Born for Porn: Part 2
By Bob Preston
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Editor's note: In honor of the holiday season, we wanted to revisit this five-part feature story about families that work in the adult industry. Happy holidays!
In part one of this series, we spoke with Adam Glasser, aka Seymore Butts, about his successful professional and personal lives. Glasser's success on Showtime not only helped his business, but it also inspired another adult star with family ties to get into the game: Sunny Lane.
Lane is known for her perpetually bouncy persona, her formidably sexy figure-skater legs, and her parents. For those who didn't catch the ABC Prime Time special on Lane, the adult star works closely with her parents, who help manage her career, while also watching her finances and her back.
"My parents are cock-blockers, to be blunt," Lane told XFANZ. "I get a lot of people coming at me from all sides, and my parents take care of that."
Although the ABC special raised Lane's profile, Cousin Stevie said it cast an unflattering light on her family.
"The Prime Time special made them look like white trash," Stevie said. He later argued that women who are open with their families about their work in adult are perennially more stable and successful.
Lane agreed.
"I'm blessed to have them involved with my business, because that's what it is: a business," she said. "I have the support and unconditional love of my family, and they keep me grounded and help me keep a realistic view of what's going on in the world. It's a team effort."
But beyond professional stability, Lane said that her family has no conversational taboos. When she was in second grade, Lane's parents explained the birds and the bees to her in clear, forthright language, giving condoms the nickname "rubber ducky" and stressing the importance of safety and honesty.
"My parents sat me down and explained everything to me," Lane said. "They told me that if I was going to do it that I should do it right the first time. I think we're repressed in this country. People aren't honest about sex. We were given these organs for a reason. I was taught that sex is a good thing when it's healthy and consensual. It's easier to be open-minded when you communicate."
