Belle Knox Is Remaking Herself As A Libertarian - Business Insider - Hunter Walker:
January 28 2015 - "College sophomore Miriam Weeks found herself at the center of an international controversy last year when she became infamous as the 'Duke porn star'.
"Now, Weeks wants to make waves in the political world.
"She's working with a libertarian group on her campus and has a burgeoning public speaking career....
"'I think that my work and being in the porn industry definitely hits on so many libertarian themes like free speech, and censorship, and, you know, choice and autonomy over our bodies,' Weeks explained. 'So I think that I've really become passionate about libertarian issues because of the intersection.'
"Her public life began after a fellow student at Duke University revealed to their classmates that Weeks was performing in adult films using the alter ego 'Belle Knox.' Weeks took control of the situation and gave a series of interviews where she said she entered the porn industry to help pay for college and discussed the social stigma against sex workers. She also identified herself as a libertarian.... 'very socially liberal, but ... very economically conservative.'
"According to Weeks, a friend who saw these early interviews referred her to Students For Liberty, an organization that bills itself as 'the largest libertarian student organization in the world.' She joined the group last summer, in between her freshman and sophomore year, and participated in its training programs online and in Washington, D.C.
"Now, Weeks is the campus coordinator for Students for Liberty at Duke. In this capacity, Weeks said she brings speakers to campus, attends conferences and seminars, posts flyers, and maintains a presence for the group at school events. On the Students for Liberty website, Weeks identifies her 'favorite figures in liberty' as Ayn Rand, economist Milton Friedman, and two other activists whose careers have included both sex and politics: porn star Nina Hartley and former call girl Maggie McNeill."
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January 28 2015 - "College sophomore Miriam Weeks found herself at the center of an international controversy last year when she became infamous as the 'Duke porn star'.
"Now, Weeks wants to make waves in the political world.
"She's working with a libertarian group on her campus and has a burgeoning public speaking career....
"'I think that my work and being in the porn industry definitely hits on so many libertarian themes like free speech, and censorship, and, you know, choice and autonomy over our bodies,' Weeks explained. 'So I think that I've really become passionate about libertarian issues because of the intersection.'
"Her public life began after a fellow student at Duke University revealed to their classmates that Weeks was performing in adult films using the alter ego 'Belle Knox.' Weeks took control of the situation and gave a series of interviews where she said she entered the porn industry to help pay for college and discussed the social stigma against sex workers. She also identified herself as a libertarian.... 'very socially liberal, but ... very economically conservative.'
"According to Weeks, a friend who saw these early interviews referred her to Students For Liberty, an organization that bills itself as 'the largest libertarian student organization in the world.' She joined the group last summer, in between her freshman and sophomore year, and participated in its training programs online and in Washington, D.C.
"Now, Weeks is the campus coordinator for Students for Liberty at Duke. In this capacity, Weeks said she brings speakers to campus, attends conferences and seminars, posts flyers, and maintains a presence for the group at school events. On the Students for Liberty website, Weeks identifies her 'favorite figures in liberty' as Ayn Rand, economist Milton Friedman, and two other activists whose careers have included both sex and politics: porn star Nina Hartley and former call girl Maggie McNeill."
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/belle-knox-is-remaking-herself-as-a-libertarian-2015-1
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