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OnlyFans & the press

“OnlyFans Influencer in Tears After Sleeping With 100 Men in One Day” – US Weekly

US Weekly, TMZ, E!, NY Post, Daily Mail, and other major media outlets are reporting on the story of OnlyFans creator Lily Phillips. The headlines followed the release of a YouTube documentary chronicling the 23-year-old having sex with 100 men for 5 minutes each—and the immediate aftermath.

A viral snippet shows Lily, exhausted and emotional. In tears, she says, “It felt robotic. Sometimes you’d just dissociate, and it’s not like normal.”

The schadenfreude and judgment were swift.

“WHAT DOES SLEEPING WITH 100 MEN DO TO THE SOUL?” blared one headline. Podcasters played armchair psychology. Video game streamers took glee in how she had “broken herself.” Even adult actresses joined in the pile-on.

I’m not shocked or interested in judging Lily. I know Gays who’ve had sex with 100 men on a Berlin holiday. Maybe she wept because she caused herself trauma. Or maybe she was just emotional in the way someone might be after running a marathon. None of us know her. All we should do is hope she has a strong support system. Frankly, the internet pile-on is probably more dangerous than the shoot.

The real and relevant story here isn’t what an adult chose to do with her body, but how the media is reporting it. The double-standards and subtext were telling.

Most outlets noted that she makes six figures a month on OnlyFans and not-so-subtly equated it to prostitution. They blamed OnlyFans for pushing creators into stunts and called for a ban…all while benefiting from the clicks and, by extension, her body. They gleefully pointed out how the cameraman gagged at the smell in the room, and that her eyes burned from semen, but few mentioned that she used condoms, men talked about being tested and that she posted her STI test results. They accused her of “self-harm” and insinuated she’d been abused. They pointed out the tiniest details, like her set was an Airbnb in a nice London neighborhood, then they spelled her name wrong. Then they all breathlessly reported how Lily announced she’s going for 1,000 men next.

Stories like this are a litmus test. Historically, how the culture treats adult films and sex workers is a harbinger of things to come for the entire population. What does reporting on Lily and other OnlyFans creators say about the sexual landscape right now? Tradwives and “Your body, my choice” are also trending. It’s a volatile political landscape in terms of sex. Project 2025 aims to criminalize porn, even as OnlyFans continues to grow into a massive social media platform, setting the stage for another facet of the War on Sex. How will all of this collide with everyone’s sex and body autonomy?

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