But did I really stop or just eliminated certain “TYPES” of content from being on my menu?
The truth is, there were many reasons for discontinuing the production of XXX porn also known has “Hardcore” or boy/girl (B/G) girl-girl (GG) content in the adult industry. It’s simple, yet complicated but rather than let others control the narrative of my story, I am sharing why I made the very difficult but also quite easy decision to transition to more Dominate style content.
To understand why I retired, you would need to know how I entered. I stumbled into the “porn” industry purely by accident. My entry was very naive and filled with many learning lessons. I was figuring out how to maneuver through my own personal sexual journey while also doing so very publicly through the creation of adult content to be seen, viewed, and enjoyed by anyone who found it online. While this did propose many struggles and difficulties, ultimately I found the best version of myself through this journey. There were certainly pros and cons, and there still continue to be both the good, bad and ugly of being an adult entertainer.
READ MORE ABOUT HOW I GOT INTO THE ADULT INDUSTRY
The question then remains.
“Why did I retire from porn?”
Kari “Platinum Puzzy” Anthony – The Queen of BBW
First and foremost, I wasn’t making enough money. I know, that sounds crazy that I didn’t consider the revenue “enough” money. The fact is, I was generating more money than I had ever imagined. But when I think about the risk versus the reward, I found the risk wasn’t worth it in the long run. The risks soon outweighed the rewards, and the relentless pressure of creating this kind of content began impacting my personal life in ways that no amount of money could justify.
There are a lot of careless and irresponsible people that do not take this business professionally and use the talent as personal conquests. With that being said, sexual safety and health were not prioritized and often out right ignored. Being a witness to such unacceptable behavior became increasingly difficult to stay silent and inevitably forced me to reevaluate my own talent options. I decided I no longer wanted to be in the rooms and circles where this conduct was taking place. Removing myself was necessary!
The industry became my life and I was lost in the “porn persona”
Kari “Platinum Puzzy” Anthony – The Queen of BBW
My personal life also struggled to exist as my “porn persona” took over and Dominated every aspect of my life. While this can be good for business, it’s terrible for the work life balance. It certainly made personal intimate relationships difficult as the industry and porn persona was ALWAYS priority over emotional connections. I will be honest, I also tried to turn my love interests into my content partner so rather than there being an emotional connection, it would always turn to business in one way or another. This was definitely NOT the best way to approach things for me, at least.
Many presume that my choice to retire came as a result of entering into a partnership romantically, and to some extent that is partially true but not entirely. At the time that I met my current partner, I was already making changes and decided I wasn’t getting anything out of the content to make it worth it. In fact, it was me who made the choice to completely stop shooting hardcore. A decision I don’t regret at all.
I am not a good porn actress!
Kari “Platinum Puzzy” Anthony – The Queen of BBW
I know it’s hard to believe, lol but the truth is I wasn’t good at acting. And not having control of the titles for movies I filmed, not getting royalties and low pay on top of poor set conditions just didn’t make it ideal for me. I am the Queen, I expect the red carpet to be laid out for me. Ok, so maybe I didn’t expect all of that but I can say that my experiences weren’t professional at all. I knew I didn’t want to be in these situations again.
Everyone has the right to choose and I made my choice. I haven’t looked back since!
OTHER BLOGS THAT YOU MAY WANT TO READ:
Do I Regret Doing Porn?
How I Got My Start in the Adult Industry
