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To think articles like this Louise Perry one should also examine the Gen Z men who create content for Onlyfans?

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Carla786 · 05/02/2026 05:18

I remember reading this article last year but didn't get around to doing the thread until now. I'm Gen Z myself & I don't think Onlyfans is the 'sex positive non-exploitative' thing it's been marketed as, NOR do I think something as intimate as sex should be monetised and commodified anyway.
I'd agree that the number of Gen Z women (though I don't think it's necessarily as high as the article says) doing it is worrying. However, I wish such articles would also note that a smaller but non-negligible amount of men also create content for it. Focusing only on 'young women' and using this kind of language sounds sexist imo. I really don't think most young British women are 'in the grip' of Onlyfans. And it's fair to say some DO make a choice, as some men do, without being 'gripped'. One can criticise that without making out they're all helplessly doing it..

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=spectator.com/article/why-onlyfans-has-young-british-women-in-its-grip/&ved=2ahUKEwj6uZ-iy8GSAxXTkEAHWxuGp0QFnoECCEQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0L0Son7hDfIR9nVXRcaWU2

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Carla786 · 05/02/2026 05:27

It's notable that whatever her intentions, this article is often used on X and elsewhere to assert that young British women are slutty/immoral etc No mention of men farting to the camera, dressing up in BDSM etc

As a feminist, Perry (who got well-known since writing a 2023 book arguing the sexual revolution failed women, The Case Against The Sexual Revolution), you'd think Perry might have foreseen this, but increasingly her modus operandi seems to be playing to 'conservative' young men who often veer into sexism (as well ad hosting questionable figures including eugenicist Diana Fleischmann on her podcast in the name of being 'heterodox', but that's another story.)

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Carla786 · 05/02/2026 05:29

I also think that articles like The Spectator ones & others criticising Bonnie Blue, Lily Phillips etc arguably fuel the problem. They did awful things, Lily however seemed exploited. Either way, attention was their oxygen

Treating them like a symbol of 'immoral Gen Z women' / what this country has come to' only made it worse. I wonder if the press had ignored their antics the whole thing would have blown over sooner than it did

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PollyBell · 05/02/2026 05:32

Who is to decide what consenting adults put or look for online, if they are legally adults we are speaking of it is no ones business no matter how revolting I think it is all is personally

And the obsession with endless articles probably written by robots is odd

Carla786 · 05/02/2026 05:33

PollyBell · 05/02/2026 05:32

Who is to decide what consenting adults put or look for online, if they are legally adults we are speaking of it is no ones business no matter how revolting I think it is all is personally

And the obsession with endless articles probably written by robots is odd

Do you think Louise Perry is a robot? 🤣 I don't like her much but I wouldn't go that far...

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Carla786 · 05/02/2026 05:39

More examples of male content creation...many questionable in one way or another, to say the least!

https://thetab.com/2026/01/02/theres-another-son-making-onlyfans-content-with-his-dad-so-we-asked-him-simply-why

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=www.thepinknews.com/2025/03/17/andy-lee-onlyfans-porn-star-university-documentary/&ved=2ahUKEwj0wqiS0cGSAxUbdUEAHbPQLJAQFnoECGAQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2O4WornHrIwodOso-AR98

https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/onlyfans-gay-bait-straight-guys-nude-scam

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=www.gq.com/story/the-rich-lonely-life-of-a-top-tier-male-onlyfans-creator&ved=2ahUKEwiut8K70cGSAxXtXEEAHRKNBQkQFnoECFQQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1rsEzjKZzUzOl0D6pijWO

https://www.out.com/sex/2019/7/27/gay-onlyfans-performers-are-making-100000-their-clips-and-pics

This one by a man is interesting in that it points out not all content IS sexual. Most is, definitely, but this must be taken into account when calculating numbers.

https://www.wired.com/story/i-made-a-wholesome-onlyfans-to-try-to-make-ends-meet/

It's also worth noting that some women who do it for extra cash are doing pictures of feet or similar and nothing identifiable. I don't like this for several reasons,,but that's clearly different to an insecure young woman baring her all for affirmation and risking identification.

There's another son making OnlyFans content with his dad, so we asked him simply: Why?

Is this a thing now?

https://thetab.com/2026/01/02/theres-another-son-making-onlyfans-content-with-his-dad-so-we-asked-him-simply-why

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FaceEatingLeopard · 05/02/2026 05:41

You really think anyone is going to click those links?

Anamechangeisnotjustforchristmas · 05/02/2026 05:46

I think the main issue is that younger women are being led to think they can make huge sums of money, when in reality it is the top 1% of OFs models that are making £100k per month.

Most of these women on OFs probably end up with a few hundred £ for doing stuff online they will be ashamed of for the rest of their lives.

That being said. For porn actresses it is better to be on OF where at least they own the rights to their material, as apposed to fucking a random guy in the back of a taxi for £500. which will be an event that will continue to line the pockets of the men in the porn industry while leaving then broken.

Carla786 · 05/02/2026 05:48

A few numbers for context : according to this link, 25-30% of Onlyfans creators are men, so more than you might think. Need to check this though.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=web&rct=j&url=wifitalents.com/onlyfans-gender-statistics/&ved=2ahUKEwj6j5vN0sGSAxU5V0EAHYRgG-4Q1fkOegQIBhAC&opi=89978449&cd&psig=AOvVaw1h8_W4jDuvhzS_Td55c59A&ust=1770356654090000

Remember many men are also pimps pressuring women to post...

The Critic has sensibly debunked the 4% stat Perry claimed.

https://thecritic.co.uk/are-4-per-cent-of-young-british-women-on-onlyfans/

Radio 4 also : https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002dlhq

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https://www.google.com/url?cd=&opi=89978449&psig=AOvVaw1h8_W4jDuvhzS_Td55c59A&rct=j&sa=i&source=web&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwifitalents.com%2Fonlyfans-gender-statistics%2F&ust=1770356654090000&ved=2ahUKEwj6j5vN0sGSAxU5V0EAHYRgG-4Q1fkOegQIBhAC

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Carla786 · 05/02/2026 05:49

Anamechangeisnotjustforchristmas · 05/02/2026 05:46

I think the main issue is that younger women are being led to think they can make huge sums of money, when in reality it is the top 1% of OFs models that are making £100k per month.

Most of these women on OFs probably end up with a few hundred £ for doing stuff online they will be ashamed of for the rest of their lives.

That being said. For porn actresses it is better to be on OF where at least they own the rights to their material, as apposed to fucking a random guy in the back of a taxi for £500. which will be an event that will continue to line the pockets of the men in the porn industry while leaving then broken.

Yes,,you also see angry MRAs claiming that 'the average girl can make loads of money while we break our backs' when that's a tiny number who may have a male pimp taking some for all we know...

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Dgll · 05/02/2026 06:31

The average earnings on Etsy are higher than Onlyfans. Onlyfans takes a high percentage of all earnings, so basically a Ukrainian American billionaire is the pimp and the only one making really huge money. He doesn't even have to take his clothes off.

SailorSong · 05/02/2026 08:17

The Critic article doesn't debunk the 4% statistic - it claims it is questionable and gives reasons why it thinks so.

'None of this is to encourage complacency. Clearly, many British women are using OnlyFans, seduced by misleading promises of easy money or in desperate need of cash. But the “4 per cent” statistic seems highly dubious and should not be accepted as fact."'

I also think you have mischaracterised her article. She writes about the dangers of unchecked sexual liberation - to women in particular. She's sympathetic to the women on there, clear that the women are often damaged or trapped or naive. And says OF is an exploitative dynamic on which most women earn a pittance.

She describes the work as "gruelling, disgusting, painful and dangerous," and highlights extreme escalation (e.g., Bonnie Blue's stunts, Lily Phillips' 101-men challenge ending in tears) as part of a "cascade of depravity" where creators compete for more attention. I don"t think she is sexist as much as she is primarily concerned with the impact upon women.

For some reason your link to the article didn't work for me - but hopefully this one will if anyone wants to read it.
spectator.com/article/why-onlyfans-has-young-british-women-in-its-grip/

TwattingDog · 05/02/2026 08:20

PollyBell · 05/02/2026 05:32

Who is to decide what consenting adults put or look for online, if they are legally adults we are speaking of it is no ones business no matter how revolting I think it is all is personally

And the obsession with endless articles probably written by robots is odd

And that's how we end up with slavery, abuse and violence being ignored.

Carla786 · 05/02/2026 17:54

TwattingDog · 05/02/2026 08:20

And that's how we end up with slavery, abuse and violence being ignored.

Exactly!

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