Australia is burning, and one woman has stepped up and raised an estimated $1M to help with the crisis, but how did she do it?
The Great Outback is in flames and nearly half a billion animals are estimated to have died. And one woman has managed to raise over $1M in donations to help with the Australia Bushfires crisis in the most surprising way—by selling nudes!
Would you believe me if I told you we raised an estimated $1million 😭😭😭😭😭
— THE NAKED PHILANTHROPIST (@lilearthangelk) January 7, 2020
We’ve always known that the sex industry is a lucrative one, but having a solid number right in our faces is astounding. And being able to raise over $1,000,000, or roughly around 52 million pesos, in four days is nothing to take lightly. And the woman behind all this is an American model and Sex Worker named Kaylen Ward.
It all started on January 4th when she posted this proposal to her followers on Twitter (NSFW CONTENT AHEAD):
I’m sending nudes to every person who donates atleast $10 to any one of these fundraisers for the wildfires in Australia. Every $10 you donate = one nude picture from me to your DM. You must send me confirmation that you donated.
Please RT #AustraliaOnFire #AustraliaFires pic.twitter.com/VIgzCUy6Wf— THE NAKED PHILANTHROPIST (@lilearthangelk) January 4, 2020
But before she did, she had already sent in $1,000 in donations herself. And by the next morning, the tweet had gone viral. And her Twitter account that previously only had roughly 20 thousand followers has now grown into almost 300 thousand!
Not all heroes wear capes, some wear nothing at all.
Not all heroes wear capes, some wear nothing at all.
— Neau Ma’am (@Eudaimoniam) January 5, 2020
And now Kaylen Ward has been dubbed as The Naked Philanthropist. Although most of the responses from people on the Internet have been positive, there is a significant percentage of people who are criticizing her intentions. And our two cents on this is, so what? So what if she possibly had an ulterior motive to grow her platform? That’s still one million dollars in donations to help put out the Australia Bushfires. And that’s still money that’s put into helping the half a billion animals and the 15 million acres of land that’s been burning, and is continuing to burn!
Overall, in our eyes, Kaylen Ward has done a brave and noble thing, she is a prime example of woman empowerment. And has done us all a favor by setting 2020 in the right direction!
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So what did you think of Kaylen Ward’s means of helping put out the Australia Bushfires? And do you think you would be brave enough to do something like that? We’d love to hear what you think! So share with us your thoughts in the comments down below! Or hit us up on our Facebook or Twitter @UDoUPh.