At the moment, porn performer Siri Dahl is internet hosting an old-school telethon aptly known as Corn Telethon. The 12-hour livestream — named after the censored phrase for “porn” amongst social media customers — will probably be “foolish,” protected for work, and have entertainers each within the grownup world and past.
The telethon’s announcement compares it to telethons of yore, like those hosted by comic Jerry Lewis. The stream will probably be a fundraiser, with all earnings going to the Intercourse Employees Outreach Undertaking Los Angeles and in the direction of funding a grant to help journalism protecting intercourse employee points. Moreover, Corn Telethon will deliver consciousness to Undertaking 2025, the right-wing coverage wishlist for Trump ought to he win the presidential election. One of many measures is to ban pornography and imprison those that make it.
The telethon happened as a result of Dahl and podcaster Alex Steed realized that politicians talking out in opposition to Undertaking 2025 aren’t speaking about this explicit hazard, in keeping with the announcement — nor do many politicians converse out in opposition to broader threats intercourse staff face immediately.
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“Missing illustration from elected officers courageous sufficient to take these stands, we recruited the assistance of pals within the leisure business (each of us with backgrounds in porn and ‘mainstream’ entertainers alike) to deliver consciousness to the damaging points whereas telling jokes, singing songs, providing giveaways, and having enjoyable in the best way the entertainers we grew up watching on screens grew up again within the tv age,” the Corn Telethon web site states.
“Corn Telethon could have such a wealth of wacky, enjoyable, and interesting moments, I am assured it’s going to dwell on within the minds of our viewers lengthy after the 12-hour stream concludes,” Dahl stated within the announcement. “In my 12 years within the grownup business, I’ve by no means seen an occasion like this earlier than — my aim is not to host an ideal occasion, however to be part of one thing new and attention-grabbing, whereas uplifting my business and intercourse staff basically, and elevating cash for some incredible causes.”
Dahl can be concerned with the recently-launched Fingers Off My Porn marketing campaign, which shows anti-Undertaking 2025 advertisements on grownup content material websites in swing states.
Stream Corn Telethon on Dahl’s Twitch and YouTube channels immediately from midday to 11:59 p.m. ET.