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In reply to the discussion: I'm The Duke University Freshman Porn Star And For The First Time I'm Telling The Story In My Words [View all]marions ghost
(19,841 posts)--that she'd like to get into the industry and change it. Youthful fantasies. This is a ruthless business, all about big bucks. She doesn't strike me as ruthless or even tough enough. She strikes me as naive. Maybe even a dependent or BPD personality, tho would have to have more info to know. The classic case with this kind of thing is just that she's rebelling against her parents, clawing her way to independence. I don't think she is desperate for the money to live or go to school. It's all about ego boosting, like women who do beauty pageants. There is power and narcissistic thrill in making big bucks this way--and it's definitely easy work, compared to what most people find themselves doing. She's being paid more for her ability to ignore the real implication of what she does (for herself and others) than her acting skills. Sure acting can be tiring, but being a porn star doesn't take huge talent.
The likelihood that any porn star could direct--in any male-owned company is low. She would have to forge her own company and if she does a lot of degradation/humiliation, (which is likely) she'd be merely competing with the male-owned production company, so meh, nothing changes. The fact that she sees a need to change it, is indicative. But that's about as far as it goes.
She stands a better chance of selling a tell-all book. She could work that I'm sure. It could become a movie. Breaking into the biz--nah. She'd have to prove it for me to believe it. Not too many pioneers in the field I don't think.