Abstract
Bonnie Rotten's onscreen persona drew equally on punk-inspired and horror iconographies; a conjunctural aesthetic epitomised in the ornate spider-web pattern tattoos that adorn her breasts. Other designs homage cult horror films, as seen in—the zombie design from Night of the Living Dead (1968) on her stomach, as well as iconographic references to classic slasher flicks such as A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) and Friday the 13th (1980). In this article I examine how Rotten's branding as a ‘punk model' signifies her ‘rebellion’- vis-a– -vis corporeal embodiments of the grotesque, carnivalesque, and the abject – in an articulation and reframing which has become familiar within contemporary pornographic production.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 131-138 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Porn Studies |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 31 Jul 2023 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2 Jan 2025 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Bonnie Rotten
- authenticity
- branding
- punk and porn