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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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99. Per the video referenced it's probably this one
Mon May 19, 2014, 02:21 PM
May 2014
None of which, she maintains, has anything to do with why she entered the sex trade. When Weeks started at Duke, her father was working in a private practice. Then he got called by the Army Reserves to go to Afghanistan for less than half of his previous salary. Weeks says she begged Duke to revisit her financial-aid package, but "they didn't care." Staring at a monthly bill for $4,300 that they couldn't pay, her parents suggested she take out private loans, despite the hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt she'd rack up by the time she graduated. In high school, Weeks had worked as a waitress – a job she has said she found more degrading than the sex trade – so she knew how impossible it would be for someone without a car or a college degree to make anywhere near enough to cover her tuition. In desperation, Weeks joked to her roommate, "Oh, screw this, I'll just be a porn star."

And then, having said the words, she started to actually consider it. "I Googled 'how to be a porn star,' and all of these agencies popped up. And then there's this website called SexyJobs.com. It's like the Monster.com of porn." Weeks took a few naked selfies and submitted them, along with her height (five feet four), weight (95 pounds) and a short description ("'I'm a college girl with a naughty side' or something like that&quot . Within days, she got a call from a company called Facial Abuse that offered to fly her to New York for her first shoot, at a rate of $1,200 per scene. The night before leaving, Weeks says, "I was horny. I remember thinking, 'This is gonna be really hot.'"


While Weeks maintains that everything that happened at the shoot was consensual, it was not the best experience. "They try to figure out what makes you tick and fuck with you. I remember getting naked, and the guy said, 'You have cuts on your legs. You're a cutter.' He could tell I had written the word 'fat' in my thigh, so he started calling me fat." Once they called "action," she was pushed to the ground and slapped. "And I said, 'Stop, stop, stop. No, no.' And then they stopped, and they were like, 'We have to keep going.'

"And I was like, 'Just please don't hit me so hard.' But it went on like that, me getting hit, pushed, spit on. I was being told I was fat, that I was a terrible feminist, was going to fail all my classes, was stupid, dumb, a slut. But I got through it. You know how you kind of zone out sometimes? I just disassociated." It wasn't until she got back to Duke that she felt the weight of it all. "I remember just being a wreck, like, 'Oh, my God, what have I done? This is the most embarrassing thing ever. What if somebody finds it?'"


But still, she needed the money. To better protect herself, Weeks signed with Matrix Models, which booked her five scenes – including the "hottest" threesome with James Deen – during Thanksgiving vacation, flying her to L.A. She told her parents she was staying at school over break. She told her roommate that she was going to California – realizing that someone should know where she was – but didn't explain why. In fact, no one in her life had any idea she was doing porn – especially not her parents, who thought she was still a virgin.


http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/the-blue-devil-in-miss-belle-knox-meet-duke-porn-star-miriam-weeks-20140423

I recommend one read the whole article. I'm not passing judgment one way but considering what college tuition costs these days coupled carrying a massive debt from student loans I'm not surprised that some students would turn to porn.
"Major public helath crisis?" Archae May 2014 #1
Carpal tunnel? NightWatcher May 2014 #2
blindness AngryAmish May 2014 #22
Laser hair removal LadyHawkAZ May 2014 #72
A chance to educate people! Bet You Didn't Know, Porn edition :) snooper2 May 2014 #111
lol right-wingers dressed up as concerned activists LittleBlue May 2014 #3
"Morality in Media"... opiate69 May 2014 #20
So I assume that you think there's nothing we can do about all the violence in the porn industry... YoungDemCA May 2014 #36
Try to come up with something yourself while not climbing into bed.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2014 #51
This message was self-deleted by its author YoungDemCA May 2014 #64
This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague May 2014 #121
The religious right doesn't care about violence against women LittleBlue May 2014 #90
We really need to define violence properly though Blue_Adept May 2014 #106
Im still waiting for someone to define what this "violence" actually is... davidn3600 May 2014 #113
This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague May 2014 #120
It's a summit by another All Sex Workers Are Victims mob. More herp-derp. genwah May 2014 #4
OH SHIT - now we're going to rehash the porn wars... NutmegYankee May 2014 #5
You'll go blind! hrmjustin May 2014 #6
Nothing that a little lotion won't fix, surely (nt) Nye Bevan May 2014 #7
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If you want to post a story and link that's fine, but what is the follow up R. Daneel Olivaw May 2014 #8
It's interesting, which paragraphs you chose for your excerpt. redqueen May 2014 #9
Sorry, I can't put every viewpoint of an article with the DU paragraph limit davidn3600 May 2014 #11
Here's a pretty good paragraph to quote: Major Nikon May 2014 #12
Good christ....the victim blaming from that woman is shameful. nt msanthrope May 2014 #18
I think what some are saying could be among the dumbest arguments I've heard of... davidn3600 May 2014 #19
The pseudo-science only gets better from there Major Nikon May 2014 #29
"Never mind the fact that probably 99.9% of men in this country have viewed pornography before. " YoungDemCA May 2014 #39
Get this... Major Nikon May 2014 #70
Rape's dropped by 80% since porn became widely available MannyGoldstein May 2014 #82
But where are your graphs on hairy palms and myopia? Major Nikon May 2014 #88
The first link you provide Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #55
Violent video games may not MAKE you commit an act of violence FrodosPet May 2014 #25
Perhaps Major Nikon May 2014 #35
Interesting how no one bats an eyelash at how Weeks was treated. n/t seaglass May 2014 #13
Sexualizing violence against women is A-OK with those people. redqueen May 2014 #14
What are you even talking about? davidn3600 May 2014 #15
I believe she means BainsBane May 2014 #24
You're wasting your time. These people care more about talking about the religious affiliations of redqueen May 2014 #28
and it shows how human rights and workers rights BainsBane May 2014 #30
+1 YoungDemCA May 2014 #33
Excuse me, the "workers rights" you seem concerned about is banning their job. Kurska May 2014 #37
Good lord BainsBane May 2014 #46
What an odd tactic. Kurska May 2014 #49
It's a disengenuous sermon intended for the consumption of the choir Major Nikon May 2014 #57
Morality in Media's "Dirty Dozen" includes Holder, American Library Association ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2014 #58
That's not the worst of it Major Nikon May 2014 #83
Oh I figured.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2014 #98
Talk about disingenuous. Your post is the real WTF of the exchange. R B Garr May 2014 #94
Did you read the interview with Weeks in the Rolling Stone? She started watching porn at 12, seaglass May 2014 #54
jesus god. fuck that shit. honestly, I wonder how these men live with themselves. Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #92
Yes, that's right imo. nilesobek May 2014 #115
And you have zero comment on Morality in Media.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2014 #26
Mind reading now? BainsBane May 2014 #34
So give us a comment on Morality in Media ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2014 #44
Is that an organization or a general theme? BainsBane May 2014 #50
Morality in Media is a "faith based non-profit".... ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2014 #53
I've got a dog in my bed right now BainsBane May 2014 #56
Nah, you just ran in to deflect a clown punching of another right-wing concern group ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2014 #60
I get that it's easier to rely on the guilt by association BainsBane May 2014 #68
The OP is a criticism of a right wing group getting together to ban porn ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2014 #73
Per the video referenced it's probably this one Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2014 #99
I think what you posted there points out the shades of grey in 'consensuality'. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #103
And affordable college tuition. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2014 #116
POPCORN! GIT CHERE HOT POPCORN HEAH FER JUST A DOLLAH! LadyHawkAZ May 2014 #10
Bourbon.....pass the fucking bourbon. nt msanthrope May 2014 #17
Bourbon costs extra n/t LadyHawkAZ May 2014 #71
What about that cheddar stuff... Do you have that? Agschmid May 2014 #76
I have cheddar sprinkles for 25 cents extra LadyHawkAZ May 2014 #78
Well that's reasonable. Agschmid May 2014 #79
Regulating fiction is like digging a hole in water. nt rrneck May 2014 #16
Yeah, cause the First Amendment specifically protects BainsBane May 2014 #23
Um, rrneck May 2014 #27
Kind of OT BainsBane May 2014 #21
You're one of the few people I've seen who Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #32
. . . BainsBane May 2014 #40
Ah. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #48
We get it Kurska May 2014 #52
They can't take the heat so they want you to get out of the kitchen. nt rrneck May 2014 #77
"I don't like this being brought up, therefore it is offtopic" Kurska May 2014 #38
Wow, I wrote one sentence BainsBane May 2014 #41
Not agreeing =/= not understanding n/t Kurska May 2014 #42
No, you didn't even follow my meaning BainsBane May 2014 #43
My mistake to assume your non-sequitor was in fact related at all to the thread you posted in. Kurska May 2014 #47
"Morality in Media" Skittles May 2014 #31
My view is that the pornography industry is more a *symptom* of a broader culture... YoungDemCA May 2014 #45
Since the industry is refusing promote condom use ismnotwasm May 2014 #59
Don't be a moralizing authoritarian prude! YoungDemCA May 2014 #61
Oh yeah I forgot ismnotwasm May 2014 #69
I don't know about the industry refusing to promote condom use. Behind the Aegis May 2014 #89
Somewhere I read was that Utah views prone by a larger degree than any other state lostincalifornia May 2014 #62
Do they include watching fox news as porn? lostincalifornia May 2014 #63
The porn industry is dying a fast death due to free tube sites Yavin4 May 2014 #65
It's a double edged sword ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2014 #67
There is no way to regulate it unless you want to invade people's homes. Yavin4 May 2014 #74
Absolutely. Archae May 2014 #81
True (sort of) bluestateguy May 2014 #107
I soon as I saw Gail Dines name in the lede I stopped reading bluestateguy May 2014 #66
Porn is only 6,000 years old.... fNord May 2014 #75
This ^ ^ ^ Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2014 #100
Leading to a shortage of hand soap which in tern is allowing the spread of bacterial infections? yourout May 2014 #80
You can't make this shit up Botany May 2014 #84
They have a really robust research department Major Nikon May 2014 #85
I just googled, "spanking college coeds" and I was shocked at what came up ...... Botany May 2014 #86
Professors who study porn bluestateguy May 2014 #97
I thought the campaign against drugs was a huge failure! n/t Yavin4 May 2014 #93
Not to mention eye-strain, if not blindness. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2014 #87
I wonder which causes the most deaths? Cigarettes, alcohol, or porn? (nt) Nye Bevan May 2014 #91
those are not causes of death as much as they are contributing factors (underlying causes) Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #95
Amy Winehouse and Bon Scott are two alcohol deaths that I can think of off the top of my head Go Vols May 2014 #105
yes, she poisioned herself to death with alcohol. The cause was poision. Alcohol in small doses is Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #108
off the top of my head = cherry pick Go Vols May 2014 #109
they did not even die in the same year. Your knowledge of two random famous people's underlying Tuesday Afternoon May 2014 #110
anytime Go Vols May 2014 #112
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I don't advocate for censorship... ohheckyeah May 2014 #96
Fucking hypocrites. liberal N proud May 2014 #101
. libodem May 2014 #102
My only contribution to this thread... randome May 2014 #104
since men cant get it up for real women in their lives due to their obsession, i would say there seabeyond May 2014 #114
This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague May 2014 #117
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