It appears that New York Fashion Week is about to be spiced up as a trio of famous adult film actresses are going to participate in the event, Page Six reports.
According to the media outlet, Pornhub “ambassador” Asa Akira, along with X-rated film stars Marica Hase and Jade Kush, will be walking in the upcoming show on 9 February for Berlin design duo Nan Li and Emilia Pfohl of Namilia whose new collection is called Herotica.
As the designers themselves reportedly explained, this move is meant as a "feminist statement".
"The cosmos of sexual pleasure has been restricted to a few boring and chauvinistic narratives for the pleasure of the male gaze," Li said. "Porn isn’t something existentially male. Most women just have been excluded from determining the narrative."
News of this development elicited a mixed reaction online, as while some social media users did not seem thrilled with porn actresses appearing on the catwalk and with the statement their appearance is allegedly meant to convey.
Our world of human decency is over. Porn isn’t empowerment. It’s violation of humanity and decency.
— anyapechko (@anyapechko) February 6, 2020
A pathetic attempt to legitimise porn actors as mainstream celebrities? Therefore legitimising what they do. So sad and alarming.
— DeborahTheBee (@DeborahTheBee3) February 5, 2020
Imagine working your whole life to be a model only to lose your job to a girl who got banged by 5 guys at once for $2000
— Scott (@TheScottKaempf) February 6, 2020
Ahhhhhhh modern feminism- gotta love it.
— jo (@jo_enck) February 5, 2020
Omg this is cringy pathetic... Do we get the male version with ron Jeremy?
— DoneWithBullsht (@MKORRPHYO) February 5, 2020
There were those, however, who seemed unfazed by the reveal.
Stunning and brave
— 🌹Jinlong🐉 (@Jinlong36704373) February 6, 2020
Hell yeah this is great! Many areas of fashion already appropriate sex worker (especially POC) culture, and the entire lingerie industry is based off sex worker imagery, so actually including us in fashion week is amazing.
— 🎀 Kitty du Jour 🎀 (@KittyduJour) February 6, 2020
