“During all of my experience on sets, I have never, ever seen a fluffer,' says Tanya Tate, an adult actor and model. The fluffer's responsibilities are commonly considered the ultimate in devalued grunt work - but according to some industry professionals, it's never been an actual job. The term - which is popular enough to have earned a spot on Urban Dictionary - is described as “a person in the adult entertainment industry whose job it is to give male porno stars blowjobs in order to get them ready to perform.” It’s an occupation that, over many years, has been the punchline of cheap jokes, or written into episodes of TV shows like Nip/Tuck and New Girl. One of the most hotly contested? Whether the occupation of the “fluffer' actually exists. On the other side of the spectrum, there’s a whole separate category of myths that even industry veterans and emerging actors alike cannot seem to agree on. From audiences thinking that an average penis length is ~12 inches, to the idea that every camera-friendly position should be imitated in real life, there is no shortage of unrealistic ideas that people manage to glean from porn. Adult film is a breeding ground for misinformation and half-truths.