CYBERSPACE—Adult performer Eva Lovia has been around the adult business long enough to be pretty familiar with its "standards and practices," such as they are—and now she's written a timely and thought-provoking essay wherein she asserts that "ethical porn can be the norm.”
“It is time we removed the blinders and really dive into what is ethical porn, is it possible, and how we can ensure its survival?” Lovia asks.
In the essay, Lovia offers her conceptualization of ethical porn: content that is produced with consent of all parties, where all the performers are happy, excited, and not pressured into doing acts they may not be comfortable with, and where saying “no” doesn’t get the performer labeled as “difficult" or a “diva.”
She also calls upon women in the industry to support performers who may be struggling: “[S]ome are not as bold, confident, or brave to speak up, so if you see something, say something,” she asserts.
Lovia is an advocate of women's sexual empowerment and her activism shows in her work, as well as in her statement. “If performers could band together and no longer tolerate bad behavior, we could have a future where ethical porn was the norm not the exception as it currently is,” she writes.
“Eva’s candid and insightful observations regarding ethical content production and on-set behavior are invaluable,” said Ethical.porn founder and Sssh.com’s award-winning director and producer Angie Rowntree. “Eva lets us know that we all have a role and responsibility in creating ethical content and contributing to performer safety. We are very pleased to share this thought-provoking piece.”
Those interested may read Eva Lovia’s essay here.
Submissions for Ethical.porn are ongoing. Members of the adult industry may submit their statements, videos, and other forms of relating their thoughts on the issue to [email protected]. To learn more, visit Ethical.porn, and those interested may purchase ethical porn from EthicalPorn.tv.
To learn more about Eva Lovia, visit FallinLovia.com. Fans may also follow her on Twitter at @FallinLovia and on Instagram at @LoviaLongTime.
