Teen Mom star Farrah Abraham is hardly the first reality star to also star in a sex tape, though most end up snagging the reality show because of the sex tape, not vice-versa. Abraham, on the other hand, has officially sold her own X video to Vivid Entertainment for a "seven-figure settlement," according to E! News.
And while there's something to be said for
entrepreneurship and striking while the iron is hot, it's a little sad
to see this girl reaching for the porn deal as her Teen Mom fame
inevitably fades. It's great, meanwhile, to see her talking about
getting her master’s degree and pursuing "culinary business endeavors."
No doubt the seven figures will help with that. And heck, if Abraham
really wanted to express her sexuality this way, so be it.
But this porn deal also indicates why so many young women
are drawn into the industry: not because they want to be, but because
it's one of their few options. It's hard to imagine that Farrah Superstar: Backdoor Teen Mom
will emerge as a great artistic work that sheds a new light on modern
sexuality. All Vivid is doing is playing into the fetishization of a
young girl who's somewhat famous for being a "teen mom." And Abraham is
likely trying to make a buck however she can.
Let's just hope that seven figures helps Abraham get a
hell of a master's degree and a brilliant culinary venture. And let's
hope Teen Mom ends soon so all these troubled souls — see Teen Mom 2’s Jennelle and her drug problems once again on display in last night’s finale — can get out of the spotlight and back to their real, if difficult, lives.
Hollywood.com correspondent Jennifer Keishin Armstrong is the author of Sexy Feminism and Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted, a history of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, due out in May. Visit her online at JenniferKArmstrong.com.
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