OnlyFans stars like Lily Phillips are inadvertently exposing people on the street with a new sex craze.
The so-called 'cum walk' sees women strolling through public areas with ejaculate all over their faces - like a much more severe 'walk of shame'.
Such is their popularity, Phillips' grim videos, which are filmed in London, have even amassed millions of views over on TikTok.
"Facials have been a staple in porn for decades, however the idea of someone deliberately walking around after sex with semen visible on their face is far newer," noted sex expert Annabelle Knight during a chat with Metro.
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"There isn't a a clear moment when the term entered the sexual vocabulary, but it seems to have gained traction more recently with the rise of amateur content platforms like OnlyFans, where bold and attention-grabbing stunts are part of the culture."
When stunts like the 'cum walk' specialise in a form of public interaction, though, there's an argument of implicating passersby.
Speaking on his Savage Lovecast podcast, Dan Savage believes issues only arise if a witness 'realises what it is they saw'.
"Somebody's got to clock your face, and then somebody's got to realise what it is that's all over your face," he argued, yet Knight highlighted the problem of consenting parties across the board.
"The key issue is that sex and anything overtly sexual should always involve consent from everyone subjected to it.
"It's one thing to enjoy roleplay or exhibitionism in private, but when it moves into public spaces, there's a responsibility to think about others, so it does raise important questions about exposing others to sexual content without their agreement," she pointed out.
As for whether 'cum walks' are law-breaking acts, Tony Wilbraham of Olliers Solicitors claims this particularly twisted trend would not qualify as sexual assault.
"I do believe this could amount to the offence of 'outraging public indecency' but only if people (a) realised that person was walking round with ejaculate on them, (b) if the police arrested them while it was happening and could prove it was semen and (c) if at least two members of the public witnessed it," he explained.
"I have heard of this before, but I suspect if people did this, most people wouldn't realise what was going on, and even if they saw them, they wouldn't necessarily realise what the material was.
"If the Police got a complaint that someone was doing this and didn't arrest them in situ, then it would be difficult to prove what they were doing."
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