One young lady earlier in this thread (not black) said she sometimes rolls out of bed with her hair a mess, in her pajamas, listening to rap music and cams just fine... I've done the same damn thing (I'm black) and I've done just fine... I'm going to go out on a limb and say that in addition to race, it may be about class/the ability to conform to the European standard that largely funds this industry. You can't point the finger at minority women who simply may not have access to the resources (financial, educational, cultural etc...) that others have been privileged with and essentially tell them to pull themselves up by their bootstraps.
I feel that the adult entertainment industry, much like every other industry based in the US, is dominated by white males, and due to inequality we don't all start off with the same resources. This may sound fucked up but I feel like we (the black girls who just so happen to be privileged enough to sound/look/act/appear "white" enough to make it not only in this industry but in this entire country), are the lucky ones. And just as much as it may be our duty to help others, it's even more of our duty to recognize just how lucky we are and not put less fortunate ladies down for something that isn't even their fault.
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