Behind The Curtain: The "Secret Lives" Of "Women Of Erotica"

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Last night, WE (the TV channel, not us) took a trip to Porn Valley, taking an indepth look at the lives of four women who work in the adult industry: Skye Blue, Shy Love, Gianna Lynn, and Kenzie Marie.

As with their previous pornstar featurette, "Women of Erotica" did a good job of depicting its subjects as ordinary women doing out-of-the-ordinary work; aside from a brief discussion of Skye Blue's history of abusive relationships and drug use, there was none of the stereotypical "damaged pornstar" rhetoric. The four women were depicted as healthy, happy—and perfectly capable of carrying on a (relatively) normal relationship.

Though each of the four stories followed the same general arc, each woman was given her own particular slant/focus. We've pulled one clip from each story to give you a taste of what you may have missed (and whet your appetite for the many, many reruns.)