Thread by @GwenAdora

cn: fatphobia

I was posted on the official Pornhub IG page on Sunday and received a record amount of hate comments.

This sparked some reflection about fatphobia in the adult industry so I’d like to chat about that...

This is a very small selection of some of the comments I received on the PH post.

These aren’t just “what you’d expect from a PH comment section” but deeply reflect how the world views f@t people.

I go into more detail dissecting the comments in my blog post - but what it boils down to is serious fatphobia, specifically around the idea of health and visibility.

gwenadora.com/fatphobia-in-t…

To simplify it: Everyone should be allowed to exist (happily even!) at all states of being - healthiness or lack thereof. “Health” should never be a prerequisite for respect or opportunity, but it is, far too often.

In regards to opportunity, Here are some specific ways fat models have not been awarded opportunities within the adult industry.

- Limited mainstream BBW castings
- Performers who refuse to shoot with BBW performers
- Photographers/videogs who won’t (or can’t) shoot f@t folks

- More predatory male performers (due to lack of male performers who work with BBWs)

- Porn & cam site algorithms that prioritize thin/acceptably curvy models

- F@t folks targeted more often on social media by algorithms and users

- BBW tag used to describe slim busty models

- Limited BBW representation on prn company socials, events and promotions

- Lack of mainstream porn Award nominations (it’s rare BBWs get nominated outside of the BBW category)

- Non-inclusive company merch

And more!!

This is all only amplified tenfold if you are Black (fatphobia is rooted in white supremacy and anti-Blackness), trans, non-white, or not acceptably fat.

I am incredibly privileged as an “good fat” white model in saying that that list is the extent of what I go through.

All of this feeds into itself, and directly effects our bottom lines. Fat models put more time, energy & money into getting to the same place most other models get access to automatically.

We face discrimination in the adult industry, on TOP of fatphobia in our private lives.

Fat performers, what discrimination have you faced in this industry that you’ve noticed?

Non-fat performers, did any of this surprise you?