JoyBear

Joy Bear's tour page states, "Our goal is to change the perception of the adult entertainment business." That's a pretty lofty goal for a site dedicated to dick waving, but their litany of awards and nominations suggests that maybe they're not lying: nominations from AVN, XBIZ Europa, InStyle, Dusk Porna Awards, Toronto International Porn Festival, and Good For Her Feminist Porn Awards, which is very commendable. But in the end, it is not the awards that make my penis hard; it is the pornography.

So, here's the trick: Joybear.com is a pay site that offers sex-positive erotic films, and they've been putting them out since 2003. In Internet years, that's a ripe old age, but with 75,000 hits a month, it's much more popular than Grandpa's. Let's turn your usual 40-ounce cool malt liquor into Dom Perignon and the erection pills you can buy at the truck stop into real blue diamonds from Pfizer. Now is the time to bring some class to your masturbation routine.

Just look at these classy guys.

The top page of Joy Bear Pictures sets the tone beautifully. Immediately, you'll notice that the atmosphere is different from your typical well-known reality porn site. You'll see lesbians sucking each other's tits, studs with full cocks fucking women, women masturbating, couples fucking in the pool, and in one shot, at least nine naked participants in bed together. But for some reason, the site lacks the typical sleaziness one would expect from a pay site. I am not concerned about the sleaziness. It's just that Joybear offers a different type of smut.

This sophistication and elegance comes from the overall presentation, which feels more like stepping into an upscale velvet-lined massage parlor than a sticky-floor strip club in a nasty part of town. Another element is the photography. The frames, the lighting, the gorgeousness, the professionalism, and the emphasis is more on the couple having fun than on stretched holes and splattered bodily fluids.

I couldn't tell who the people in the front were, but these girls are gorgeous. They are shooting with sexy amateur models, couples, and porn stars. I am a professional masturbator, a well-known porn critic, and a newly minted video stud, but most of the models on the "Models" page were fresh faces to me. I did have a film with Misha Cross, though. Misha recently stopped by my house to check out my yard and then got a little more intimate on the couch at PornDudeCasting.

The company profile page on Joybear.com describes how and why this company was started. Basically, the man who started this company was sick and tired of seeing women screaming for pleasure in the most popular pornography of the day. After a series of focus groups with women and couples confirmed that he was not alone, he applied to participate in Playboy's prestigious "Head to Head" contest. He won the show and soon founded Joybear Pictures. His goal was simple. To make adult films fun."

Their goal is to produce fuck flicks that are ethically sex positive. If you are concerned about how talent is treated in other areas of the industry, this may be right up your alley. Frankly, I believe that all porn producers should absolutely adhere to the same three promises that Joybear holds up: that performers will be treated professionally, protected, safe, and paid promptly. Is it really that difficult?

Highbrow smut and easy sleazy prices.

I was expecting a video preview, but this is 2022 and it is no longer the norm. Hitting the "play" button only sent me to the sign-up page. I was fortunate that the setup and preview images had already convinced me quite well. Once I got to the sign-up page, I discovered that Joybear.com charges 30 for a one-month membership, just like any other paysite. No surprise.

By the numbers, it's certainly a fair price. They drop a new scene every week and this is the gold standard by which I judge all paysites. This is the same release rate I offer on PornDudeCasting; Joybear.com has been around much longer than I have, so they have the advantage when it comes to collection size. To date, I have nearly 300 videos in my library.

They don't have the large, expansive menus of tags and categories that other sites have. Instead, they offer a dozen broad subgenres of erotica, including romance, controlling women, lesbian, voyeurism, and masturbation; the threesome thumbnails are hard as a rock, and the menu of bondage will be appreciated by kinksters. Tags were not listed anywhere, but the search function quickly found feet, big tits, blowjobs, cowgirls, and anal, so I assume they must be using some sort of invisible system. I'd love to see a fuller tag index with listings for just about everything; there may be some good ones mixed in among the nearly 300 libraries, and if the site continues to grow, things could get much worse.

Couples fucking in sensual situations

After poking around Joy Bear Pictures for a while and checking out what they have to offer, it was finally time to do my official fap test. I liked the pretty girl's face in the recent Hello Pool Boy thumbnail, so it seemed like a good place to start.

This 15-minute video is part of Joybear's XConfessions series, which opens with a small montage of similar content. The actual movie is a cinematic opening, with a little narration from lead actress Maria as the pool boy fishes leaves out of her chlorinated water. The camera work and editing is very classy and feels more like an upscale French film with nudity than your average porn site.

The films here have a romantic feel to them, and they tend to develop slowly. The man oils and massages Maria's sexy body, giving her lots of eye candy in the process. Eventually he begins to touch her pussy with his fingers and tongue, and actual penetration occurs about eight minutes into the scene.

When a site advertises itself as "erotica," I often worry that it is really more like a softcore arthifert; Joy Bear is definitely softer than other premium sites, but at least you can see the dicks entering the hole. It just may not be filmed with crotch shots like the hardcore sites. Finally, Joybear doesn't shy away from sex juice, as he sperms Maria's beautiful ass profusely.

Below the video player was a download button. Members can save their favorite movies in a variety of resolutions, from mobile to full HD; 1080p being the highest quality is a bit belated, but hopefully they will upgrade to 4K in the near future. More and more, this is what we expect from modern onagers.

One of the most notable things about Joybear is how it defies expectations. Even if they didn't announce a mission statement about sex positivity and ethically produced pornography, it would be impossible to miss the vibe. While many paysites can blend in with one another, even if they are produced by different companies, Joy Bear Pictures really stands out with its romantic shades of erotica. I feel like an upscale motherfucker when I'm intoxicated by this work. (The barista at Starbucks gave me the same disapproving look as usual, but that's her fault.) Anyway, I cleaned up the sticky puddle I left on my table).

I would not recommend Joybear to just any pervert looking for hardcore porn. I recommend it to those who appreciate the ladies, the romantic atmosphere, the long hours of buildup, and the respectable aspects that you won't find in a proper bukkake collection. But if you like the tour page, you'll love the members area.