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HylianSeven

Shin Megami TC - Community Resetter
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Oct 25, 2017
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I'm sorry, I know this is a horrible story, but the thought of "ethical porn" struck me as hilarious.

"We use only free range actresses and the finest artisanal organic ingredients"
I don't think it's that difficult of a concept: porn that's ethically produced, aka not abusing, coercing, threatening or anything to the actors, everything is consensual and there's no pressure to do something they aren't comfortable with.
 

MoonScented

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Oct 28, 2017
685
User Banned (1 Month): Misogyny; Prior Severe Ban for Misogyny
So, they were okay with prostitution, but not porn? Maybe they shouldn't have showed up to a porn SHOOT and had sex ON CAMERA and signed the release forms.

I'm not hating on sex workers, I think it should be legalized if a person is willing, but their claim is absurd. You sign the contract, you willingly had sex on film, you took the payment, case closed.
 

Deleted member 48897

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Oct 22, 2018
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I don't think it's that difficult of a concept: porn that's ethically produced, aka not abusing, coercing, threatening or anything to the actors, everything is consensual and there's no pressure to do something they aren't comfortable with.

Yeah they're usually small studios, often self-owned as well, rather than the more typical ones that might put out videos with models counting into the hundreds.
 

Kreed

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Oct 25, 2017
5,102
The opening statements for the trial are set to begin on July 1, but the case has been ongoing for three years. It was put on hold on January 29 when Pratt attempted, but ultimately failed, to delay the trial by filing for bankruptcy. Text messages attached to that bankruptcy filing, obtained by NBC 7, show a conversation between Pratt and another person, discussing how the filing could help them stall the trial. The texts also show Pratt saying that he laid off workers for the company and that his ads had been banned on Craigslist.

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smh
 
Mar 5, 2019
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It doesn't seem hard time prove that the site posted ads with misleading information. That alone sounds like it could open a can of worms.
 

Siggy-P

Avenger
Mar 18, 2018
11,865
Disgusting but not out of the ordinary. A lot of porn companies and channels are incredibly exploitative. The amount of stories you can look up are endless.

It's not limited to just porn either. Proper movies with nude scenes trick and bully actresses into nude scenes all the time.
 

AegonSnake

Banned
Oct 25, 2017
9,566
I've always wondered how gdp manages to get girls who look like girls next door so easily compared to other similar channels. These girls never looked like they would be willing to do porn.

I don't know if you need proof when you have 22 victims saying the same thing. They are fucked. I hope they end up in prison and all videos get taken off the internet with penalties for website that host them. Similar to how we handle revenge porn.

Some of the stories of how these girls were coerced and blackmailed are sickening
 

Deepwater

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Oct 25, 2017
6,349
So, they were okay with prostitution, but not porn? Maybe they shouldn't have showed up to a porn SHOOT and had sex ON CAMERA and signed the release forms.

I'm not hating on sex workers, I think it should be legalized if a person is willing, but their claim is absurd. You sign the contract, you willingly had sex on film, you took the payment, case closed.

I don't think you read anything
 

Siggy-P

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Mar 18, 2018
11,865
So, they were okay with prostitution, but not porn? Maybe they shouldn't have showed up to a porn SHOOT and had sex ON CAMERA and signed the release forms.

I'm not hating on sex workers, I think it should be legalized if a person is willing, but their claim is absurd. You sign the contract, you willingly had sex on film, you took the payment, case closed.

What in the fuck?
 

Deleted member 1086

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Oct 25, 2017
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So, they were okay with prostitution, but not porn? Maybe they shouldn't have showed up to a porn SHOOT and had sex ON CAMERA and signed the release forms.

I'm not hating on sex workers, I think it should be legalized if a person is willing, but their claim is absurd. You sign the contract, you willingly had sex on film, you took the payment, case closed.
where did you get prostitution from? They thought they were going into a modeling gig.
 

Kinthey

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Oct 27, 2017
22,270
Nice victim blaming... But in case you are being genuine let me set the scene....

You're just out of highschool and you want to pursue a modeling career. You've never had a job before, but you think you found your way in. You end up going to a place you've never been, in a part of town you've never been to in an office building you have to be buzzed into.

You're now in a windowless office with 2-4 guys who are telling you that to get to the modeling job you have to shoot some sex scenes. They don't say you can't go, but they are being very forceful in insisting you give it a try, while also promising this will be your big break.

These guys know what they are doing, they've done it dozens of times before, put the young women at a disadvantage, while also promising them everything they want. "Sex is just a necessary part of breaking into the business..." They'll say. "No one you know will ever find out, and it'll all be over in a day and you'll have your foot in the door."
From the article it doesn't sound like they waited for them to show up until they revealed that it's a porn shoot.

According to the lawsuit, Girls Do Porn posted ads to Craigslist that appeared to be for modelling gigs, but when the women responded with interest, the company revealed that the job was actually to shoot porn.
 

higemaru

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Nov 30, 2017
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So, they were okay with prostitution, but not porn? Maybe they shouldn't have showed up to a porn SHOOT and had sex ON CAMERA and signed the release forms.

I'm not hating on sex workers, I think it should be legalized if a person is willing, but their claim is absurd. You sign the contract, you willingly had sex on film, you took the payment, case closed.
You absolutely are. You're blaming the victim which the single most common way to shame sex workers who speak out.

The negotiation was that they would have sex, film it, and it would be sold to private collectors. It was not in the contract that this shoot could and would end up on Tube sites with no course for removal. If it was understood where these videos would have ended up, many of these women likely wouldn't have agreed and GDP knew this.
 

uzipukki

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Oct 25, 2017
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So, they were okay with prostitution, but not porn? Maybe they shouldn't have showed up to a porn SHOOT and had sex ON CAMERA and signed the release forms.

I'm not hating on sex workers, I think it should be legalized if a person is willing, but their claim is absurd. You sign the contract, you willingly had sex on film, you took the payment, case closed.
Fuck off.
 

skipgo

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Dec 28, 2018
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People were calling women who go on dates for a free dinner psychopatic criminals, but this is a very hard case to prove.

Interesting.
 

Soph

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Oct 25, 2017
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21 year olds can be dumb as shit, too. And 25 is the new number if you want to make a case based on brain maturity. However, IMO, It's less an issue of maturity and more an issue of a coercive situation, which can affect anyone. And I don't mean explicit physical threats or anything, just social pressure and the implication of possibly making strange men angry.

I want to give these gals the best possible tools to handle the coercive situation, social pressure and the implication of possibly making strange men angry. A 21 year old is far better able to handle this compared to an 18 year old. A 25 year old would be even more preferable based on the prefrontal cortex growth, but you know as well as I do that there's far too much resistance upgrading the legal age to 21, let alone 25.

I'd like to prevent things from happening in the first place, as well as punish the offenders if they do end up coercing the victims.
 
Mar 5, 2019
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So, they were okay with prostitution, but not porn?

This alone is so ridiculous that your "I'm not hating on sex workers" sounds incredibly hollow. Being a prostitute (which shouldn't describe the plantiffs here) doesn't mean that they'd consent to having recordings of their sex posted on the internet for hundreds to see, and it's ridiculous to insinuate that prostitutes would automatically be fine with pornography.
 

EdgeXL

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Oct 27, 2017
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the Only reason I know this exists is because of the girl who did a GDP video in the same clothes she went to welcome back her military boyfriend/husband

Oh, shit. I remember that. Dude posted a pic with his gf on 4Chan or something and it took minutes for them to point out she did porn while he was being deployed.
 

Yasuke

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Oct 25, 2017
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User banned (1 week): inappropriate, demeaning commentary
Is it bad that I know where this scene is from?

Really? I don't believe you. You should PM me where it's from to prove you really know.

unless of course this is from GDP
 
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mbpm

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Oct 25, 2017
23,536
So they actually made the concept of the thing real instead of set dressing? If so that's incredibly dumb and exploitative.

Edit: Just read some of the stories. Scratch that, this is straight up rape.
 

RoninChaos

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Oct 26, 2017
8,332
Nice victim blaming... But in case you are being genuine let me set the scene....

You're just out of highschool and you want to pursue a modeling career. You've never had a job before, but you think you found your way in. You end up going to a place you've never been, in a part of town you've never been to in an office building you have to be buzzed into.

You're now in a windowless office with 2-4 guys who are telling you that to get to the modeling job you have to shoot some sex scenes. They don't say you can't go, but they are being very forceful in insisting you give it a try, while also promising this will be your big break.

These guys know what they are doing, they've done it dozens of times before, put the young women at a disadvantage, while also promising them everything they want. "Sex is just a necessary part of breaking into the business..." They'll say. "No one you know will ever find out, and it'll all be over in a day and you'll have your foot in the door."
Not sure it's victim blaming if he's asking a question like that. Some people might not know how these things actually work.

Anyway.

Not sure how well this will work in court, it's still scummy as shit and I feel really bad for these young women that were taken advantage of.
 
Jun 14, 2019
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i imagine blackambush and other sites will be seeing lawsuits their way soon considering some scenes on blackambush especially have had girls walk out/ told on film it wont be published online, they also have film scenes they haven't distributed on their site but distributed them under a different name because the models didnt agree to things.
 

LastCaress

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Oct 29, 2017
1,680
One simple rule that should be implemented is that porn contracts should be signed at least one week before the actual shooting, to prevent coerced/pressured filming. During this week any party can simply cancel if they wish.
 

thecouncil

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Oct 29, 2017
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So, they were okay with prostitution, but not porn? Maybe they shouldn't have showed up to a porn SHOOT and had sex ON CAMERA and signed the release forms.

I'm not hating on sex workers, I think it should be legalized if a person is willing, but their claim is absurd. You sign the contract, you willingly had sex on film, you took the payment, case closed.

let me guess: this is one of your favorite sites to jack off to?
 

hrœrekr

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May 3, 2019
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Don't know how the porn industry works. But are there contracts?
 
Oct 26, 2017
11,034
I've read half a dozen unconfirmed stories about them in the past, basically they set it up as a modeling shoot/nude modeling, fly the girl out to Los Angeles, and then tell them that it's actually porn.

If the girl refuses, they don't pay her and refuse to give her the return plane ticket/pay for a hotel. Most girls would be to embarrassed to call their family and tell them why they are stranded in LA. So they then coerce them by telling the girl it's for a private collector, no one will see it, ECT.

Here is an ama one of the supposed models did. There is no proof, but it lines up with what had come out about the company in the following years.

Holy shit, that's awful.
 

t26

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Oct 27, 2017
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One simple rule that should be implemented is that porn contracts should be signed at least one week before the actual shooting, to prevent coerced/pressured filming. During this week any party can simply cancel if they wish.
You need to book a location, camera, lighting, and male talent. They are not things that you want to cancel at the last minute because who is paying for it?
 

Khanimus

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Oct 25, 2017
40,157
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So, they were okay with prostitution, but not porn? Maybe they shouldn't have showed up to a porn SHOOT and had sex ON CAMERA and signed the release forms.

I'm not hating on sex workers, I think it should be legalized if a person is willing, but their claim is absurd. You sign the contract, you willingly had sex on film, you took the payment, case closed.
What the fuck is wrong with you?
 

FinKL

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Oct 25, 2017
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I've read half a dozen unconfirmed stories about them in the past, basically they set it up as a modeling shoot/nude modeling, fly the girl out to Los Angeles, and then tell them that it's actually porn.

If the girl refuses, they don't pay her and refuse to give her the return plane ticket/pay for a hotel. Most girls would be to embarrassed to call their family and tell them why they are stranded in LA. So they then coerce them by telling the girl it's for a private collector, no one will see it, ECT.

Here is an ama one of the supposed models did. There is no proof, but it lines up with what had come out about the company in the following years.

Heart breaking to read, just horrible and scummy
 

Mammoth Jones

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Oct 25, 2017
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I hope they had contracts and can prove it. Porn can be very shady.

Folks, if you have sex on camera for money it will end up online. Just FYI.
 

Neece

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Oct 27, 2017
9,198
Don't know how the porn industry works. But are there contracts?
They sign contracts.

But from what I've read, what they are told (vids will be sold to foreign markets and not uploaded online) and what they sign are different. In some cases they aren't given enough time to read the contract because the producers are hurrying it along and get annoyed if the girl wants to read every page.

It's a high pressure environment. Full grown Adults get talked into buying timeshares and cars they don't want and fall prey to scams every day from fast talkers that use effective high pressure tactics. Now imagine you're 18 with no money, nowhere to stay, no way home, in a room with a bunch of annoyed men telling you to sign a contract or else.
 

TheBaldwin

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Feb 25, 2018
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There's so many real performers out there, why the hell would you lie to people? That's super scummy

I fully expect that they get them much cheaper then regular stars, and say 'don't worry, you can do this just one time nobody will ever see this' and lie about they distribute it.

Either that or they say that 'we are so popular that it will make you a star in the biz' Kinda like a fucked up version of 'paying for exposure' .


EDIT: Hold on, i've read before that pornstars have to get bi weekly check ups for STD'S and medical stuff etc. If the contracts where signed on the day under pressure, then surely GDP are even more liable because they didn't check on the girls medical conditions?
 

Maneil99

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Nov 2, 2017
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They sign contracts.

But from what I've read, what they are told (vids will be sold to foreign markets and not uploaded online) and what they sign are different. In some cases they aren't given enough time to read the contract because the producers are hurrying it along and get annoyed if the girl wants to read every page.

It's a high pressure environment. Full grown Adults get talked into buying timeshares and cars they don't want and fall prey to scams every day from fast talkers that use effective high pressure tactics. Now imagine you're 18 with no money, nowhere to stay, no way home, in a room with a bunch of annoyed men telling you to sign a contract or else.
Yup, unfortunately I don't think they will win due to the contract.

Contracts can be void (atleast here in Canada) if you can prove that your weren't in a good state of mind. (Blackmail/no way home, rushed)

Unfortunately even if they void the contract now, the videos are out in the wild
 

ZattMurdock

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Oct 26, 2017
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Earth 616
"A modeling gig?" A modeling gig that consists of sex on camera in exchange for payment.
That you are shaming the women that fell for this scam is rich and very telling.

Fuck girls do porn. I have absolutely nothing against porn when the people involved have complete control of the situation, but what happened with these women is bullshit and I hope this finishes they get compensated and girls do porn is finished for good.
 

rsfour

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Oct 26, 2017
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There are lots of behind the scenes/before the scenes GDP videos where they show the women signing the paperwork before performing, btw.

So I wonder if they falsified the contracts, too.
Yeah, was gonna say the same thing.

I wonder what was the actual paperwork.

Fuck GDP
 

Instro

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Oct 25, 2017
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I'm not sure what folks are talking about in regards to this being hard to prove. It's a civil suit, with 20+ women presumably saying the exact same thing(they were coerced, lied to, had a verbal contract broken, etc.). GDP is going to be demolished by a judge if this makes it to court. Whatever contract they signed isn't going to mean much, particularly if it was signed the same day as their shoot.