Julie Benz caught her big break when Dexter, a Showtime television series, hooked North American television audiences with its unique breed of sex, sun and murder. Benz however, considered a legitimate actress, caught our eye not only for her standout performances, but for her name as well. It seems that in today’s film industry there are many more Benz’s in Internet porn films than legitimate productions, and while Julie Benz is working in Hollywood rather than Silicon Valley, it seems she may be capitalizing off of the success of her well chosen name.
The line between whore and heroine is paper thin in the 21st century. Take the similarities between Julie and porn star Nikki Benz – both are fake blondes, have breast implants, and appear naked on film. Nikki is considered unmarketable in a mainstream sense because she explicitly takes dick in her pussy while Julie rides Michael C. Hall covertly. We ask however: aren’t both women essentially doing the same thing? These two little whores sell their bodies for money, no different than other porn stars such as Bethany Benz or Krystal Benz.
When Julie Benz registered a name designed to remind viewers of sex, she knew exactly what she was doing. Benz has been successful too, marketing herself in same way as the porn industry markets their biggest stars. Going back further, the use of the name Benz in porn is clearly lifted from the European automotive manufacturer Mercedes, a cleaver pun on the sexy curves their cars are known for portraying. So how come no one else has caught on to what’s happening here? Perhaps we’re blinded by misleading moral values – after all, we all get fucked or do the fucking in one sense or another. It just depends on when and where – and it seems Julie Benz is a master of timing.
