Misuse of the adult genre

As mentioned in the thread below, a large number of non-adult titles have been mislabeled. I have been able to get a few of the erroneous genres deleted, such as Showgirls (1995) 230521-182740-644000 and Così fan tutte (1992) 230521-225744-682000, but in many of the other submissions I have been told "Unable to verify."

(Many of the links below contain nudity/pornography. You'll at least need to have an ad blocker enabled or you'll see a lot of adult ads. Some of the reference numbers are resubmissions. A simple Google search for any of the titles will provide additional reviews, links to the films, etc. Keep in mind I've either seen the films or I scanned through them, so I'm not solely relying on external sources.)

230523-020726-817000

Tra(sgre)dire (2000)

"This is not a hardcore film. https://archive.org/details/cheeky.aka.-trasgredire.-2000..720p.-blu-ray.x-264-japhson-vie_202005 "Sight & Sound described the film as a 'corny soft-porn flick.'" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trasgredire "[O]ne of the better softcore films I've seen." https://www.combustiblecelluloid.com/digitalwatch/cheeky.shtml "Bright and breezy softcore romp." https://letterboxd.com/film/cheeky-2000/"

230523-014323-593000

Monster of the Nudist Colony (2013) (TV)

"This is not an adult title. The entire movie is softcore. "Interspersed with endless softcore action!" "A recent softcore flick that’s actually decent!" (nudity) https://www.erogarga.com/monster-of-the-nudist-colony-2013/ "[S]oundtrack that plays over the softcore sex scenes." "[A] trippy bit of softcore soft horror." (nudity) https://www.cinema-crazed.com/blog/2014/10/28/monster-of-the-nudist-colony-2013/"

230521-231341-123000

Naughty Novelist (2008) (V)

“This is not an adult title.

https://xhamster.com/videos/naughty-novelist-2008-1956899"

230521-224812-804000

High Heel Homicide (2017) (TV)

"This is not an adult title. https://imgur.com/a/DdvG4oy https://spankbang.com/2duv3/video/high+heel+homicide"

This debuted on cable television. "Adult content" does not mean "hardcore."

230521-204138-940000

Erotic Survivor (2001) (V)

“This is not an adult title. https://vk.com/video78892857_171877712”

230521-183708-736000

Play-Mate of the Apes (2002) (V)

“This is not an adult title. https://xhamster.com/videos/playmate-of-the-apes-xhhh9a4”

220623-004157-827000

Deviant Whores (2008) (V)

"This isn't an adult title. The sex scenes are simulated. This is a softcore film. https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/723783-deviant-whores?language=en-US (Some of the videos have hardcore ads at the beginning.) https://www.google.com/search?q=Deviant+Whores+(2008)&sxsrf=ALiCzsYUzXwaBDqUoSwxusFhuCss9G9vZg:1655944743420&source=lnms&tbm=vid&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjSvsvxqsL4AhXGKUQIHV0UDD0Q_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=2112&bih=1085&dpr=1.82

190515-070916-249000"

220623-003326-811000

The statement "Factually incorrect" is 100% wrong.

(nudity)

https://noodlemagazine.com/watch/-64545796_456241087

Twisted Desires (2005) (V)

"This isn't an adult title. The sex scenes are simulated. This is a softcore film. https://www.xvideos.com/video27094527/twisted_desires_2005_

https://softcoretube.org/mandy-fisher-in-twisted-desires-2005-usa/"

220623-002935-201000

Young Kinky Sex (2008) (V)

"This isn't an adult title. The sex scenes are simulated. This is a softcore movie. (nudity) https://softcoretube.org/young-kinky-sex-full-movie/

https://celebsnudeworld.com/35029/young-kinky-sex-aka-lust-dot-com-2009-softcore-full-movie/"

220623-002023-826000

Lolita vib-zeme (1987)

"This isn't an adult title. The sex scenes are simulated. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolita:_Vibrator_Torture https://www.allmovie.com/movie/v240321"

https://wipfilms.net/women-in-captivity-2/lolita-vibrator-torture/

The above genre was added by a staff member. The problem is that it is not an adult title. The sex scenes are simulated, there is no visible penetration, and no male genitalia is shown, which is true of most of these titles. https://community-imdb.sprinklr.com/conversations/data-issues-policy-discussions/adult-film-on-search-when-setting-is-off/5f515cb0bd255045b470b068

210812-214855-334000

"The Pornhub Podcast with Asa Akira" (2018) (Podcast Series)

“This isn't an Adult title. This is a podcast. https://soundcloud.com/thepornhubpodcast”

The guide states: "Documentaries about this type of material do not use the Adult genre." Why is a podcast discussing the adult industry any different?

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mbmb

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1 year ago

First time I'm seeing that decline reason "Factually incorrect", is that a new thing?

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ind3

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@mbmb

I'm not sure if they still use that or not. That was probably the third resubmission after I was told the standard "Unable to verify" and "Does not meet contribution guidelines." Maybe the title is upsetting to them, but this is really no different than thousands of other softcore titles.

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Bethanny

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1 year ago

Hi @ind3 -

There was apparently some confusion on what constitutes softcore and what hardcore, we have now clarified with the editors and fixed it.

Thanks!

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@Bethanny The underlying problem of course is that IMDb doesn't have Erotica as a genre: https://community-imdb.sprinklr.com/conversations/data-issues-policy-discussions/implementation-of-new-genres/5f4a7a638815453dbaa6da98

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Bethanny

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@Marco Makes sense! I will call out to our policy team to take a look into this.

Cheers!

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ind3

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@Bethanny

Thanks, but some of the deletions are still being rejected.

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Bethanny

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@ind3 I have deleted the genre from titles:

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However on the title left you are able to see the actor's genitals so it will not be removed.

Thanks!

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ind3

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@Bethanny

Thanks, but I'm not sure that I understand. On Erotic Survivor (2001) (V) I was actually trying to remove the Reality-TV genre. 230603-221950-485000

"This isn't an actual reality television show. This is simply a parody. The movie is scripted. (full movie) https://pornone.com/parody/erotic-survivor/277597871/ https://letterboxd.com/film/erotic-survivor/genres/ https://www.amazon.com/Erotic-Survivor-Darian-Caine/dp/B000055ZLC "[F]eatures non-professionals in an unscripted situation" https://help.imdb.com/article/contribution/titles/genres/GZDRMS6R742JRGAG?ref_=helpms_helpart_inline#reality"

Why does this genre only apply to this one title and not the dozens of other similar parodies?

Playboy Real Couples II: Best Sex Ever (1996) (V) is not an adult title. 230607-020906-205000 The film is entirely softcore and it's not really a documentary. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0216144/ This is apparently the scene that you're referring to: (nudity) https://celebsnudeworld.com/37860/angela-cornell-in-playboy-real-couples-ii-best-sex-ever-1996/ Male genitalia is shown briefly, but that certainly doesn't make the film hardcore. The are lots of softcore films and R-rated films with male nudity.

https://www.amazon.com/Playboy-Real-Couples-Best-Ever/dp/6304456034

https://www.imdb.com/search/keyword/?keywords=penis

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Bethanny

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@ind3 Totally missed it was the other genre you were trying to delete, which I have now. As per the other title, we will not remove the genre if you can see genitals on it.

Thanks!

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