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Lily Phillips’ 100-Man Challenge: Who’s to Blame? By David Challen - nordicmodelnow - Dec 12 2024
“The real issue was never Lily Phillips, the woman at the centre of this. It’s the men who participate, consume, and profit from this.
Many have asked why a woman would do this while avoiding the responsibility for the culture they have helped create. And now many are now speculating as to the mental health of Lily, but still refusing to look at the platforms like OnlyFans who created this culture and profit from it’s ‘creators’.
With the sentencing of Gisèle Pelicot’s accused just a week away, the unsettling image of men queuing up resurfacing in this film, draws a disturbing parallel to another story of exploitation. Whether it’s the men accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot or those lining up to participate in Lily Phillips’ controversial challenge, the common thread is a culture that normalises the objectification of women while shielding the men who exploit it.
These aren’t nameless, faceless monsters; they are "ordinary" men from all walks of life who justify their actions, deflect accountability, and rely on societal narratives that too often shift the focus onto the women involved. What drives so many to step forward, unhesitating, to participate in harm? And why is our outrage so rarely directed at them?
It's easy to focus on Lily, viewing her as the protagonist of her own objectification. However, in doing so, we miss the larger, more complex issues: the commodification of women’s bodies, the men who control platforms like OnlyFans and fuel the pornification of women, and the toxic demand that drives their exploitation.
This documentary should not be a spectacle of Lily Phillips, but a deeper exploration of the structures men created that enable such behaviour. Until we shift the conversation from individual women to the broader systemic forces, real change will remain elusive. Until we confront the men in these queues who drive this system, women will continue to be caught in an exploitative cycle with no way out.”
Read more: https://davidchallen.substack.com/p/lily-phillips-100-man-challenge-whos