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August Ames has died

Senua

Member
Apparently a suicide. She was aged 23. RIP

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5083571/august-ames-dead-at-23-porn-starlet-passes-away-her-husband-confirms/

Since starting in the industry four years ago she has won two Adult Video News (AVN) awards.

Her husband and director Kevin Moore said: ”She was the kindest person I ever knew and she meant the world to me.

”Please leave this as a private family matter in this difficult time."

The cause of her death is being investigated, but law enforcement said there was no indication of foul play, according to US media reports.

Though from her last tweet and the comments it seems like a suicide due to cyber bullying.

https://twitter.com/AugustAmesxxx/status/937834002768990208

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RIP:(

Is this related to her cosmetic surgery? People wrote terrible things in the comments on her videos about how she looked ruined or fucked up with the implants and cosmetic surgery.




EDIT: Her twitter.. There is something about not wanting to have sex with gay men? because of the aids scare?
 

Dunki

Member
RIP:(

Is this related to her cosmetic surgery? People wrote terrible things in the comments on her videos about how she looked ruined or fucked up with the implants and cosmetic surgery.

I just looked quick at her twitter and it seems she was bullied and threaten because of this tweet

whichever (lady) performer is replacing me tomorrow for @EroticaXNews , you’re shooting with a guy who has shot gay porn, just to let cha know. BS is all I can say🤷🏽*♀️ Do agents really not care about who they’re representing? #ladirect I do my homework for my body🤓✏️🔍

So I guess you know who to blame for this one.

On the other hand RIP. Porn actors often have to take a ton of bullshit from people and I wish they would be better protected by vile attacks.
 
I think she tweeted about not wanting to work with male actors who do gay scenes

Due to concerns over testing.

Valid concerns, but of course the Twittersphere and Tumblr took it upon themselves to shame and bully the poor girl until she took her own life. And these are the bastions of morality whom we're apparently supposed to revere and follow.
 
I never get the whole hate against sexual freedom, people were getting banned a few months ago on gaf for saying it was okay for gay males not to purposly have sex with black gay men.
People can choose what they do to there body

Naomi Russell was a top porn star, had to quit overnight due to HIV, most likely making 500k or more a year.
 

Spukc

always chasing the next thrill
I never get the whole hate against sexual freedom, people were getting banned a few months ago on gaf for saying it was okay for gay males not to purposly have sex with black gay men.
People can choose what they do to there body

Naomi Russell was a top porn star, had to quit overnight due to HIV, most likely making 500k or more a year.
Naomi russell doesnt have HIV or aids 😉

Its some sick joke that never got off the internet.
 
Due to concerns over testing.

Valid concerns, but of course the Twittersphere and Tumblr took it upon themselves to shame and bully the poor girl until she took her own life. And these are the bastions of morality whom we're apparently supposed to revere and follow.

Yes. This is an example of when progressiveness goes terribly wrong.
 
Apparently industry standard testing isn't good enough for the gays. Maybe the gays should get extreme vetting testing.

Apparently you're unaware that "industry standard" doesn't mean infallible. Regardless, having concerns over testing isn't a valid excuse to harass/bully the woman, to death or otherwise.
 

Spinoff90

Member
Crazy how one day somebody can be making a decision for what they consider the safety of their body and the next a complete 180 into killing themselves (Assuming that is the cause of death) because of people hiding behind their keyboards.
 

Breads

Banned
Due to concerns over testing.

Valid concerns, but of course the Twittersphere and Tumblr took it upon themselves to shame and bully the poor girl until she took her own life. And these are the bastions of morality whom we're apparently supposed to revere and follow.

Her body her decision. She doesn't have to justify herself to anyone.

Where she fucked up was when she threw her co-workers under the bus for being bi or working with bi men. Agents got hit as well for supposedly putting their talent in danger.

She basically gave a heads up to all other people not to work with people who worked in gay porn with statistics in hand.

That's not acceptable with other forms of bigotry. Apparently it's fine here.

Not justifying the harassment buuuut she was being a bigot and a bully. She had the sense enough not to call them out by name but she was definitely calling her co workers out for being dirty bis and telling people not to work with them.

That she was harassed and succumbed to mental health issues is another conversation that people conveniently conflate when they don't want to address the homophobic sentiment other people are trying to discuss.
 
This has nothing to do with progressiveness. Online bullying is never tolerated, if i have anything to say about it as a progressive.

The bullying came from progressives calling her to the carpet concerning her work preferences. After all, we're talking about "sex work," which is a feminist darling.

Conservatives would be shaming her for doing pr0n at all.
 
Not justifying the harassment buuuut she was being a bigot and a bully.
Uh-huh.

That she was harassed and succumbed to mental health issues is another conversation that people conveniently conflate when they don't want to address the homophobic sentiment other people are trying to discuss.
Based on what I've read in the article, I don't think she's homophobic. Regardless, whether she is or isn't should be irrelevant, and is certainly not a valid excuse for what happened here.
 

Breads

Banned
Uh-huh.


Based on what I've read in the article, I don't think she's homophobic. Regardless, whether she is or isn't should be irrelevant, and is certainly not a valid excuse for what happened here.
So that means you read the tweet where she tells women that they shouldn't work with bisexual men/ bisexual men should'nt work in her field and calls out agents for "putting them at risk".

This is as homophobic as trotting out crime statistics as the reason why you won't date a poc is racist.
 

Ubername

Banned
So that means you read the tweet where she tells women that they shouldn't work with bisexual men/ bisexual men should'nt work in her field and calls out agents for "putting them at risk".

This is as homophobic as trotting out crime statistics as the reason why you won't date a poc is racist.

What, is that not cool?
 
So that means you read the tweet where she tells women that they shouldn't work with bisexual men/ bisexual men should'nt work in her field and calls out agents for "putting them at risk".

This is as homophobic as trotting out crime statistics as the reason why you won't date a poc is racist.
She is not allowed to not want to have sex with a gay man? And why would you need to show a reason not to want to have sex with someone of a different race?
 

t-storm

Member
She is not allowed to not want to have sex with a gay man? And why would you need to show a reason not to want to have sex with someone of a different race?
Go back and read what he wrote again. He said her body, her choice. It’s what she did that followed that people have issues with.
 

RoySFNR

Member
Anyone who even took the minimal effort to read into the story would've found out she's actually bi herself. She's a freaking pornstar, yet people still manage to rush towards defining her as someone who would be judgemental about someone's sexual preferences.


Some of you really need a mirror.
 

RainblowDash

Gold Member
Due to concerns over testing.

Valid concerns, but of course the Twittersphere and Tumblr took it upon themselves to shame and bully the poor girl until she took her own life. And these are the bastions of morality whom we're apparently supposed to revere and follow.

What does 'testing' mean in this context?
 

RainblowDash

Gold Member
So that means you read the tweet where she tells women that they shouldn't work with bisexual men/ bisexual men should'nt work in her field and calls out agents for "putting them at risk".

This is as homophobic as trotting out crime statistics as the reason why you won't date a poc is racist.


It is NOT a bigoted or homophobic statement, it's just cautionary truth.
 

Spinoff90

Member
So that means you read the tweet where she tells women that they shouldn't work with bisexual men/ bisexual men should'nt work in her field and calls out agents for "putting them at risk".

This is as homophobic as trotting out crime statistics as the reason why you won't date a poc is racist.

What she said was twisted into that. She warned others with that preference of the situation which they were trying to hide not necessarily that all actresses should avoid scenes with crossovers if they were fine with it. That is information agents know and should be respecting not trying to hide and the fact they tried to shows it must be a common concern in the industry. Pretty much all (If not all) adult stars will have a list of do's and don'ts that agents would be aware of. If a straight actress that only did solo scenes showed up on a set to discover an agent booked her into a scene with a straight male and refused what would that be? Because that would be the exact same thing. Adult entertainers have every right to those do's and don'ts with the nature of the business and health risks involved no matter what the reason or logic behind the preference is. That trust between agent and entertainer was broken and she took to Twitter mad about the situation. Simply as that. If anything she showed restraint by not naming names in her moment of anger.
 

Breads

Banned
She is not allowed to not want to have sex with a gay man? And why would you need to show a reason not to want to have sex with someone of a different race?

She wanted to push bisexual men out of her industry by telling women to not work with them and agents to stop booking them. How people keep reading that and turning it into a question about whether or not she should be allowed to sleep with whoever they want is baffling. The point of contention is the call to arms against bisexual men in her field.

Only idiots/ trolls are making this a question about personal choice.

If you don't understand how statistics are used as a justification for discrimination... well... that's on you.
 
She wanted to push bisexual men out of her industry by telling women to not work with them and agents to stop booking them. How people keep reading that and turning it into a question about whether or not she should be allowed to sleep with whoever they want is baffling. The point of contention is the call to arms against bisexual men in her field.

Only idiots/ trolls are making this a question about personal choice.

If you don't understand how statistics are used as a justification for discrimination... well... that's on you.

and then the gay/bisexual community proceeded to reply with vitriol.

bravo everybody.

shitheads on both sides.
 
Her body her decision. She doesn't have to justify herself to anyone.

Where she fucked up was when she threw her co-workers under the bus for being bi or working with bi men. Agents got hit as well for supposedly putting their talent in danger.

She basically gave a heads up to all other people not to work with people who worked in gay porn with statistics in hand.

That's not acceptable with other forms of bigotry. Apparently it's fine here.

Not justifying the harassment buuuut she was being a bigot and a bully. She had the sense enough not to call them out by name but she was definitely calling her co workers out for being dirty bis and telling people not to work with them.

That she was harassed and succumbed to mental health issues is another conversation that people conveniently conflate when they don't want to address the homophobic sentiment other people are trying to discuss.

Disgusting post, looking out for your health and the health of others is not being a bigot or a bully

So that means you read the tweet where she tells women that they shouldn't work with bisexual men/ bisexual men should'nt work in her field and calls out agents for "putting them at risk".

This is as homophobic as trotting out crime statistics as the reason why you won't date a poc is racist.

Its due to the testing standards or lack thereof
 

Breads

Banned
Disgusting post, looking out for your health and the health of others is not being a bigot or a bully

Stupid post. Telling women to stop working with/ agents to stop booking bisexuals is literal discrimination.

Dressing discrimination up as "looking out for your health" is just as disgusting as "I don't trust Muslims because of terrorism".
 
Stupid post. Telling women to stop working with/ agents to stop booking bisexuals is literal discrimination.

Dressing discrimination up as "looking out for your health" is just as disgusting as "I don't trust Muslims because of terrorism".

Sure, cause bullying someone to death is not disguting, right?

It's getting harder for me to feel sympathy for the gay/bisexual community as they bully, silence and opress anyone in their way.
 

womfalcs3

Banned
If that incident caused her to kill herself, she was a fragile human being. Who cares that others think you're homophobic when you and those close to you know you're not?

That said, she was very young. I thought she was older.
 

Dunki

Member
Stupid post. Telling women to stop working with/ agents to stop booking bisexuals is literal discrimination.

Dressing discrimination up as "looking out for your health" is just as disgusting as "I don't trust Muslims because of terrorism".

You have the right to post stupid tweets. A lot of people do this. Whats not ok is that so called social justice warrior and Yes I call them like this without irony because I think they are extremist and think they are fighting some war., to bombard her with threats and shitty replies that she actually killed herself. And I bet these people feel no shame or reget but thinking they won and they stand on the right side of history.

And I do not think she was fragile in this Industry you have to be very tough and you always get a ton of shit from a lot of people. This just shows how abusive this online mob was.
 
Stupid post. Telling women to stop working with/ agents to stop booking bisexuals is literal discrimination.

Dressing discrimination up as "looking out for your health" is just as disgusting as "I don't trust Muslims because of terrorism".

Did you just seriously equate low standards of health checks with terrorism?

Are you really trying to shame a person who didnt want aids?

https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/group/msm/index.html

Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with mena account for 70% of new HIV infections in the United States

She obviously is aware of the testing standards within the industry, coupled with FACTS. She was bullied for no real reason and you are just perpetuating it here
 

Damerman

Member
Stupid post. Telling women to stop working with/ agents to stop booking bisexuals is literal discrimination.

Dressing discrimination up as "looking out for your health" is just as disgusting as "I don't trust Muslims because of terrorism".
How is she bigotted if she does girl girl?

The testing standards are lower in gay porn... i think she is justified in her tweet.
 
she simply highlighted that the actor that was due to bone her was also a gay performer

Gay performers don't have to get the same level of testing as straight performers ..apparently because condom use is pretty much mandatory it's an option to test only if the company asks.

Unfortunately it's been twisted into a I hate gays sort of things and sjw strikes again....rip
 
Stupid post. Telling women to stop working with/ agents to stop booking bisexuals is literal discrimination.

Dressing discrimination up as "looking out for your health" is just as disgusting as "I don't trust Muslims because of terrorism".
Not comparable your talking about a situation where a man is inserting his dick into a woman's vaginal opening, mouth and possibly ass. She would know that certain performers(because of orientation) it may be high risk.
 
Not accurate. She was only 23 which is very very young.

RIP

I'm talking about the average lifespan of an individual in porn versus the average lifespan of a wrestler, not individuals.

If you really want to be that pedantic, we can pull up examples of kids dying due to attempts at performing wrestling moves.

Nobody wins in these kinds of discussions.
 

LordRaptor

Member
She wanted to push bisexual men out of her industry by telling women to not work with them and agents to stop booking them. How people keep reading that and turning it into a question about whether or not she should be allowed to sleep with whoever they want is baffling. The point of contention is the call to arms against bisexual men in her field.

Yeah, its the twitter warriors who are the real victims here, not the woman persecuted into taking her own life.

The fuck.

She wasn't trying to push anyone out of "the industry" she was saying people need to be aware of who their costars are, and even apologised for any inadvertent offence, but even fucking killing herself isn't enough of an amends for the twitterati professional outrage committee.

JFC.
 
Telling women to stop working with/ agents to stop booking bisexuals is literal discrimination.
The fuck are you on about? She never even mentioned bisexuals in any of her tweets. She's talking about men acting in gay porn. They could be straight, gay, bi, it doesn't matter. It's the health issue she's talking about.
 
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