UFC star Paige VanZant said OnlyFans allows her to make ‘life-changing money’

  • @cricket98@lemmy.world
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    -421 year ago

    It’s so cool that we are giving young woman the idea that they can make money by selling their body. I’m sure that is great for society.

    • @tswiftchair@lemm.ee
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      201 year ago

      It’s so cool that we are Capitalism is giving young women the idea that they can make money by selling their body. I’m sure that is great for society.

      FTFY

      Whether doing sex work, manual labor, or a desk job, you are selling your body for profit. If you have a problem with that then you have a problem with Capitalism.

      • @Godric@lemmy.world
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        11 year ago

        Neat friend, can you please clarify what it is we are doing with our bodies under not-capitalism?

      • @cricket98@lemmy.world
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        -101 year ago

        I’m sure all the girls who have their naked pictures permanently floating around the internet for creepy guys to jack off to are really happy with the 50$ they made doing so. For every successful only fans model there are 100’s who gave up their dignity for a permanent stain on their reputation that will follow them and their kids around for life.

            • @GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca
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              11 year ago

              It’s kind of funny hearing you say that when some of the most famous paintings and statues are of people’s naked bodies. I’m not saying I’d do it or that people would want me to or that they won’t regret it any less than I regret some of the decisions I’ve made, but the biggest negative impact from doing so is social stigma from people who think doing so makes you less valuable. I’ll leave it up to you to decide if you’re going to stigmatize adults who are making choices about their life that pose no harm to anyone who hasn’t consented.

              • @cricket98@lemmy.world
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                01 year ago

                Do you recognize the difference between artistic pieces and pornography? One is art, the other exists solely to let perverted old men jack off to you.

                • @GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca
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                  21 year ago

                  Okay, and? Is there someone forcing you to watch porn? Is there someone forcing you to make it? If not, then how about worry about your life and let other people worry about theirs.

    • @Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee
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      161 year ago

      You mean selling your body for fighting in UFC?

      The story of the opposite - she makes more money not selling her body!

    • @buddhabound@lemmy.world
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      91 year ago

      Yo… You think people never thought about selling sex before this was posted on Lemmy?

      This is like giving people the idea of the wheel. I’d be willing to bet that human beings bartered for sex before they bartered for food or water.

    • @Salamendacious@lemmy.worldOP
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      81 year ago

      In my opinion people should be able to do what they want with their own bodies (with the exception of meth, crack, etc) my problem with this only fans situation is that it’s just underscoring that our society only seems to value women for their sexuality. I don’t follow UFC but assuming she’s good at what she does it’s sad to me that society values her body more than her abilities. The same thing goes for the only fans teachers. I just wished we valued people for their skills and education more than their flesh. Like I said do what you want with your own body though.

      • Why don’t I have the right to do whatever drugs I like? I know what I’m getting into, and it’s my body. A lot of psychiatrists preach the benefits of mushrooms and acid for mental health. And meth and crack certainly aren’t as powerful as mushrooms or acid.

        • @Salamendacious@lemmy.worldOP
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          -21 year ago

          My personal opinion is that there are some chemicals that are so detrimental to a person that society has the obligation to limit their use. Also, there is no articulable right to drugs in the Constitution except alcohol through the 21st amendment.

      • @cricket98@lemmy.world
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        -161 year ago

        The reason porn pays is because so few woman are willing to give up their dignity for the sake of temporary cash flow. If everyone did porn, people would be making scraps.

                • @Salamendacious@lemmy.worldOP
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                  1 year ago

                  Your original comment:

                  The reason porn pays is because so few woman are willing to give up their dignity for the sake of temporary cash flow. If everyone did porn, people would be making scraps.

                  You’re making a basic supply and demand argument. As supply goes down (i.e. becomes scarce) and assuming demand remains constant the cost will increase.

                  If you’re selling apples. And 100 people want apples. The price you charge will fluctuate depending on how many apples you have. If you have 10 the cost goes up. If you have 1,000 the cost goes down.

                  My argument is pornography is not scarce. Meaning there’s a lot of it available (on the market) so I disagree with your assessment as to why “porn pays”

    • @captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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      81 year ago

      Do you think that young women don’t figure it out on their own? I’m not saying this is a responsible article, but it’s more like a glowing article about how much oil field workers make. But sex work is old and young women have always figured it out.

      • @cricket98@lemmy.world
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        -141 year ago

        I think we have yet to see the full impact of the damage to young women who were sold a dream of making money on only fans. Instead they will have their nudes permanently passed so disgusting old men can jack off to them. There is no undoing that and I suspect that will haunt a lot of girls far into the future.

        • @kofe@lemmy.ml
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          91 year ago

          You sure are doing women a favor by fear mongering over it and acting like it’s something shameful. With modern tech all you need is a picture of someone’s face anyway. And I say this as someone who has had content posted without my knowledge or consent. What exactly do you want me to do, live my life being “haunted” by this or tell people like you to fuck off and quit making it worse?

        • cassie 🐺
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          51 year ago

          Not on OF, but I’ve got nudes out there. I really don’t give a shit who sees em. I’m not ashamed of them. Where do you get the idea that irreparably damages women?

          • @cricket98@lemmy.world
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            -21 year ago

            Cool, you have no shame for your actions. Glad you are able to live with your choices. A lot of people can’t though.