BBW Kelly Shibari on the Cover of Penthouse Forum
Kelly Shibari is featured on the cover of the June 2014 Penthouse Forum. For the first time in more than 40 years, a plus size model graces the cover. BBW – Big Beautiful Woman is a common phrase in the porn world and as viewers get tired of seeing small bodies, bigger women are becoming more and more popular.
Penthouse Forum managing editor Eric Danville said, “I noticed slut shaming and body dysmorphia and image problems are getting a lot more attention these days, so when the time came for us to start kicking feature articles back into the magazine the first thing I thought of was that I’d like to do something on not your typical porn star. And while she is very beautiful and talented, Kelly Shibari is not your typical porn star.”
Shibari told The Daily Beast, “When you have been told that you are less than attractive because you are overweight and then you get into the adult industry, and then to have guys say, ‘hey not only do I find you attractive I also seek you out online to masturbate to,’ that’s extremely empowering.” Shibari is working on an instructional guide to plus-size sex as she feels there is a lack of information in this area. “I wanted to make sure I covered communication and body confidence,” says Shibari. Anyone who suffers with weight issues and self confidence can benefit from this film. She also runs her own social media marketing company and was named EXXXOTICA’s 2013 and 2014 BBW performer of the year.
April Flores who won the AVN 2014 BBW Performer of the Year award said, “There is more awareness, more that people are being exposed to. I think women that look like me and other plus-size people want to see themselves represented in the media as a whole and also specifically in porn.” Flores says she continues to be an adult entertainer to “show other plus-size women that we can be sexy and sensual and enjoy life now, not put it off until we lose X amount of weight. You can be whatever size, but the most important thing is to have self-love and self-esteem. I grew up equating skinniness with happiness,” she says. “I always thought if I lost weight I’d be happy, life would be easy, people would be nice to me and all my dreams would come true. And then I lost a lot of weight. I was skinny but I was still really unhappy. I realized happiness is not based on my weight it’s in my head, so I had to make a choice to be happy. Once I made the decision to be happy then confidence followed.”
The genre has existed for well over 10 years but this is the first year AVN has given a BBW Performer of the Year award.
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