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Despite their divergence in method and demeanor, a thing that sex workers I talked to seem to all agree on is how an ill-informed audience can be of detriment to the content they’re consuming. For sex work specifically, harnessing the power of mass media to unwrap its mystery hasn’t been the easiest, so some have had to innovate. I reached out to Sierra Rhodes — a three-time PornHub Awards nominee, professionally known as TeenyGinger — in the hopes of learning how she does it. What I came away with instead is a much more complete synthesis of the current state of the porn industry, and where things ought to go for the good of all involved.
The beginnings for Rhodes were about standard for the internet age–she dabbled in the genre on a message board under the protective cover of anonymity, but then was compelled to continue it in a more professional capacity. “Originally I started posting nudes on the r/gonewild subreddit and it was just a kind of for fun thing,” she says. “Then I got so many requests for “Oh, I want to buy your panties!” and so from that I started selling my underwear to the people who would pay for that.”
