I rather like the idea of renfaire tickling videos myself. The only thing that bugs me about it (and it's a rather significant issue) is the fact that I don't believe that all producers get the written consent of the people who appear in them, even less pay them. I assume that some do, but in some other cases it seems they manage to film way too many ordinary people for me to believe that they're all just fine with their image being sold to a fetish audience. And I feel that using such material in this way, without getting the models' explicit permission after explaining to them exactly what the videos are for (making money through the adult entertainment market) is dishonest and wrong.
Please note that I'm not pointing fingers. I'm not referring to anyone in particular. I don't know enough about the making of these videos to judge the ethics of the producers. For all I know, some of them do it in a totally honest way. But I can't help but wonder how many are really that transparent with the people who get locked in stocks and tickled in public. I mean, simply having ordinary people tickled in stocks within the context of a renfaire is just fine. I's a fun, harmless activity. Even filming it isn't really a problem per se. It's the idea of selling the material to a fetish audience that's bothers me. The same applies to some producers who seem to film a whole lot of women showing off their feet, sometimes obviously without their consent or even their knowledge, either just posting the material on fetish forums or actualy selling it. To me it's just plain wrong. Am I the only one who feels this way?
