This doesn't make sense. They closed it under President Trump, but it has been active for the past 2 years. It was active and running less than a week ago. So, this can't be the reason.
New Everything Butt went up last week with Rory Knox and Gia Derza. Directed by Casey Calvert. https://www.kink.com/shoot/105514 I finally got around to watching it last night. Very good scene and an excellent directorial debut at Kink for Casey.
I don't know what Charlotte's status is at Kink. If she's done or directing a different channel or whatever. But Casey is 100% the right person to take over EB.
it's sad to see what kink.com has become...long gone are the days of Kym Wilde, Chanta Rose and the the rest of the og mistresses. Now all interviews start with: i can't be slapped, i can't be marked, i don't like spit, you can't call me names, all of it being in complete contrast to what kink used to be. As others have mentioned...kink is even more vanilla than brazzers now. :(
In terms of the newest scenes overall of course it's not what it used to be but comparing it to Brazzers is a bit silly. Looking forward to Gal Ritchies scene
TS Pussy Hunters returned on 11/15 with Jade Venus dominating Lexi Lore, directed by Tom Moore. Very good scene. More emphasis on D/s and BDSM than in the past, which I really appreciate. TSPH was almost entirely campy roleplays before. I enjoyed the facefucking throughout and the sex towards the end was really strong. A lot of people in the comments were frustrated that there wasn't more sex going on, but that didn't bother me. I liked how the scene built up to it. It has 90% thumbs up.
Hardcore Gangbang returned last Friday, 11/24. Not a Savage Gangbang scene that was moved over. Jesse Pony plays a disrespectful guest at a resort who gets put in line by the staff. Also stars Big Tre, Richard Mann, Eddie Jaye, Jon Jon and Will Tile. Directed by Roodles McDoodleson. I have no idea who that is, but brownie points for the name alone. I haven't watched the scene yet, but it has 92% thumbs up.
Fucking Machines returned today with Kay Lovely. I did grown slightly when I saw that it was yet another scene directed by JP. But I'm also not surprised. I figured if FM ever came back, he would be directing. Only 79% thumbs up. I haven't watched that one yet, either.
that Jesse pony scene for me was vanilla for kink standards the role-play was not all that convincing at all, no real build up. Way different then it was 10 years ago when it came down to intensity
Charlotte tweeted last night that she had a 4.0 GPA this semester. So she's in college. That probably explains why she hasn't directed much of late. She only has 5 scenes to her credit since May 10. 7 if you count the 2 that JP directed in her place, which I don't.
New Everything Butt today with Katrina Colt and Charlie Forde, directed by Casey Calvert.
I've been emailing with Kink Support. I have some really good news and some really bad news.
First the good. There's a new Whipped Ass scene coming on January 24. I am waiting until I find out who the Director is, and other info, before I let myself get too excited. I hope it's an actual return to form for Whipped Ass, and not just a one and done or repackaged Everything Butt reject.
Now the bad. The Hardcore Gangbang and TS Pussy Hunters scenes that released last month were just one offs. There are currently no plans to continue production on either channel. This one hurts. It's really sad to see Kink abandoning its trans content like it has. And while HGB isn't one of my favorite channels, I know it's still very popular with others.
Just a heads up for anyone considering becoming a member! With Whipped Ass returning soon, I know some of you will b interested. Kink is now on a Monday, Wednesday, Friday release schedule. That doesn't appear to be changing anytime soon. I asked about it. "Creating BDSM content is difficult and takes time. Because of this, a Monday-Wednesday-Friday release schedule works best with the rate at which we are able to produce high quality content for our valued members such as yourself." Because they're only releasing 3 new scenes per week, some channels go weeks without releasing new scenes. For example, there's probably only going to be 1 Everything Butt released this month. Also, several other channels were cancelled in favor of remastered old scenes on Kink Classics. So there were really only 2 new scenes released last week. Due to Kink's infrequent release schedule, as well as the aversion to keeping its members informed, like Adulttime and Vixen do. And the refusal to do any kind of promotion ahead of time, it's practically impossible to tell which channels are active and which are inactive. Which directors are and are no longer with Kink (since Acworth came back, the "no longer with" list is pretty ridiculous). And what scenes are scheduled for release and when. I was told that Behind Kink would be returning soon. I'll update with my 2 cents if/when it does.
If anyone is still interested, the date I was given for the return of Whipped Ass is January 24, this Wednesday. Starring Victoria Voxxx and Charlotte Sins. Directed by Casey Calvert. It's a shame that Kink has done absolutely nothing to promote this ahead of time. One last thing, don't pay full price for a membership. It's not worth it. Especially not the 30 day membership option. Especially especially if you don't intend on just signing up, downloading a bunch of scenes, and cancelling before the subscription renews. Kink usually runs really good sales around holidays. If you can wait, there should be a sale around Valentines Day.
^Man, i used to love waking up on Saturday mornings to a spanking new scene on whippedass.com. Those were the days. But hey, back then the scenes were roughly 20 minutes long. Maybe CC will revive it somehow, but i highly doubt the doms will ever be that extreme again, or the subs for that matter...
Like Saturday morning cartoons for grown-ups? With a big bowl of your favorite cereal? lol You're probably right. It is for the best, though. I appreciate that the performers discuss their limits and such before each scene.
I like Marty's later stuff on WA, 2007 and 2008. Teachers Pet with Daphne Rosen, Madison Young and Cherry Torn as the gimp. Still one of my favorites! But I don't think WA really took off until Maitresse Madelin started directing. She's the GOAT in my eyes. And as badass as ever! Well worth a follow on Twitter, @madelineology. Isis, Claire and Fivestar were also excellent!
Casey is an outstanding director and she's been killing it on Everything Butt since Charlotte Sartre stepped away. Reminiscent of those old Marty EB scenes. So I'm pretty optimistic that she'll do a good job with WA. But I seriously doubt Kink will produce enough scenes to meet member demand.
^i remember being mesmerized by Kym Wilde, Rebecca Lord (these two have a scene together that is hotter then hell and it stands out to this day), Cowgirl and Chanta Rose as mistresses. They were something else. All the legends of the 80's and 90's stepped into their set (kink's) at one point. Oh, and the very young Lorelei Lee was a total sub and she could take pain like nobodies game. There was nothing like this on the world wide web then and there isn't now. God i feel old, haha.
https://www.kink.com/blog/2024/01/22/behind-kink-over-300-scenes-unvaulted/ I'm really not sure what the point of this is? Other than it being a pet project of Peter's, seemingly just to stroke his own ego. Does anyone honestly care about 334 remastered BTS clips and documentary style scenes from 10-15 years ago? Why spend the time and money on this? It's not going to attract any new members. It's not going to prevent current members from cancelling their memberships. And I doubt most people will even watch any of these. Creative and innovative new scenes. Released more often. By Kink's original channells. That's what the members actually want!
The only interesting part of this is Peter's comment at the end, specifically about being "on the cusp of some very exciting updates." Whatever that means.
^ I agree. I like and often download BTS scenes, especially on sites like Kink where they are apt to provide more than the model having her makeup done. But I also usually don't treat these with the same reverence as the scene itself, so I'll often download the BTS at a lower resolution. If these are remastered, then that adds no value for me.
I just noticed that Kink removed most of its third party content, if not yesterday then in the last couple days. The tag for partner scenes was also removed. The 60 or so third party channels were also removed. Thousands of scenes. I think the only third party scenes left are from Dana Vespoli's Twisted Visual, the same scenes on Evil Angel. But if you go to a TV scene and clip on the link that would normally take you to the Twisted Visual channel page, it instead takes you back to the Kink homepage. So there's no telling how much longer those scenes will still be there.
I didn't really watch the third party stuff, but it's worth noting and keeping an eye on.
There's also a bunch of scenes from Submissived. But the same thing. Go to a scene and click on the Submissived link and it takes you back to the Kink homepage.
Also, the rest of the Savage Gangbang scenes were finally unlocked. I'm not sure when that happened.
Is that why my whishlist shrinked to half its size? I only buy individual clips and I'm mostly interested in their old stuff (the maitresse era) and I usually get one from the wishlist, but I noticed there's half the stuff
I don't know. If your list was mostly original Kink scenes, that shouldn't matter. I'm pretty sure that the only scenes that were taken down were just third party scenes. But literally thousands of scenes were removed, so it's possible. I'm curious. how much does Kink charge for those old scenes?
Whatever scenes were left were taken down later that week. Kink has since started uploading third party scenes again, including some that were taken down. But they're now behind a paywall. So say you want to watch a scene from Glenn King's Mean Bitch, for example. You now either need an Add On subscription to the Mean Bitch channel or you need to buy the scene you want to watch individually. Before, everything was available with a basic Kink membership. Same for Ariel X's Evolved Fights, Evolved Fights Lesbian and Submissive X, Dee Severe's Severe Sex, Fivestar's Filthy Femdom, Elise Graves's Bondage Liberation, etc. Ive seen scenes listed between $10 and $25. Same for monthly channel subscriptions. I'm pretty sure that all Submissive X scenes sell for $25 individually. But a monthly subscription to the Submissive X channel is only $10. Whereas Filthy Femdom's scenes are all either $10 or $20. The shorter JOI scenes are $10 and the full scenes are $20. A channel subscription is also $20. And all Mean Bitch scenes are $15. A monthly subscription is $20. So every channel is different. There are currently 12 different partner channels. I don't know for sure, but there's probably more coming soon.
I really don't get it. Kink has done almost nothing to inspire confidence or get excited about since Acworth returned. And the few positives have all ended up being one step forward, two steps back.
I had a bunch of other stuff of course, all femdom-related clips. So yeah there was some Glenn King's videos as well as Filthy Femdom's. Def Dee Severe's stuff and some Evolved Fights. Ok I get it now. All Kink originals are 9.99€ (I'm not sure how much they are in US$) and most of the partners used to be the same price except for Elise Graves who charged much more
Yeah. I think that’s it. Kink removed all the partner stuff. I presume you also had a lot of Carmen Rivera’s scenes? They’ve slowly been putting stuff back, so maybe look through the partner channels and see what’s there. The prices are probably different for you.
There are two sentences here that are just ludacris. "Kink has launched there much anticipated website, Kinky Fans." Really? Anticipated by who? Certainly not the members. Don't people have to be aware that something is coming in order for it to be anticipated?
But probably even more preposterous, "the community is found it on Kink's commitment to inclusivity, authenticity, education, safety and transparency." Do they think we're stupid?
Also, way to put a link to the website you're plugging. No direct link on the Kink homepage, either.
They really need to invest in better networking, marketing, PR, and overall brand development/management. All complaining aside, I do think this can be good for Kink if it takes off. I just have no faith that it will.
on Kink's commitment to inclusivity, authenticity, education, safety and transparency."
what does that even mean? from the beginning of time kink has had performers from all walks of life: blondes, brunettes, redheads, white women, asian women, african american women, tall, small, fit, bbw, ts, so on and so forth...you name it, they've shot it. also, the safety and transparency part are at the beginning and end interview in every single scene they have released since their 2000 debut... i don't get it...it's not that kink is a company that has ignored the dei standards and needs to comply...
I interpreted it differently, as a longtime member, consumer and fan of Kink. Inclusivity. Yes. They used to be very inclusive. And they still work with a variety of races and sexual orientations. But why did they stop producing nonbinary and trans content? It was well received, popular and highly rated. And we might get 20 lesbian scenes total combined for Whipped Ass and Everything Butt in 2024. Casey Calvert started directing Kink's lesbian channels last year. In 7 months, she only has 14 credits. And Kink has since gone from a 2 week rotation on Wednesdays to a 3 week, sometimes longer, rotation on Wednesdays.
Education. They haven't done anything educational since Kink University, and I believe that was even more for show than anything. It's porn.
Safety. I do believe they strive to be as safe as possible on set. But it was just over a year ago that a performer was injured during one of they're productions as a result of direct consent violation. And everything was handled internally after that and has largely been swept under the rug. They didn't start with the before and after interviews until around 2005 or 2006.
And authenticity and transparency. With the talent? Absolutely. With the members? They don't tell us or keep us informed about anything.
Bottom line. Kinky Fans just seems like the latest in the vain of Kink Live and Konnecter. And a way to shift production costs from Kink onto the talent and customers, while still providing content. Kink should be studying what works for successful studios like Adulttime, Brazzers, VMG, etc. And putting their own unique spin on it. Casey should've been Kink's first brand ambassador, instead she's since signed to Adulttime. Victoria Voxxx should be Kink's first contract star, instead she hasn't been on Kink since February. Kink never surveys their members to learn what content they like and want to see. They only recently started plugging upcoming scenes on their twitter, usually the night before the scene releases. There's still no section on the homepage or filter on the results page for upcoming content. You never see Peter, JP or anyone being interviewed by AVN, XBIZ, Holly Randall, etc, anymore. Not since Peter's return. But what's killing Kink more than anything is the 3 day release schedule and all the remastered content. Peter is asleep at the wheel and still running Kink like he did 10+ years ago. Only now it seems like he's gotten rid of anyone that will challenge him, be critical or offer contrary opinion. In no way is this rant aimed at Kink's directors, talent or production team.
Oh yeah. And if you attempt to make suggestions or raise valid criticisms, it's almost always ignored or quickly dismissed as complaining just to complain.
i think i've read at one point that working with shemales/ts was extra hard then working with male performers for a simple reason: duration+finishing issues. And i find that easy to believe.do you have any more info on that? you've made me really curios, and i haven't read anything such an issue. Somehow, it's not that hard to believe...
Overall, thank you for such a lengthy and detailed post.
Thank you for the link to that article. About that part you have mentioned, i was merely trying to quote kink dot com from memory, which was from a long time ago, even before tspussyhunters was a thing (at one point people asked why there are not more ts performers/ts scenes and that was the response they gave). Didn't mean nothing by it. Now, back to the topic at hand, it's a real shame that something like that happened to mrs. Tae.
Well, TS Seduction launched in 2007 and basically released new scenes every week right up until the pandemic. TS Pussy Hunters launched in May 2012. Horrible name for a website focusing on trans with cis women. Although I guess it wasn't as offensive 12 years ago. I digress, TSPH released new scenes weekly until August of 2016 when it went to a biweekly release schedule. It also continued right up until the pandemic. Both channels were killed by Peter Acworth when he returned as CEO in October 2021.
As for the Alexis Tae incident, at least it was addressed. Before Twitter, it likely wouldn't have been. I don't know if it's something Kink has always done. But I have noticed that since that incident occurred, in the pre-scene interviews of every scene, the directors and performers discuss the ability to revoke consent to anything at any time. Still, a little more openness and transparency regarding the investigation and fallout would've been nice.
I'm not surprised that Acworth is all in on this AI porn nonsense. If Kink starts creating AI generated content instead of the real thing, it will only further erode their business. Not solve things. Members are already incredibly disgruntled about all the remastered scenes and the lack of new original content. They aren't going to go for solely AI generated content.
MOD: Okay. This thread isn't going to go through the issues the VMG threads have. If you are no longer a fan of a company's output, it is time to move on. Turning threads into negative dump grounds make members who enjoy a company's output hesitant to post in them.
Fair enough. A couple positives. The two most recent Whipped Ass scenes have been excellent. With Aiden Starr and Hazel Paige on 3/27 and Helena Locke and Sophia Locke on 4/24. The most recent Everything Butt also is very strong, with Liv Revamped and Penelope Woods on 5/1. Kink is very fortunate to have Casey Calvert directing.
I do like some of their content. I just wish they would make more of it. And stop wasting effort, time and money on other things that aren't going to improve business.
https://www.kink.com/shoot/106115 This most recent Hogtied scene with Luna Lovely and JP currently has 100% thumbs up. I know some people were excited above the Gal Ritchie scene a few months ago. I believe she shot for Fucking Machines recently. I'll try to see if I can find the tweet. And I think Sex And Submission might have more MFF threesomes going forward. I'm not really into Maledom/CNC, so I don't really plug that stuff. I mostly like lesbian, trans and queer femme content. But Kink has SAS and Dungeon Sex, that release new scenes every Friday. The channels alternate. SAS is more Feature content, with storylines and a lot of roleplay. I have no idea why Casey Calvert, the reigning 2-time Feature DOTY, hasn't directed anything for this channel yet. Hogtied, Device Bondage and Fucking Machines release on Mondays. HT is rope bondage and BDSM. DB is BDSM with various torture devices. Fucking Machines is exactly what it sounds like, women with custom made high powered machines. HT and DB usually alternate weeks, with occasional releases from FM. Whipped Ass and Everything Butt release on Wednesdays and are my favorite of Kink's currently active channels. Whipped Ass is lesbian BDSM with a little role-play. EB is all about lesbian anal. Not a lot of BDSM. As I previously mentioned, the two most recent WA scenes were both home runs. And next weeks scene also looks promising. EB has also been good to great this year. EB usually releases the first Wednesday every month, WA the third or fourth Wednesday. Divine Bitches, Femdom content, also releases on Wednesdays. Once a month or two. I'll be nice and just say that Mistress Baby is very polarizing. Some people love it. Some people hate it. Not a lot of in between. Here's the latest, to give an idea of what I'm talking about. https://www.kink.com/shoot/105333
Posted - Oct 21 2023 : 7:21AM
