Film writers and marketers play a big role in promoting racism, too, by labeling videos featuring Black women with words like “ghetto” or “nasty” (softer language like “girl next door” and “angel” is often reserved for white women). Black romance or passionate sex is largely nonexistent. Even the seemingly progressive “interracial” porn category is laced with racist undertones, like the “breeding” subgenre in which a Black man “impregnates” a white woman.
Mainstream journalist Tracy Clark-Flory has just published an article on racism in the porn industry, featuring interviews with directors Chi Chi LaRue, Steve Cruz, and mr. Pam, performers Diesel Washington, Sean Zevran, and Conner Habib, and me. Be sure to
As critical consumers of media, we have begun to critique racism in just about every media format—movies, Twitter and Facebook feeds, and even ren’s programming. But what about racism in porn? As a Clinical Psychologist, I am convinced it is well past the time for a critical discussion about how
