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This article is part of\u00a0<\/i>Upstream,<\/i><\/a>\u00a0The Daily Wire\u2019s new home for culture and lifestyle. Real human insight and human stories \u2014 from our featured writers to you.<\/i><\/p>\n ***<\/i><\/p>\n It is happening again: People are mad at Sydney Sweeney<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n This time, however, it isn\u2019t because of her good genes<\/a> or speculations about her \u201cright-wing\u201d beliefs. No, Sydney Sweeney is under fire for her role in the latest season of HBO\u2019s drama series \u201cEuphoria,\u201d where her character Cassie begins a career making OnlyFans<\/a> content.<\/span><\/p>\n Surprisingly, the loudest critics are not the usual suspects on the Left. Instead, it is OnlyFans creators themselves who feel the show is misrepresenting them and their <\/span>profession<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n For the uninitiated, Euphoria is a series centered on high schoolers navigating a world of sex, drugs, cheating, and friendships. <\/span>And Cassie, one of the show\u2019s primary protagonists, is conventionally attractive and popular, yet suffers deeply from abandonment issues and insecurity.<\/span><\/p>\n Season 3 takes place five years after the previous season, when Cassie is engaged to another character, Nate. The two argue about the cost of flowers for their wedding, and Cassie decides she will make OnlyFans content to afford it. <\/span>The photos she takes are much of what you\u2019d expect. <\/span><\/p>\n But the two scenes that hit viewers hardest included Cassie dressed as an adult baby and dressed in a dog costume, drinking from a dog bowl on the ground. <\/span>During one scene, Cassie gleefully tells her friend how \u201cadult baby\u201d content is very popular, and men ask her to wear diapers and chew pacifiers.<\/span><\/p>\n These depictions clearly struck a nerve with actual OnlyFans performers.<\/span><\/p>\n Sophie Rain, known for bragging about her massive yearly earnings in the tens of millions, quickly spoke out.<\/span><\/p>\n She acknowledged that while it is \u201ccool\u201d to see the platform gaining mainstream visibility, the show\u2019s execution of OnlyFans content is unrealistic. She worried that young girls who watch the show might get the wrong idea about what OnlyFans is all about.<\/span><\/p>\n Other big OnlyFans creators told US Weekly that Euphoria presented the platform as an easy way to make money and glossed over how much business expertise it actually takes to succeed.<\/span><\/p>\n Interestingly, almost all the criticism revolved around how Cassie\u2019s behavior was not realistic and not conventional. <\/span>There\u2019s an irony in this, believe me.<\/span><\/p>\n There are plenty of elements in season 3 of \u201cEuphoria\u201d that invite critique, yet Cassie\u2019s arc stands out from the rest. For many longtime viewers, this season feels a little alien compared to the first two. <\/span>While the show has always had sexual, gritty overtones, many characters in this newest season have evolved in a way that feels jarring. <\/span>But maybe that\u2019s the point.<\/span><\/p>\n While some perceived Sydney Sweeney\u2019s depiction in the latest season as a personal \u201chumiliation ritual\u201d and punishment for her recent controversies, the more charitable interpretation is that the show\u2019s writers are deliberately holding up a mirror up to today\u2019s culture, especially the sexualized nature of online content.<\/span><\/p>\n This season, so far, has successfully made online prostitution and adult content look embarrassing and revolting<\/a> from multiple angles \u2014 and not only Cassie\u2019s scenes, but other characters\u2019 too.<\/span><\/p>\n OnlyFans has become ubiquitous online. The platform has covert advertisements on legitimate news websites. Its own \u201cmodels\u201d brag about their enormous earnings on podcasts and on social media, subtly encouraging other women to sign up. Their antics are everywhere.<\/span><\/p>\n And yet, when the reality of online prostitution is displayed as fetish content and humiliating photo sessions in a television show, suddenly it is all too much.<\/span><\/p>\n People forget that this isn\u2019t the first time \u201cEuphoria\u201d has dived headfirst into a gritty, sexualized plot line.<\/span><\/p>\n In season 1, Kat Hernandez, a friend of Cassie\u2019s, began to do underage camgirling after a sex tape of her leaked. <\/span>This, while it did highlight the horrifying reality of this profession, also demonstrated how teenagers are extremely hyper-sexualized in modern entertainment.<\/span><\/p>\n Ultimately, regardless of whatever drove \u201cEuphoria\u201d to put OnlyFans front and center, it is both humorous and sad to watch OnlyFans creators acting as if depicting extreme content is a bridge too far. <\/span>It is well-established that many creators already go to extremes for views and marketing.<\/span><\/p>\n Don\u2019t forget publicity stunts in 2025 such as competing to sleep with as many men as possible in 24 hours. Some women went viral for editing their faces to look like children. Content farms were discovered editing Down syndrome faces onto sexualized videos. <\/span>Dressing as a dog, or a baby, unfortunately, barely scratches the surface of real depravity on the platform.<\/span><\/p>\n As \u201cEuphoria\u2019s\u201d writers have seemingly discovered, these platforms encourage creators to escalate their antics and behavior.<\/span><\/p>\n The more extreme they become, the more dehumanizing all of this gets. And the more dehumanizing it gets, the more normalized it becomes. This is the tragic reality of online prostitution, and one that these creators know all too well, yet choose to defend anyway.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cEuphoria,\u201d whatever its motivations, has hit a raw social nerve. <\/span>We can hope that more women see the portrayal not as glamorous, but as embarrassing and dehumanizing \u2014 and choose a different path.<\/span><\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Sydney Watson (@SydneyLWatson<\/a>) is a YouTuber and political commentator.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n