RTE listeners today jumped to the defence of a sex-positivity campaigner after she was interviewed by Joe Duffy.
Megan Sims, 24, from Limerick, has kick-started a national movement on image-based sexual abuse over recent months.
And today she talked to Joe after he read aloud a letter from a mother who said she had "lost" her daughter to OnlyFans – the online platform that allows people to share sexually explicit photos with their subscribers for a fee.
Megan said she herself posts nude, or topless, photos on her OnlyFans – but argued that many creators choose not to.
"OnlyFans is basically just a social media site behind a paywall," she told Joe.
"You are in charge of absolutely everything.
"There's no pressure from anybody – you're literally your own boss."
Some of Joe's questions, though, left listeners decidedly unimpressed – with many on social media blasting the veteran RTE host for the lines of enquiry he chose to pursue.
"How would you describe yourself, as a worker?" he asked an audibly uncomfortable Megan.
"It's the same as any other job, really," she responded.
"That's honestly how I see it.
"I understand that a lot of people see it as exploitation, but I don't see it as that."
Joe also asked: "What do you say to people who say that only vulnerable or damaged people – at either end of the camera, or the screen – take part in this type of work?
Megan replied: "I think we need to get over this notion that all sex work is exploitative.
"If people want to own their sexuality in whatever way they want, and do it under their own terms, and make their own decisions – and with their consent – I don't see why there's an issue with it.
"The issue comes from the stigmatisation."
Many on Twitter were quick to leap to the defence of the Limerick woman after the interview – with one blasting Joe for his "condescending" approach.
Another wrote: "Hearing @meganjrenee being questioned on Liveline.
"You'd swear she's selling firearms or class A drugs through OnlyFans.
"The fact that taking off your clothes in the first place is seen as demeaning is a societal issue. Why aren't there q's about the men needing this content?"
Megan herself tweeted: "Sometimes there's no point preaching to the choir, it's the ones that disagree that need to hear it."
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