YouTuber Trisha Paytas, who is reportedly 16 weeks pregnant, sparked quite the backlash following their response to critics who said they were exploiting their pregnancy for OnlyFans money.
The 33-year-old content creator, who uses "they" and "them" pronouns, tweeted a semi-nude photo on March 26 including links to their OnlyFans account. "Cue incoming sex work shaming because I'm a mom comments," they captioned the post. This came after a controversial March 16 tweet featuring two nude photos of Paytas censored with emoticons, in which they told fans that the "full uncensored" version was available on their OnlyFans.
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Paytas' defiant response to their critics fueled the discussion about whether adult content creators should be promoting sex work while pregnant. Many continued to accuse the YouTuber of "sexually exploiting" their pregnancy for profit.
"Yea because you’re like 'Omg 18+ content feat. my fetusssss' as if the fetus is something to make sexual content with lmao. quit acting like you’re not doing that shit on purpose. IT'S WEIRD TO MAKE PREGNANCY THE FOREFRONT OF YOUR PORN CAREER," one Twitter user wrote.
"Yasss making porn with your unborn child who can't consent to being sexually exploited you are such a slay girl boss the house," another wrote.
"Yet another beautiful memory to share with your unborn child. Maybe give it a break for 9 months, money isn't everything," a comment read.
"Terrible… you only think of yourself and income. And your baby when she/he is in school?!" someone else added.
"No one with half a brain is shaming you for being a sex worker while pregnant. The issue is that you’re SEXUALIZING your pregnancy," one offered.
"Trisha baby this is not what they meant by maternity pics," another quipped.
yea because you’re like “Omg 18+ content feat. my fetusssss” as if the fetus is something to make sexual content with lmao. quit acting like you’re not doing that shit on purpose. ITS WEIRD TO MSKE PREGNANCY THE FOREFRONT OF YOUR PORN CAREER.
— lilliana ty (@lilsltlillie) March 26, 2022
Yasss making porn with your unborn child who cant consent to being sexually exploited you are such a slay girl boss the house
— Ths Chaos King👑 (@mike_guli) March 26, 2022
How come Moses is smoking around you when you’re pregnant and blocking everybody who questions it?
— 🍭 (@zillyzonka) March 26, 2022
Yet another beautiful memory to share with your unborn child. Maybe give it a break for 9 months, money isn't everything.
— M M (@MM62850593) March 27, 2022
Terrible… you only think of yourself and income. And your baby when she/he is in school?!
— divagina🌺 (@TashaHunnybunz) March 26, 2022
No one with half a brain is shaming you for being a sex worker while pregnant. The issue is that you’re SEXUALIZING your pregnancy.
— mistressplague (@mistressplague2) March 26, 2022
trisha bbyg this is not what they meant by maternity pics.
— 𝔧𝔲𝔡𝔞𝔰 ⚔️🖤 (@judas_sinned) March 26, 2022
However, a number of Twitter users shared support for Paytas.
"Fuck ‘em! Make that chedda," cosmetologist Brett Rossi tweeted.
"You aren't the only one," fellow OnlyFans creator @christina_xoxo wrote. "Any time I comment to anyone on Twitter, or they check my profile, I get the "get a real job", "don't you have kids", "I bet your parents are so proud", etc. It's extremely frustrating," she added.
"Everyone hates on the sex worker and forgets that without an audience the genre wouldn't exist. And there's hella audience for such things. Supply and demand," one fan chimed in.
"Get it, Trisha! You are so beautiful. Don't let the haters get to you," another gushed
Fuck ‘em! Make that chedda. 💰 🧀
— Brett Rossi (@ImBrettRossi) March 26, 2022
Everyone hates on the sex worker and forgets that without an audience the genre wouldn't exist. And there's hella audience for such things. Supply and demand.
— Traci Doherty (@DohertyTraci) March 26, 2022
Get it Trisha! You are so beautiful. Don't let the haters get to you 🥰
— PaintedxLady (@PaintedxL) March 26, 2022
Paytas is married to Israeli artist and content creator Moses Hacmon. The couple originally announced their pregnancy on February 14 and found themselves on the receiving end of a wave of negative comments on social media, with many claiming Paytas wouldn't be a good parent. The controversial influencer is known to have clashed with a number of popular social media phenoms, including the likes of David Dobrik, Charli D'Amelio, and Ethan Klein. That said, Paytas has 1.4 million YouTube subscribers and over 6.8 million followers on TikTok.
