who recorded a (safe for work) preroll ad that can be viewed here. “In a 900-page document, the authors put forth their total ban and criminalization of pornography on Page 5. That’s how serious they are about this, and voters need to know.”
The “Hands of My Porn” campaign has gained the attention of media nationwide—from outlets and talk shows including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Mediaite, the Daily Beast, Rachel Maddow, the Daily Show and FOX News. It has also drawn the ire of right-wing media and websites such as the Daily Caller, Breitbart and Gateway Pundit.
Proponents and critics alike have acknowledged that the campaign may have a strong impact with a group of voters that Donald Trump’s campaign is trying to win over—young men. Brietbart wrote that the campaign has “carefully considered their target audience and the current polling data.”
“As a former Republican who grew up in a swing area like Orange County, I’m exactly the target demographic of this ad campaign and can say it’s highly effective,” said actor/director/producer Michael Vegas, who recorded a (safe for work) preroll ad here, and whose wife, Siouxsie Q, is one of the leaders of the campaign.
“Young men who enjoy our product need to be aware that Project 2025 goes farther than ever before and completely bans pornography and criminalizes it all. This will ultimately infringe on the Constitutional rights of those who consume porn. It won’t end with us,” Vegas added.
More (safe for work) pre-roll ads can be found here and here.
The full list of actors, directors, producers and content creators who are now supporting the campaign includes: Monique Alexander, Brittany Andrews, Zariah Aura, Allie Awesome, Lily Bell, Michael Boston, Casey Calvert, Rachael Cavalli, Tina Lee Comet, Siri Dahl, Laura Desiree, Cherie DeVille, Alana Evans, Lola Fae, Vana Force, Ana Foxxx, Seth Gamble, Bonni Good, Hazel Grace, Jenna Haze, Derek Kage, Kimmy Kimm, Remy LaCroix, Karla Lane, Chrissy Leblanc, Sydney Max Lee, Leila Lewis, Allice Little, Leana Lovings, Lily Lou, Abigail Mac, Ashley Manta, Maddy May, Onyx Muse, Freya Parker, Tommy Pistol, Little Puck, Siouxsie Q, Holly Randall, Bailey Rayne, Octavia Red, Liv Revamped,, Alison Rey, London River, Sinn Sage, Scarlett Skies, Sovereign Syre, Courtney Tillia, Courtney Trouble, Michael Vegas and Nicky Zeal.
