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https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/iv3enz/who_isare_the_shortest_pornstars_without_tattoos/

  • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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    2 years ago

    I mean, there's a nut of a not-absolutely-shitbrained question here. I genuinely marvel at the reality of tattoos in porn, because it seems like a very counter-intuitive business decision. There's definitely some kind of social or psychological motivation to getting a tattoo that is valued above the cash incentive of staying plain.

    But the immediate reactionary turn into "Um aktuly its ephebophilia" derails any kind of serious inquiry.

      • ssjmarx [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        I also think it can be seen as a kind of branding (which may or may not overlap with the other kind of branding). A lot of people consume porn pretty passively, but if they see certain tattoos over and over they'll be more likely to recognize who they're looking at and seek out that person's content specifically.

    • 420blazeit69 [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      I would guess most people don't care if someone has tattoos, so it's not much of a business decision.

      • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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        2 years ago

        I'd be curious to see the stats on that. But there's definitely a genre of porn - typically the higher end or ritzer looking productions - that favors plainer looking models. I have to assume that means no-ink provides some kind of premium for talent.

    • Golgafrinchan [none/use name]
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      2 years ago

      It still amazes me how tattoos took over the western world in the 90s. They went from "only sailors and disreputable people have them" to "you have to have them otherwise you're not cool." If there's one thing about coolness it's that what's cool changes, but tattoos are still going strong decades later. So much so that people have expressed mild disappointment upon finding that I don't have any tattoos.

      • ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]
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        2 years ago

        Yeah I think I probably know more people with at least one tattoo than without, myself included.

        I mostly just wish they didn’t hurt so fucking bad :soviet-bottom:

        • ProfessorAdonisCnut [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          I want tattoos partly because they hurt so fucking bad :soviet-bottom:, but getting one means actually making a decision so it doesn't happen