Bonnie Blue's graphic Channel 4 documentary branded 'disturbing' by viewers
Last night the Channel 4 documentary Bonnie Blue: 1000 Men and Me hit screens, generating plenty of attention.
The hour-long film followed the adult content creator's stunt to sleep with 1057 men in 12 hours, investigating whether she was 'dangerously pandering to male fantasies or being an empowered sex-positive entrepreneur'.
Bonnie was one of the most successful OnlyFans creators, claiming earn more than US$2 million (£1.5 million) per month.
Since rising to fame Bonnie – real name Tia Ballinger – has generated significant controversy, most notably for having sex with legal teenage boys at Freshers' Week in the UK and speaking about sleeping with married men who she said were unsatisfied with their spouses.
Although she's been accused of being misogynistic and taking part in the sexual objectification of women, she also shut down claims in the documentary that she was 'traumatised'.
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'I come from a beautiful family. I genuinely love my life, and I'm super grateful for it.'
However, when it came to tuning in, many viewers were left floored by what they saw.
Showing clips of some of Bonnie's content, a voice-over issued a warning that there was 'strong language, full frontal nudity, graphic scenes of a sexual nature and content you may find offensive'.
Many were left angered by the scenes and shared their thoughts on social media.
'Disgraceful to air that @Channel4 Following around a terrible person who doesn't think they're terrible, with zero challenge while influencing others then calling it a 'documentary'. So disappointing, depressing and shameful,' Louise posted on X.
'Why on earth are Channel 4 giving any airtime to freaks that marginalise and fuel misogyny against women such as Bonnie Blue????' Flo shared.
'Sorry but don't ever try and sell Bonnie Blue to me as some kind of pioneer for women's rights or say if everyone was offered millions to do what she did they'd do the same because they wouldn't,' another added.
I went into the screening expecting to see a victim of something – patriarchy or trauma.
I came out sure of one thing: Bonnie does not see herself as a victim, so who am I to call her one?
It becomes clear as the film unfolds that, for Bonnie, sex can be fun, but mostly it's lucrative. And she seems to enjoy the power this gives her over people who insist on romanticising what, for her, is just a physical act akin to weight lifting.
She compares the gangbang to a marathon: not always comfortable, but a physical feat nonetheless. It's hard to ignore the double standard – we glorify athletes who push their bodies, but recoil when she does it with sex.
Surprisingly, I felt a strange sense of admiration. Perhaps she's provoking us deliberately, not just to shock, but to force us to confront the discomfort we'd rather displace onto her.
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Others questioned why the broadcaster gave her 'any airtime at all'.
Clearly anticipating the backlash, Channel 4's commissioning editor Tim Hancock defended airing the more shocking scenes ahead of it screening.
'I believe it is Channel 4's job to tell stories like this that are at the edge of modern morality,' he said.
'I commissioned this documentary because Bonnie is the tip of a huge iceberg. More Trending
'Since the pandemic there has been a cultural shift in the acceptability of creating adult content and the types of people do it.'
Despite the broadcaster giving the green light to air Bonnie's stunt – OnlyFans believed it was too extreme; it was banned from streaming on the platform.
She was later blocked from OnlyFans completely when she advertised a new 'petting zoo' event in which she planned to be 'put in a box for people to do what they want'.
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Bonnie Blue: 1000 Men and Me is streaming on Channel 4.
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