King Noire and Jet Setting Jasmine are performers, hosts, educators, and co- creators of the Royal Fetish Films adult production company. Their goal is to make the porn industry more inclusive and less racist. “We realized our clientele were primarily Black and brown women between the ages of 25 and 45. There was a resounding experience, where it would start out fun, and by the end of the night there would be these group discussions about how Black and brown people are represented sexually well in adult entertainment”, Jasmine stated. King has also noticed his firsthand experience working in a dehumanizing environment.
“The depiction of Black and brown people within porn is a microcosm of how we’re represented in all forms of media. We are the culmination of 500 years of stereotypes, and being that porn is the only industry I can think of where you can go to work and say, ‘I don’t want to work with any Black people today, I don’t want to shoot any Latinx people on film today’, it lends itself to tokenism and extreme levels of stereotyping”. He continued by saying, “You’re like, ‘We need this one Black person, this one latin person in the company, so they’re going to encompass all we perceive Blackness to be. It takes away any opportunity to have nuance in regards to our sexuality.
There’s not two Black people kissing or embracing one another, showing a lighter side, showing laughter or difficult fetishes. It’s always just a Black, lifeless body. There’s no thought involved, no conversation. You just show up as a torso”. Their continued fight to change the stereotype in the industry has caused Royal Fetish Films to be an incredibly successful company. They feel continued dialogue can change the how people understand the industry and the world in general. To learn more about their company click here.
