While many major gay porn studios have responded to the Black Lives Matter protests across the globe by releasing supportive statements, Cooper highlights that it’s not enough and is encouraging more action around diversity. #photography #sfphotographer #Resist #thelightingmademedoit #portraitphotography #blackmen #blackisbeautiful #BlackLivesMatterĪ post shared by Race Cooper on at 5:02pm PDT “I was made to feel like I was not worthy of praise, validation, and definitely less valuable than all of the white actors,” and adds that Black men in the porn industry are often reduced to nothing more than a body part – as is the case with the degrading porn category “BBC” or “Big Black C**k.”
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But when your fetish is any interchangeable ‘Black guy’, you are taking the human component out of it, and just treating them as objects based on their skin colour.” “Fetishes like fist play or sling play have nothing to do with race or skin colour. “When you fetishize a person, you are dehumanizing that person into a thing.” Race Cooper said that Black men are still fetishised in degrading ways within the industry, and the impact on the actor is severe. But not in porn, where it was commonplace.”
“I came to the industry with mainstream television and film experience, where such questions would immediately be banned and recognised as racist. The question of, ‘Is there anyone that you wouldn’t like to work with?’ was asked of all models and tracked with the encouragement from producers and directors to be ‘honest’ and ‘specific’.” “There was systemic racism at the company. Speaking with PinkNews, Cooper said, “In 2010 I became the only full-time Black person who worked as an employee, and was the only Black exclusive contract on their roster.”Ĭopper added that performers were often encouraged to write down racial categories they would be uncomfortable shooting a scene with.