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Bonnie blue 1000 men and me

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tangerinemagic · 31/07/2025 09:05

I watched last night (don’t ask me why) I wish I didn’t. Woke up feeling dirty. Pure greed is where her motivation comes from. ‘Bonnie’ aka Tia boasted throughout she is a multi millionaire, where she started making £50k/month and went up to £2m/month before OF shut her account down. Now she’s back to making £600k/month on her new site, selling her body. The men queing up for her 1000 men stunt were just arriving from the street, no one had vetted them and the ones who were on show looked far too old for her and frankly, disgusting in old tracksuit bottoms and huge beer bellies. I’m so concerned by the internet. The young women on the show were ‘Only Fans creators’ and were 18-21, seemed nervous, shy and about to film a porn scene with Bonnie, completely for free but by Bonnie tagging them they would be earning money through new subscribers. These young girls, like Bonnie were stating it’s better than sitting behind a desk.

AIBU to wake up feeling anxious, disgusted, concerned with the damage and short cut to money Only Fans is creating for young women.

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Guavafish1 · 31/07/2025 12:20

I really don’t think she inspires a lot of women. she is extreme.

There are many female celebs on OnlyFans making easy money, like:
Cardi B
Iggy Azalea
Sarah Jayne Dunn
Lily Allen

They are not porn stars. I suspect more women are inspired by them and the “easy money” on the platform.

Itsforthebest · 31/07/2025 12:23

I've only got time to skim through the thread so apologies if this point has already been made.

The thing that got me more than anything was what Lily Phillips said, in that she was about to have anal sex with multiple men. It made me think that to keep earning money in porn you have to submit to whatever the desires of men are because I'm sure she said previously that anal is something she doesn't do.

She may be making money from being a porn actress but it's hardly a feminist act when ultimately she's unable to say 'no'.

tangerinemagic · 31/07/2025 12:24

Guavafish1 · 31/07/2025 12:20

I really don’t think she inspires a lot of women. she is extreme.

There are many female celebs on OnlyFans making easy money, like:
Cardi B
Iggy Azalea
Sarah Jayne Dunn
Lily Allen

They are not porn stars. I suspect more women are inspired by them and the “easy money” on the platform.

The sad thing is that 18-25 year olds 15 years ago were broke and that was part of growing up. Many of us were living on student loans or doing some kind of further education, living off handouts from our parents, or undertaking first jobs with low salaries. Now it seems like there is an easier way to make money, I loathe instagram, the new ‘normal’ or having inflated lips, perfect teeth and designer goods. Bonnie driving a Mercedes at 19? A home owner in early 20s? Too much too young. No wonder youngsters want more money, earlier, they just want to look like the instragram models and now those are AI generated too. I hope we are reaching the peak of this social media nonsense circus and it will plateau.

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Thelnebriati · 31/07/2025 12:24

'Normal' sex work doesn't involve extreme public displays of self harm. I'm prepared to be flamed for this, the porn industry has gone too far and I don't see any way back. Porn always escalates. The victims are getting younger and the acts more extreme.

What she is doing is not sex work, its a spectacle and it transgresses other peoples boundaries and consent. Perhaps that power to demand attention from people who don't want to give it makes them feel 'empowered' but imo its deeply unhealthy for all of us, and has nothing to do with personal power or female sexuality.

MrsMoastyToasty · 31/07/2025 12:24

The men in this are not without blame. Who in their right minds thinks its OK to have sex with an obviously vulnerable (although she masks it) woman?
I can see parallels between those men and those men involved in the Gisele Pelicot case. Filthy examples of manhood, all of them.

Daygloboo · 31/07/2025 12:25

Autumnpug · 31/07/2025 12:16

Yes
I am diagnosed autistic and the sex part of my marriage is difficult, because of the emotions..the having a husband wanting intimacy and love as part of sex ..it's to overwhelming
I've often secretly thought I'd be much better at sex as a sex worker
Getting paid would give me a reason to do it ,I can mask like there's no tomorrow so could do things I didn't like
And no emotion involved just transaction.
I wonder if BB and others are trying to avoid the emotions of sex

I find your logic quite funny......um...I dont really like sex....it's too overehelming with all the expected emotion etc......so....um...I know.......I'll go and do it for money in an unsafe environment where I could get beaten up or worse instead.....yeah.....that'll solve it...😂😂😂

CutiePatootee · 31/07/2025 12:25

She makes me feel grubby.

There was an advert for C4 on FB that popped up… that was quite enough.
She’s no advocate for women, that’s for sure.

There’s something about her that unsettles me, she looks way older than her actual age, the fact that the parents are involved - literally making money out of their own daughters body parts and the massive obsession with her bank balance. Everything is just really wrong.

Because her parents are profiting, she has nobody to say “ it’s ok to stop, walk away, rebuild yourself”. I can’t believe that at 4am in the morning, when she’s alone with her thoughts, she’s thinking “ how many men can I cram in me next time? “

Deeply concerning… I just wish she’d disappear for her own sake.

Daygloboo · 31/07/2025 12:27

CutiePatootee · 31/07/2025 12:25

She makes me feel grubby.

There was an advert for C4 on FB that popped up… that was quite enough.
She’s no advocate for women, that’s for sure.

There’s something about her that unsettles me, she looks way older than her actual age, the fact that the parents are involved - literally making money out of their own daughters body parts and the massive obsession with her bank balance. Everything is just really wrong.

Because her parents are profiting, she has nobody to say “ it’s ok to stop, walk away, rebuild yourself”. I can’t believe that at 4am in the morning, when she’s alone with her thoughts, she’s thinking “ how many men can I cram in me next time? “

Deeply concerning… I just wish she’d disappear for her own sake.

She does look a lot older. I thought that. The whole thing is weird isn't it. Weird family.

EviesHat · 31/07/2025 12:29

Women do empowering things to boost their self-esteem, any attached benefit is of lesser significance.

I haven’t seen the documentary so I don’t know if this was discussed, but would Bonnie Blue still think it empowering to have sex with 1000 men in a day if she wasn’t earning money from it?

If not, then ‘empowering’ is just a useful buzzword to hide simple greed.

If she’s doing it for the fame then serious questions need to be asked as to why a young woman wants to be known as little more than an orifice.

A PP mentioned BB alluded to being told she was infertile at youngish age - could the whole sex stunt persona be an attempt to be seen as feminine and desirable when she cannot do the one thing only females can do? If so, she has deep issues - most infertile women don’t feel the need to sell their bodies for clicks on the internet.

I actually really pity her. A multi-million pound bank balance can never be more empowering than self-contentment.

Autumnpug · 31/07/2025 12:33

Daygloboo · 31/07/2025 12:25

I find your logic quite funny......um...I dont really like sex....it's too overehelming with all the expected emotion etc......so....um...I know.......I'll go and do it for money in an unsafe environment where I could get beaten up or worse instead.....yeah.....that'll solve it...😂😂😂

Didn't say I didn't like it
Just didn't like the emotions that go with it
I was trying to make a point maybe that's why she finds it easier as no emotion involved with sex work

BunnyLake · 31/07/2025 12:33

I’d rather be broke. Some things don’t come with a price tag, they are priceless. I don’t know what she looks like either and I plan to keep it that way.

Smallchangebigstep · 31/07/2025 12:36

tangerinemagic · 31/07/2025 12:06

That was the crux of my post. Read the final line about AIBU.

Yes you did put that as your final line. But the title of the post was advertising the programme about her and the majority of your post was discussing her.

Guavafish1 · 31/07/2025 12:37

tangerinemagic · 31/07/2025 12:24

The sad thing is that 18-25 year olds 15 years ago were broke and that was part of growing up. Many of us were living on student loans or doing some kind of further education, living off handouts from our parents, or undertaking first jobs with low salaries. Now it seems like there is an easier way to make money, I loathe instagram, the new ‘normal’ or having inflated lips, perfect teeth and designer goods. Bonnie driving a Mercedes at 19? A home owner in early 20s? Too much too young. No wonder youngsters want more money, earlier, they just want to look like the instragram models and now those are AI generated too. I hope we are reaching the peak of this social media nonsense circus and it will plateau.

I think it’s nostalgia talking. I remember a time when getting pregnant was a way to get a council house. This is not possible now, at least in London. Regarding the things you mention about student loans: the interest rates were low, and on average, first-time buyers were in their 30s. A lot of the education and hard work does not pay off today. I feel for today’s generation. I’ve seen an article about unemployed doctors. Lip fillers, hair extensions, tans, and tattoos are all fashion fads—they will always come and go. Women have also always been sold for sex. In the past, they would sell a girl’s virginity to the highest bidder; this is something I read about from explorers like Ibn Battuta. I suppose one thing that has changed a bit is that now the money goes to the women and not to pimps or masters

Guavafish1 · 31/07/2025 12:38

BunnyLake · 31/07/2025 12:33

I’d rather be broke. Some things don’t come with a price tag, they are priceless. I don’t know what she looks like either and I plan to keep it that way.

clearly you’ve never been broke!

tangerinemagic · 31/07/2025 12:39

Guavafish1 · 31/07/2025 12:38

clearly you’ve never been broke!

For me it’s the fact she was making £50k/month but had to keep going and going. There is a difference between being broke and being damn right greedy.

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HunnyPot · 31/07/2025 12:42

What her mother said on camera was disturbing. She’s happy as long as she is getting £1m.

I don’t blame her dad refusing to be on camera.

Guavafish1 · 31/07/2025 12:46

I believe some women don’t have a strong emotional association with sex; some are disassociated during the process.
The phrase… just think of England?
But I do believe that women are more mentally impacted than men—that their biology is built so that sex is a need rather than not.
It’s not new… the Jeffrey Epstein case of abusing young women and girls probably with happened a lot with many other rich men… they have been silenced.

KTheGrey · 31/07/2025 12:46

Britneyfan · 31/07/2025 11:01

Interesting, I’d never heard of her but read this article in the Guardian about it and do plan to watch it now out of interest. But the writer also concluded that she could well be sociopathic, and said that certainly Bonnie herself absolutely denies any trauma and does seem to be very much happy with the situation, totally in control and primarily in it for the money (with a side order of fame perhaps plus a bit of revelling in her power over men - I couldn’t believe the way she spoke about these men’s wives and girlfriends!). I can kind of see how this role might well really suit a sociopath in many ways TBH. I feel weird about it because I don’t actually massively object to her doing this if she really wants to, it’s her life and it seems to work for her, and so what has it got to do with me. And she’s right that I would agree feminism is about women being able to make their own choices in life and in particular around their sexuality. But I personally feel it’s hugely immoral and degrading and as a pp has said I just hate that this is where feminism seems to have led us, that the most reliable way to earn well as a woman in this day and age is still to be a prostitute basically. Something seems very wrong with that!

www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/jul/29/1000-men-and-me-the-bonnie-blue-story-review-channel-4-documentary

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Prostitution is not the result of feminism, however you look at it. It is a step up from having no property rights over one’s own body, but it definitely pre dates feminism.

Oasisagiger · 31/07/2025 12:46

PixiePuffBall · 31/07/2025 11:55

An interview with Janice Turner told us that she discovered earlier in her life she probably can't conceive. I thought this was so revealing

Agreed!

cyvguhb · 31/07/2025 12:51

ChuckGarabedian · 31/07/2025 11:21

I haven’t watched the doc but read an article about it the other day. It mentioned BB said something along the lines of “if your girl says she’s on her period, remember there’s nothing wrong with her throat.” What a piece of shit. It’s like something from an incel forum.
As for that line of work being better than “sitting behind a desk” - hard disagree.
Why not pay the young women who were taking part in the doc too? It’s not like she doesn’t have the money!

If you did watch the programme you'd see mention of rage bait being one of her things, that sentence is a prime example

I don't know if she genuinely believes what she says, I suspect possibly not and that she's become the caricature of herself that she's created ( so Bonnie rather than Tia) and she's so far in that she can't go back

The fact that she's now bankrolling the whole family also makes it hard for them to try and rein her in. I felt a bit sorry for her when she said she doesn't have any friends and can't go out, I know it's all of her own making but I can see her as a victim of the cult of social media and having to become more outrageous to maintain what she thinks is the life she wants

KTheGrey · 31/07/2025 12:51

JHound · 31/07/2025 11:10

He had six wives total. And I am not sure those women wanted “fame”.

Solely in that era the only good career path a available to women was to “marry well”.

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I think the better career option with Henry VIII was to mistress well. Mary Boleyn survived him, which Anne did not.

Bingbopboomboomboombopbaam · 31/07/2025 12:55

I don’t necessarily feel bad for her but I am 100% convinced that this has to be some form of self-harm.

DinaGoth · 31/07/2025 13:00

tangerinemagic · 31/07/2025 12:39

For me it’s the fact she was making £50k/month but had to keep going and going. There is a difference between being broke and being damn right greedy.

Again: she lies about her earnings.

BunnyLake · 31/07/2025 13:03

Guavafish1 · 31/07/2025 12:38

clearly you’ve never been broke!

That’s your take? Of course I’ve been broke! You think only well off people can say they wouldn’t sell themselves for money? What a strange and very odd pov.

Guavafish1 · 31/07/2025 13:05

BunnyLake · 31/07/2025 13:03

That’s your take? Of course I’ve been broke! You think only well off people can say they wouldn’t sell themselves for money? What a strange and very odd pov.

Many sell them self to feed their kids….