I can’t do this article at JonMillward.com justice without just posting a link and telling you to have a look yourself. Read the whole thing.

It’s a bit US-centric, as the data is taken from the Adult Film Database, so only includes published mainstream porn films, rather than the clips and members’ sites of more alternative adult content. Even so, it’s refreshing to see the statistics and challenge assumptions. Even though the mainstream industry is still largely white, slim and heteronormative, the stereotype of female porn stars as predominantly generic, exploited, big-breasted blondes who have no choice over what they do or who they do it with is proven to be false. The study also examines words commonly used in porn film titles, whether the emphasis is on breasts or bottoms, and how trends have changed over the past two decades. It’s a genuinely fascinating read.

Click here to see the whole “Deep Inside” study.