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There are many truisms in life: water is wet, the sky is blue. And sex? Well, sex sells.
Sex work is referred to as “the world’s oldest profession” for a reason – it’s been a way to make money for thousands of years. As society evolved, so did the nature of this distinctly adult way of life. Pornography, for example, has taken on many forms over the years, causing as much unrest as arousal.
In today’s fast-paced smartphone-led world, Andy Warhol’s “15 minutes of fame” proclamation takes on a whole new meaning thanks to platforms such as Instagram, TikTok and the controversial yet lucrative Only Fans.
Recent weeks have seen high-profile adult content creators make headlines for increasingly salacious reasons, exposing a divide among the public.
One of the stars of Only Fans, 25-year-old Bonnie Blue, claimed to have slept with 158 men in two weeks during freshers’ week at Nottingham Trent University. These X-rated stunts have become more prevalent on the paywall app famous for its user-generated sexual content. Should we cheer on independent women who smash the patriarchy? Or is genuine danger just a click or two away?
Today on The Indo Daily, Ellen Coyne is joined by Sarah Burke, journalist with the Irish Independent, and by Sophie Peachey, assistant news editor with The News Movement, to look at how OnlyFans revolutionised the porn industry and at the problems posed by an X-rated social media age.
