Alternative porn: good bye, Playboy bunnies!

If you are sick and tired of traditional porn models with blond hair and silicon breast implants then you will like a new adult genre – alternative porn. It strives to subvert traditional porn standards of beauty, aesthetics, and form. 

Originated as amateur erotica, alternative porn has proven to be a profitable business and, as a result, has carved a niche for itself in the adult entertainment industry. Playboy bunnies are out; indie-goth-emo-punk girls are in!

What makes alternative porn so alternative?

Alternative porn (also called alt porn, altporn, alt-porn, alternaporn) involves members of such subcultures as punks, emos, goths, or ravers. It features models with tattoos, piercings, scarifications, or rebellious haircuts instead of big lips and big tits. 

Young people, especially teens, tend to subvert accepted standards of beauty. They want to watch porn related to their world, porn that they can purchase online. The adult entertainment industry has nothing to do but jump on the bandwagon and begin promoting for the younger generation. 

The "youth" emblem is an efficient marketing hook: it attracts not only people aged 18 to 25, but also consumers who are pretty far from this demographic. Just remember MTV and its large audience! 

The history of alt porn 

Before alt porn, industry specialists used a general term ‘indie-porn’, or independent pornography. It included amateur video, non-commercial video, and alternative erotica. With the passage of time these sub-genres became independent. The term ‘indie porn’ is still sometimes used, but it is not related to alternative subcultures.

The alt porn trend was started by Blue Blood, a glossy erotic magazine launched in 1992. It featured punks, goths, and erotic fiction. The owners generally used term "subcultural erotica" to describe their content. The creation of Blue Blood confronted the mainstream ideas of what was attractive and sexy.

However, the biggest market for alternative porn was the Internet. The earliest alternative porn sites were Raverporn.net (later renamed to EroticBPM.com), GothicSluts.com, and NakkidNerds.com.

The terms "alternative porn" appeared in the early 2000s in reference to SuicideGirls.com, the most popular and financially profitable alt porn site. Its content differed from traditional adult entertainment brands such as Playboy or Hustler. 

SuicideGirls.com offered their visitors softcore pin-up-style images and videos, and interviews of artists and celebrities. With the success of SuicideGirls.com, the number of alternative porn sites has significantly grown.

Nowadays alternative pornography can be divided into two sub-genres: on the one hand, there are websites that celebrate alternative beauty and provide softcore photography. They have a reputation of porn that even feminists can love.

On the other hand, there are websites that offer hardcore content to get more customers. Because of the push to earn money, their owners are more concerned with good marketing strategies rather than representing certain aesthetics.

Alt porn website features
 
Alt porn is created for young adults by their contemporaries. They are producing content to sell it to people like them. You have to be really attracted to that type of girls, or your films/images will look like a costume parody.

Due to the “youth” emblem, alt porn websites often have forums, blogs, message boards, chat rooms, and other features of online community. The members and the models can create their own text profiles and keep journals. It encourages participation by both models and viewers. Typical porn websites usually feature more or less anonymous models viewed by anonymous surfers.

Another feature of alt porn websites is their low membership fee. You will need to pay around $15 per month (typical porn sites charge around $30 per month). The reasons are simple: young people don’t have a lot of money and there is a lot of amateur content. 

Alt porn websites to browse

Alt porn sites are a big business these days. Since the success of Suicide Girls, dozens of new websites have popped up, all trying to expand or improve the alt porn business model. The biggest niche players include:

• www.suicidegirls.com. Suicide Girls is a popular alt website that features softcore pin-up-style images and profiles of punk, goth, emo and indie-styled young women. The site also functions as an online community with message boards and chat rooms. The membership fee is $12 per month, $24 for 3 months and $48 for 1 year. 
• www.burningangel.com. Burning Angel features indie-goth-emo-punk (read tattoos, piercings, and dyed hair) girls. Its owner, Joanna Angels, tells its visitors: “stop digging through your dad’ porn collection and watch porn that was made for you!” It will cost you $19.99 for 30-day membership, and $49.99 for 90-day membership. Network membership includes access to 8 sites.  
• www.deviantnation.com. Deviant Nation offers hundreds of exclusive images of girls who have deviated from from the accepted standards of society. You will be able to access website’s community, forums, magazines, and groups. The membership fee is $14.99 for 30 days (then $11.99 recurring every 30 days), $24.99 for 90 days (then $11.99 recurring every 30 days), and $49.99 for 365 days (then $11.99 recurring every 30 days).
• www.godsgirls.com. God’s Girls is an alt porn/alt erotica site with a lot of really amazing, 100% exclusive pictures that you can't see anywhere else. The models are very lovely and some of them have tattoos, piercings and rebellious haircuts. The membership fee is $19.95 for 30 days, $39.95 for 90 days, $89.95 for 1 year
• www.gothicsluts.com. If you like goth girls like Elvira or Morticia Addams then this site is for you. It features fake blood, vampire teeth and other gothic fetishes. The membership fee is $19.95 for 30 days (recurring), $58.95 for 90 days (non-recurring), and $99.00 for 180 days (non-recurring).
• www.brokendollz.com. Broken Dollz feature women beautiful in their own way. You can watch images and full length movies, interact with Dollz and members, keep a journal, comment Dollz and members, join groups or start your own, post 40 images of yourself, and choose favorite galleries. The membership fee is $10 per month, $20 for 3 months and $65 for 1 year.
• www.bellavendetta.com. If you like tattoos, piercings, and the darkest fetishes, BellaVendetta is the place for you. There are many exclusive downloads and extras like icons and desktops. One-month membership is $8.45 (recurring). 

You know, personal tastes differ. Some people want to have sex with Brad Pitt, others like Marilyn Manson. Some people adore Jessica Simpson, others like Amy Winehouse. If you prefer girls (or guys) with more than just an ankle tattoo or ears pierced, now you have a porn genre matching your interests and style of life!