Ethical Porn: Independent Erotic Film Artists to Check Out In 2017

What Is Ethical Porn?

While many may question the idea that any kind of porn can be ethical, those who make ethical pornography adhere to a basic set of principles:

• Respect for those involved. Actors in ethical porn movies consent to every activity (sometimes even make all the decisions about what happens), are given options to prevent STIs and unwanted pregnancies, and are paid fairly for their work.
• Show real sex. The thing about most mainstream porn is that it's obviously fake. In fact, that's one of the major criticisms about pornography - that it doesn't show what real sex and real pleasure look like. In ethical pornography, the goal is to show real sex and real pleasure, not fake moans. There's also no expectation that orgasms will occur (although they often do!)
  
• Display diversity. Mainstream porn is definitely not diverse. Ethical porn commits to diversity by working with people of a variety of sizes, abilities, gender identities, sexualities, and ethnicities. Everyone deserves to be represented when it comes to pleasure.

Some Ethical Porn Suggestions

Now that we know some of the principles these people work with, here are a few well-known ethical and feminist porn companies to get you started. Note that the links to the sites featured are NSFW!