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Sex Sells, but It Doesn't Mean Conservatives Should Set Up Shop

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The first time I saw Savannah Cannon, I heard Michael Jordan's voice in my head saying, "Republicans buy sneakers, too," only the word "sneakers" was replaced with something not to be said in polite company. 

The truth is that conservatives like sex just as much as the Left does. In fact, I'd argue more so, given studies show that the Right has and enjoys more sex than their political opposites. Of course, this should surprise no one. Despite the Left's claims to love nature, the Left seems to think human nature is something it needs to fight tooth and nail against. The Right largely doesn't have that problem, which means when we see a hot woman, we're not ashamed to find her hot and acknowledge sexual attraction. 

But the difference was always that the Right's attraction was still tempered by modesty and propriety. Right-leaning marches, protests, and events would never be accompanied by women in nothing but their underwear (or less) with words written on their skin like "slut" or some shocking appearance sold as a political statement when, in reality, it's just a desperate attempt to get the attention their fathers never gave them. 

But the thought in your head currently is "Who the hell is Savannah Cannon?" Now that I've cleared the space only seen by the non-subscribers, I can safely show you, VIP members, who she is. 

If you're on X, you might've seen her already. She's a conservative commentator that no one could shut up about, and for once, the conversation isn't centered around what she said, so much as what position she was in when she said it. 

Cannon loves to say things that sound conservative while sitting in a chair with her legs open and cleavage out. 

As the post states, Cannon isn't just a conservative commentator. In fact, I wouldn't even go so far as to call her that. She says conservative things while sitting in a chair in a position you'd often find in porn videos. Does she actually believe the things she's saying? Maybe. I'm not going to put my money on that, though. 

For those unfamiliar with OnlyFans (OF) salesmanship, women often have alternative social media presences. Most of them are basic displays of themselves in skimpy clothing, swimsuits, or creative nudity that doesn't trip the censors, but the more clever ones don't actually give you any indication they're an OF model at all, at least not right off the bat. 

They'll usually fill their posts with videos that make the male sex in general feel like they're heard, respected, and right about a lot of the complaints they have about the female sex. It's a honeypot move that makes a man feel like he's emotionally safe and validated with this particular e-girl, and when he becomes interested enough to give her a follow, it's then revealed upon his investigations that she's an OF model. 

The hope is that the man will have developed a level of interest in her that would then lead him to subscribe to her OF and form a parasocial relationship with her, resulting in more money. It's the modern-day siren, and it's made women thousands and thousands of dollars. 

Cannon is effectively doing the same thing, but instead of approaching the manosphere to sell personal validation, she's tempting conservative men with ideological validation.

It's a system that works, because sex sells. It always has, and it always will. The issue is that it's never been easier to sell sex, because in the online era, the sex never has to come. Just flash a part here and there, smile and say something agreeable, and the cash rolls in. 

For conservatives, this wouldn't be so bad if this were just relegated to Cannon, but it's not. I was surprised to find the National Rifle Association got in on this, too. 

Now, I wouldn't go so far as to say the NRA and conservatives are one and the same, but it's pretty clear that "gorgeous woman with a gun" isn't going to appeal to people who watch Hasan Piker's Twitch streams. This is aimed at conservative men in hopes that: man see pretty woman wear tight clothes, woman shoot gun in tight clothes, say things man like, man gives money.

Now, I might just be a simple caveman myself, but this just feels disrespectful. Cannon is doing it in hopes she'll get some suckers subscribing to her OF account, but the NRA? Is that what they think I want from them? Is that what they think of men? 

The conservative movement is, ultimately, the place where men are respected and recognized for what they have to offer. They're not seen as "others" as they are in the Democrat Party. They're not something to be used and discarded at need. 

Yet this is exactly what this signals. We're just animals driven purely by our need to mate and can be easily manipulated to do whatever they want us to in the pursuit of that end. Conservatism should not get into the habit of that kind of salesmanship. 

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