Official Update to policies regarding certain racial symbols and language

[VaMStaff]

Hi Everyone!

After much discussion, the moderation team has decided to prohibit certain racially charged symbols and language from being posted on the Hub.

Specifically, we are removing references to the "Blacked" and "Bleached" fetishes and their associated symbols.

This includes the "Queen of Spades" symbol as well as the "Queen of Hearts" symbol, and any associated logos or derivatives.

Examples of these types of content include tattoos that say things like "Black Owned", tattoos of the "Black Spade" symbol, etc.

Spoiler: Potentially offensive images

Certain types of Raceplay content, "BBC" content, interracial scenes, cuckold scenes involving race, etc, are still allowed.
We are not banning the concept of racial preference or interracial fantasies.

We are specifically prohibiting symbols and language that have been found to have a history or origin in racist terms or ideology.
Many in the adult community, our staff included, find the "Blacked" and "Bleached" fetishes to potentially carry an implied association with white supremacist ideology, and the "spade" symbol specifically has its roots in the racist past of the United States, where it was synonymous with other racial slurs for black men.

We have already removed most of the content of this type from the Hub. If your resource uses one of these assets as a dependency, or has these types of assets in your screenshots, we ask that you kindly remove those screenshots or dependencies from your content.
No official warnings or reports will be filed for content that already existed on the Hub prior to this policy update.

 

[VaMStaff]

As a clarification to this update:

We are not banning scenes that imply racial preference. We understand the "Blacked" and "Bleached" topics revolve around people (mostly women) preferring sexual play with people of a specific race. We have no problem with that.

Specifically, we are prohibiting the use of offensive symbols and language that amount to racial slurs. This is not new, it was already a part of our TOS. We are just clarifying that yes, tattoos like "white property" and use of the "spade" symbol in a racial context are indeed violations of our terms of service, which state:

Content that reinforces racial stereotypes or tropes is prohibited, as is any content that could be seen as discriminating against any religious group, gender, sexual-orientation, etc.

 

[VaMStaff]

Policy Update: Revisiting the "Blacked" / "Bleached" / QoS / QoH Restrictions


Hi everyone,


A while back, we announced a policy prohibiting the "Blacked" and "Bleached" fetishes along with the Queen of Spades and Queen of Hearts symbols and associated terminology.
After further internal discussion and a closer look at how this content exists in the broader adult community, we've decided to revise that position.


What's changing


The outright prohibition on these symbols and terms is being lifted.
We've come to recognize that, while these motifs did originate in uncomfortable territory, they've become widely established fixtures of the adult entertainment space and are now generally understood as kink iconography rather than expressions of racist ideology.
That context matters, and our policy should reflect it.


Going forward, the following are permitted again:

• The "Queen of Spades" and "Queen of Hearts" symbols and their derivatives
• "Blacked" and "Bleached" branding, logos, and terminology
• Tattoos, clothing, and scene elements using these symbols in a standard kink/fetish context

If we previously asked you to remove screenshots, dependencies, or resources to comply with the earlier policy, you're welcome to restore them yourself or to open a support ticket and we will help you restore any deleted or removed content.


What's still off-limits


Our TOS prohibition on discriminatory content hasn't changed, and some variations of this type of content still fall clearly on the wrong side of that line. In particular, we'll continue to remove content that crosses into:

• Ownership or property language — tattoos or slogans framing people as owned, bred, or otherwise dehumanized along racial lines (e.g., "white property," "breeding stock," and similar)
• Explicit racial slurs or hate-group iconography — whether written, stylized, or embedded in imagery
• Content that frames a racial group as inherently inferior, subhuman, or deserving of harm — as distinct from depicting a character's sexual preference

Beyond these categories, there's a lot of middle ground, and the moderation team will continue to use discretion on edge cases. The underlying principle remains what our TOS already states: racial preference and interracial fantasy content is fine; content that reinforces racial stereotypes, tropes, or ideologies is not.

A note on the back-and-forth

We know reversing a policy isn't a great look, and we appreciate everyone who worked with us through the original change.
This is a genuinely tricky area to draw lines in, and we'd rather get it right than stay consistent for consistency's sake. Thanks for your patience.

~The VaMHub Staff