Threats: Knox says both she and her family have received threats since her identity was revealed
"My decision to do põrn to pay for college was a private one I made, and then I was outed to my university classmates by another student who had seen me on the Internet a few months ago.
He proceeded to reveal who I was to the entire Greek system. I started to be harassed. He started to be applauded."
Some of the harassment Knox describes include calls for her to leave Duke because of the humiliation she has caused the university, and some even saying that she killer herself."Most recently, I have been told that I am “an embarrassment to Duke,” I bring nothing but bad publicity to my school, and I need to be silent.
Do I want to behave and be a good girl? Then "no more media," I am told.
The message repeated to me seems clear: "You are not a human being. You have no rights or feelings.
You are simply a nuisance. You have to stay silent. No matter what, just stay silent.
Today, I am choosing to reveal my põrn identity to the world. My name is Belle Knox, and I wear my Scarlet Letter with pride."
Once he leaked the secret, people across campus were texting and tweeting about the Duke freshman põrn star within a matter of days.
The aspiring lawyer was crudely mocked and attacked online.
"We going to pretend like she was unaware of the social consequences of going into that business? she made a decision, now she needs to live with the consequences," wrote one anonumous poster.
She soon found herself talking to the campus newspaper about her life in põrn, which Lauren would later call an attempt to control the conversation.
Why I turned to põrnography
Knox said she started in adult films as a way to offset her massive tuition bills, and called the Duke campus a place where women had to hide their sexuality, and were held to a 'virgin-wh*** dichotomy.'
"I couldn't afford $60,000 in tuition, my family has undergone significant financial burden, and I saw a way to graduate from my dream school free of debt, doing something I absolutely love.
Because to be clear: My experience in põrn has been nothing but supportive, exciting, thrilling and empowering."
She further elaborated that the site she performed for was a 'rough sex website' but that she had never been 'coerced or harmed' while filming.
"Everyone has their kinks and we should not shame anyone for enjoying something that is perfectly legal and consensual for all parties involved.
For me, shooting põrnography brings me unimaginable joy. When I finish a scene, I know that I have done so and completed an honest day's work.
It is my artistic outlet, my love, my happiness, my home.
I can honestly say that I have never felt more empowered or happy doing anything else."
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