Earlier this month, the adult-film star Siri hosted an Ask Me Anything session on Reddit. As is the case with most porn-star Q&As, Siri mostly fielded softball questions about the business and her personal life. Does she watch her own porn? Yup, with her husband. Does she fake orgasms on camera? Actually, not often. Did anything surprise her about porn when she first entered the industry? She’s got a detailed (and NSFW) response.
At one point, however, the conversation took a marked turn:
Her response was intended in jest. (“I thought, ‘Well, let’s get this started on a light-hearted note,’” Siri told me later.) But many redditors on the thread didn’t see it that way, interpreting the comment as hostile and accusatory. The response in defense of piracy was swift and vitriolic:
Yeah, right. Internet pirates and the thieving weasels who download stolen material we worked our heads off making are huge plusses for the industry. They should dislocate their arms patting themselves on the back for all the “help” they’ve given us.
Like crooks everywhere, they’re very touchy about being called out on their vile behavior and quick to defend it as is they were a bunch of Robin Hoods.
Just plain hoods comes closer to the truth.
[…] be part of the ongoing conversation.” Siri was recently interviewed by The Daily Dot about her AMA on Reddit and her controversial stance against digital piracy. The reaction of Reddit regulars was visceral and prompted the internet news site to publish an […]