Is Vivid A Blackhole For Black Actresses?

Chelsea Sinclaire

Lacey Duvalle

Heahter Hunter


Can anyone tell me what in the hell happens to black actresses once she’s a Vivid Girl? How many have there been? I can name 4, Heather Hunter, Chelsea Sinclaire, Lacey Duvalle and now Lori Alexis. The only one that has had any success was Heather Hunter. The others just disappeared from the scene I really don’t understand why Vivid would sign a person and then not use them. But this is exactly what they do. I read once that the producers at Vivid don’t know how to use them.

Vivid is set up like the old Hollywood studio system. Back then they didn’t know how to incorporate black actors into their movies. I guess Vivid is continuing that practice but why? Chelsea and Lacey did a couple of movies for Vivid then just dropped off the map. Being a “Vivid Girl” is supposed to be all you can be in the adult industry. But I really didn’t see any real promotions for these girls. I just found out today while I was looking for information on Chelsea Sinclaire that she got implants. She went from a C-cup to a D-cup. She was a pretty girl and had a lot of sexual energy on film. That was the reason why she was offered a contract. But again why put her on the shelf after only a few movies?

What all women in the adult industry want is a strong fan base. The only way you are going to obtain that is through exposure and marketing. 20 years ago women of color were told that they didn’t sell so they never got the box cover. Women like Ebony Ayes and Jeannie Pepper changed all of that. Once it was told that Ebony Ayes had (white) guys standing around some dance club in cold ass Indianapolis and it happened every where she performed then the producers couldn’t use that bull that women of color didn’t sell. Now the dance circuit isn’t what it was but I think the women today have something that is better than the dance circuit. That something better is the Internet. If you got a web site with 10-15, 000 members or a yahoo club with 20,000 members then that says a lot about how the porn fans feel about you. To do that it’s going to take work. Maybe you have to spend 2 or 3 hours 5 days a week to make this happen. But you will have proof of your worth in the industry to the fans.
My advice for any women of color to turn down being under contract with Vivid. Working with them isn’t a bad move but not under contract. Being under contract means you can’t work for anyone else while under contract. So once they put you on the shelf you will lose fan support because you aren’t being seen. And being seen is the name of this game. Every women of color must be into self promoting and marketing because if it doesn’t come from you it isn’t going to come.

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