Warning: This article contains themes and topics that some people will find upsetting.
Belle Delphine has appeared to mock trigger warnings by posting more 'kidnap' photos and videos.
The initial controversy was first ignited on Wednesday, January 13, after the 21-year-old YouTuber and OnlyFans content creator took to her official Twitter account to share a pornographic post with her 1.5 million followers.
The posts consist of four images in which she can be seen tied up in the back of a vehicle and then held captive in a forest in the context of role-playing. The post was captioned simply: "My perfect first date."
A number of social media users were outraged that Delphine neglected to put any trigger warnings in place for those who might be disturbed by the suggested themes of kidnap and nonconsensual sex.
For instance, one Twitter user wrote: "Romanticising rape to your following of mostly already weird men, presenting as a younger girl is absolutely disgusting and you should be ashamed of posting this."
Someone else wrote: "Another said: "I don’t think there’s anything wrong with this personally because it’s consensual. However, she should have a disclaimer. That would be nice. So, I liked the picture & your comment."
However, others took to Delphine's defense. For example, another Twitter user wrote: "She makes porn. Men realise that this is fantasy. You clearly don't however."
Delphine has now responded to the controversy with another video that appears to be intentionally trolling her critics.
In a video posted to Twitter with the caption "Twigger warnwing :3", a man wearing a balaclava is seen behind Delphine, yanking her hair and subsequently brushing her teeth.
Delphine also responded to the controversy in a lengthy statement shared on Twitter on January 13. In it, Delphine writes:
"There is nothing wrong with enjoying powerplay and BDSM where both people are consensual. I think saying because I enjoy consensual non-consent is promoting rape, is the same as the argument that violence in video games promotes violence.
"I made it very clear in the caption of my photo, and anything written about it that I was enjoying it and that is was consensual, I never said the word rape or anything against my will. This is what other people have put onto it.
"I enjoy the idea of being tied up and used (with my consent, obviously). Another thing that people have said, is that I'm trying to dress like a child, which to me is insane. I felt like dressing vintage that day and even styled my hair in a beehive that was very common for women of that time.
"All the clothes I wear are made for adults, so the only thing that people can comment on maybe is the fact that I'm wearing a dress? It's very confusing for me.
"No one likes rape, no one wants rape to exist. Saying that I support rape is the same as saying that 50% of the female population does, because if you look at statistics based upon this (from studies done over the last 30 years, including new studies) a lot of women have powerplay/rape fantasies in the exact same way. I consented to being tied up and to having rough sex.
"I am not apologising for anything, what I did wasn't wrong, and much more normal than people think. Look at one of the most common sexual outfits and fantasies, schoolgirl. If you wear that are you promoting paedophilia now?
"The front page of porn websites include fantasy [scenarios] of every different kind you can think of. Incest, step-mom, teacher etc. Just because someone likes the fantasy of something, doesn't mean they want it in real life. Sex is complex and explorative, but should always be consensual.
"I post a lot of sexual stuff to my Twitter, because it's for my Onlyfans, people who are sensitive to kinks and sexual content shouldn't be following me, I've made it very clear that I'm posting hard-core porn.
"As for people saying I should've used a trigger warning my whole twitter/onlyfans have constant themes of kink since I do porn as a job and I will not put a trigger warning on all my posts. Do not follow me if you require trigger warnings before posts. [sic]"
