Adult film star Stoya made allegations this weekend that her ex-boyfriend and fellow adult film star, James Deen, raped her.
Deen is often praised for being an out spoken feminist and supporter of women’s rights in the industry. Stoya took to Twitter saying:
That thing where you log in to the internet for a second and see people idolizing the guy who raped you as a feminist. That thing sucks.
— Stoya (@stoya) November 28, 2015
She then explained what happened in no uncertain terms.
James Deen held me down and fucked me while I said no, stop, used my safeword. I just can’t nod and smile when people bring him up anymore. — Stoya (@stoya) November 28, 2015
The accusations come a mere few days after a former MMA fighter Jonathan Koppenhaver claimed that females working in the porn industry allude to consent. Another editorial published in the Chicago Sun-Times by writer Mary Mitchell claimed females working in the adult film industry could not be raped. So as the Internet was flooded with debate about the validity of consent, it was a welcome surprise that people supported Stoya’s claims.
#SolidatrityWithStoya began trending as people shared their stories, support and perceptions of consent.
No means no. No matter what job you do. No matter if he’s your partner. No matter how many times you’ve said yes. #solidaritywithstoya
— Laurie Penny (@PennyRed) November 29, 2015
hitting home for girls that said no, no matter how many times they said yes. #solidaritywithstoya — morgan (@morganshaw) November 30, 2015
#SolidarityWithStoya I care about her&know she’s not making this up.Let’s all show her as much❤️&support as possible pic.twitter.com/7S9EesOFno
— Sydney Leathers (@sydneyelainexo) November 30, 2015
It took 30+ women to get the public to accept the truth about Cosby. How long for Stoya? #SolidarityWithStoya pic.twitter.com/gSii9NolQB — Witchy Resting Face (@RemingtonWild) November 30, 2015
because some of my twitter followers follow a guy who attacked me & i feel like i cant even say “hey don’t follow him” #solidaritywithstoya
— Lane Moore (@hellolanemoore) November 29, 2015
Heres a list of the people youre allowed to rape because of what they do for a job: NONE. #solidaritywithstoya — Caroline Ryan (@car_ireland) November 29, 2015
If your response to “I have been raped” is “that’s slander until you prove it”: YOU ARE A PART OF RAPE CULTURE. #solidaritywithstoya
— Lyndsay Kirkham (@Lyndsay_Kirkham) November 29, 2015
If you think what happened to @stoya wasn’t rape for literally ANY reason, welcome to being part of the problem. #solidaritywithstoya — Sara Latke Woods (@sarataylorwoods) November 29, 2015
The tide is turning. Women are no longer prepared to be silent about powerful men in their industry who are abusers. #solidaritywithstoya
— Laurie Penny (@PennyRed) November 29, 2015
Deen took to Instagram to defend the claims.
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