Monday 20 June 2022 10:46 PM The Bachelor's Holly and Jimmy hit back at cancel culture following backlash ... trends now
The Bachelor's Holly Kingston and Jimmy Nicholson have doubled down on their disparaging comments about reality stars who make a living on OnlyFans.
The couple sparked outraged last Tuesday when they said selling naked photos isn't 'empowering' and that reality TV stars should promote charities instead of 'grabbing money'.
Despite receiving furious backlash, with the likes of Abbie Chatfield piling in, the pair defended their viewpoint in an statement on Instagram on Sunday.
The Bachelor's Holly Kingston, 28, and Jimmy Nicholson, 33, have hit back at cancel culture and declared they 'won't be bullied into silence' after sparking outrage last week by saying OnlyFans isn't empowering. (Pictured in Sydney on December 14, 2021)
They began by saying they'd only mentioned OnlyFans during their Q&A last week because so many of their followers had asked if they were going to join the adult website.
They emphasised that they aren't against sex work - but also won't be bullied into saying it is 'empowering' just because that is the politically correct opinion.
'Over the last year, we have received literally hundreds of messages that have assumed that, because we met on a reality TV show, we would be setting up an OnlyFans account. We will not be,' they said in a joint statement.
'We have no issue with someone who freely and legally works in the sex industry, whether it is on OnlyFans or elsewhere.
'However, like most of the people who have reached out to us, we don't believe it is the best way to promote male/female empowerment to young people. That's just our opinion.'
The pair went on to condemn cancel culture, revealing they'd been subjected to a wave of 'abusive messages, character assassinations, cancellation attempts, death threats and a gross invasion of the basic human right to feel safe in our own home'.
The couple sparked outraged last Tuesday when they said selling naked photos isn't 'empowering' and that reality TV stars should promote charities instead of 'grabbing money'. Despite receiving backlash, the pair defended their viewpoint in a joint statement on Sunday
Holly and Jimmy said in their statement (pictured) they aren't against sex work - but also won't be bullied into saying it is 'empowering' just because that is the politically correct opinion
The pair went on to condemn cancel culture, revealing they'd been subjected to a wave of 'abusive messages, character assassinations, cancellation attempts, death threats and a gross invasion of the basic human right to feel safe in our own home'
'We believe that being "progressive and open-minded" doesn't mean you have the same, narrow worldview as other people who call themselves "progressive and open-minded". It means you are willing to tolerate views that are different to your own,' they wrote.
'It is not acceptable to bully, harass or threaten anyone (online or in the "real world") whether you disagree with them or not. Furthermore, if you have a public profile, we believe it is especially important to encourage a constructive non-biased discussion rather than an attack.'
Doubling down on their beliefs, the couple concluded: 'We won't be bullied into submission; we will continue to stand up for issues we believe in.'
