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IluvPitties

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15. I've read similar opinions, and I have to disagree.

Sun Mar 25, 2018, 10:47 PM

Mar 2018

There's nothing in the story that indicates that she was forced to have sex with Donald. She made that calculation or decision out of her own volition, according to her. Why not believe her? No need to victimize her.

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Lets not hail Stormy as a hero [View all] RhodeIslandOne Mar 2018 OP

I agree 100%! IluvPitties Mar 2018 #1

This was probably in the pre-Depends era..... Trust Buster Mar 2018 #2

well, you and I and most people don't look at sex as transactional hlthe2b Mar 2018 #3

She was threatened, and that's a crime indeed. In that sense, she is a victim. IluvPitties Mar 2018 #4

Id have more respect for it if she got cash up front RhodeIslandOne Mar 2018 #6

Very possibly. Many porn stars dream of transitioning into mainstream media or Hollywood. IluvPitties Mar 2018 #12

I agree the threats are a different thing altogether RhodeIslandOne Mar 2018 #8

Hey, the lady's got to make a living. Cut her some slack. Glorfindel Mar 2018 #5

And hers is, after all, janx Mar 2018 #7

The worlds oldest profession is prostitution. LisaL Mar 2018 #10

Not the same, but similar in the sense that people are paid to have sex. IluvPitties Mar 2018 #14

Thanks for pointing that out. Some people seem unclear on that distinction. Merlot Mar 2018 #51

Theres more evidence of ancient pornography than of prostitution jberryhill Mar 2018 #52

Feeling like she "deserved" to go through with sex with him becauase of the decisions that led her WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2018 #9

Sorry, I think thats an insult... RhodeIslandOne Mar 2018 #13

What is the insult? WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2018 #17

I've read similar opinions, and I have to disagree. IluvPitties Mar 2018 #15

That's fair. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2018 #20

She said it was totally consensual. emulatorloo Mar 2018 #24

I know. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2018 #26

She said she was not a victim, and it bothers her when people try to claim she was emulatorloo Mar 2018 #30

She's a businesswoman, and sex is her business. IluvPitties Mar 2018 #35

I appreciated her honesty emulatorloo Mar 2018 #38

There is a tendency, at least recently, to question the whole concept of consent. IluvPitties Mar 2018 #41

Yes, I know. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2018 #42

Then listen to what shes saying and dont try to fit her into a box she explicitly rejects emulatorloo Mar 2018 #46

Interesting perspective. IluvPitties Mar 2018 #25

The way she put it was odd though treestar Mar 2018 #56

Yeah I was concerned when she said that treestar Mar 2018 #55

Right...because at no point was she ever in any danger nadine_mn Mar 2018 #11

I dont think thats why she didnt walk out RhodeIslandOne Mar 2018 #16

Yep. janx Mar 2018 #19

It is not either/or treestar Mar 2018 #57

Then how did she manage to walk the second time? jberryhill Mar 2018 #18

He didn't get her the job. She could only be conned once MaryMagdaline Mar 2018 #31

She was an independent contractor... IluvPitties Mar 2018 #37

Very independent. MaryMagdaline Mar 2018 #45

She's a survivor. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2018 #21

I personally have not seen anyone hail Stormy as a 'hero'...I mean WTF. Kirk Lover Mar 2018 #22

YMMV RhodeIslandOne Mar 2018 #23

+1 emulatorloo Mar 2018 #27

+1. obnoxiousdrunk Mar 2018 #32

yup JI7 Mar 2018 #36

Make no mistake Stormy is a hero ! stonecutter357 Mar 2018 #28

She doesn't consider herself a hero. . . DinahMoeHum Mar 2018 #29

agreed. MaryMagdaline Mar 2018 #33

people handmade34 Mar 2018 #34

Good post! IluvPitties Mar 2018 #40

Then again, let's enjoy her devastating put-down dawg day Mar 2018 #39

Yeah RhodeIslandOne Mar 2018 #44

Yes, that puts down the claim that treestar Mar 2018 #60

She made a living from having sex with men on camera. Consider her perspective. phleshdef Mar 2018 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author emulatorloo Mar 2018 #47

Not for anyone else to judge. Sparkly Mar 2018 #48

Im not qualified to judge others like this. emulatorloo Mar 2018 #49

Not a hero, but brave? Yes. Lisa0825 Mar 2018 #50

My take is she went into this encounter with a 'Quid Pro Quo' mindset Siwsan Mar 2018 #53

That indicate low self esteem. That it was her fault as 'she put herself in this situation' and Demsrule86 Mar 2018 #54

She's brave for speaking up against NewJeffCT Mar 2018 #58

That totally grossed me out! MoonRiver Mar 2018 #59