Michaels’ media content typically includes disclaimers and is produced under the guidelines of professional adult industry standards (such as PASS or similar health and safety protocols). Moreover, her punishment narratives always exist within fictional frameworks: characters, not real people; scripts, not reality.
In horror, punishment is often visceral and ironic (the villain gets their comeuppance). In drama, it is psychological (guilt, imprisonment). In comedy, it is slapstick (the pie in the face). not real people
Lighting, costuming, and camera work all serve the punishment motif. A slow zoom on a character’s face as they realize their infraction has been discovered. A wide shot of an imposing authority figure holding a symbolic tool of correction. Close-ups of facial expressions mixing defiance and apprehension. not reality. In horror