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Originally Posted by Mutt
Wasteland says they don't hire talent from outside the lifestyle - this is a big part of the reason - Kink needs so much fresh talent that they have to use the LA agencies and the second reason, - who looks better, the 21 year old girl next door fresh off the bus two weeks ago from Kansas or the 35 year old ugly chick who lives the BDSM lifestyle?
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Hi Mutt,
Interesting observation about the age and appearance variable. What we've found over the years is that age and appearance is not of greatest importance to the bdsm lifestyle community. Of much more importance is that they see other lifestyle performers engaging in edge play that hook into their interests and individual fetishes. Kink's business model, as Tuffruff pointed out, is to showcase well-known internet personalities, most of whom come from mainstream adult entertainment. They do this extremely well and hence appeal to mainstream porn surfers that want to see their favorite internet stars take a walk on the dark side.
Wasteland and a lot of the other lifestyle bdsm community sites tend to focus on recruiting bdsm players that have a passion for pain and putting on a good performance for viewers like they do at their local bdsm clubs and events. It's sort of comparing apples to oranges in this regard. We've actually tried over the years to bring in some high profile adult talent and "girls off the bus from Kansas" with pretty mixed reviews from the members.
So, if you can believe it, a niche as small as bdsm actually has two very distinct audiences. Drop me an email if you want to further explore this odd little topic. I don't want to keep bumping this poor thread....;-)
Cheers,
Colin at wasteland