Duke Student Who Works in Porn is a Women’s Studies Major
Too many aspects of this young woman’s story are starting to look fishy.
She claims to be a Republican, who does porn and is a women’s studies major? It just doesn’t add up.
Emmeline Zhao of Real Clear Education recently interviewed her.
Duke Porn Star Talks College Costs
RealClearEducation’s Emmeline Zhao, herself a Duke graduate, discussed those issues with Lauren last week.
What do you major in, what do you do in your free time?
I am a women’s studies major. I hope to be a lawyer – my dream is to be a women’s rights, civil rights lawyer. I’m really into writing, journalism. I’m kind of a creative person, which is a lot of the reason I like doing porn. I really am a person who values my family and my friends, and I am also really into spirituality. I like astrology, Zen, all of that.
How did it cross your mind to get into adult films?
I’ve always really liked watching porn. I started watching porn when I was maybe 11, and it was something I was always very ashamed about, but I really enjoyed watching it. So when I got to college and was faced with all these financial burdens, I was literally sitting in my room one night, and I didn’t know how I was going to pay for all this, and half joking said to my roommate, “Well f— it, I’ll just be a porn star.” And so we kind of laughed, but then I half-heartedly applied and sent my picture to a bunch of porn agencies. I didn’t expect anything to come of it, but then I started getting callbacks from people saying they saw a lot of potential.
And when I started learning about just how much porn stars make, I realized I could graduate from school free of debt and do something I really love doing without having to bust my ass doing minimum wage jobs that wouldn’t get me anywhere. I knew that with my skills — I don’t yet have a college degree — I knew that all I could get was a minimum wage service job. It didn’t seem economically feasible to me. I didn’t want to struggle in school while working, and it wouldn’t pay my bills. So I just jumped into it, into porn, and really loved it.
