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Originally Posted by LouiseLloyd
Times have certainly changed and I don't think the traditional porn star exists either.
For me, it used to be the amateur - porn star threshold, they were either one or the other, no matter how popular a model was, once they were published by a recognised studio they could label themselves a "Porn Star".
I would go as far as saying that those models who control their own content these days wouldn't even consider themselves as making "porn", the word itself has lost its meaning.
Only reason I ask is that I am trying to find some way of classifying professional models from amateurs, as most what you would deem even the most amateurish of amateurs in terms of their content are now earning more than some stars would be paid for their studio works and are making a genuine living from it, therefore it's their profession.
Thanks.
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The argument of who is and who isn't a "professional" has been going on in all creative fields. For tax purposes the threshold was something like $600. Anything over that and you had to declare the earnings. Thus you were a 'professional'.
But now it seems better to classify time spent doing something versus amount paid. As in, if posting on OF is your full-time gig and not a side hustle then BAM you're a pro. In other words, is modeling/making adult content your main source of income? If so I would classify you as a pro regardless of your style, where you make it, where you sell it or with whom.
