It's like asking: what is pornography? As manpower54 points out..it is in the eye of the beholder. While almost every picture posted in this section and forum is HOT, for me, only a few golden nuggets fall into the true humiliation/degradation category. The rest is posturing humiliation, which itself can be stimulating!

But when I find those nuggets of photo or video where I see that a woman has "broken the fourth wall", to use an acting term, and found herself looking inward and outwardly revealing her shame to the camera despite herself, that is the gold that I'm looking for.
It is rare, but when I find it...ah bliss!

Proprieters of porn sites that specialize in female degadation realize this; and lucky for me, they seek this effect, for my pleasure.

As a proud member of Public Disgrace, I still only find those moments once in a while.
Max Hardcore had a few, but Facial Abuse and Latina Abuse continues to strive for degradation perfection.

Attached are a couple pics that for me, seem to capture that magical moment of true degradation. That is my holy grail.