Category: Anya Ayoung-Chee

T&Ted? Privacy, Computers and Professionalism.

November 22, 2009 by Taran Rampersad

Yes, I saw the videos of Anya Ayoung-Chee. I did so out of curiosity and because they were available online. The cinematography wasn't great but the content was most certainly compelling - and of higher quality than locally made porn videos. Did I really need to see the videos? No, not really. If you asked me why I watched them, I could write (as Jonathan Miller did) that I saw them 'in the interest in journalism'. And that would be partly true. The real truth is that I wanted to see what everyone was talking about.

And the locally made porn videos? Everyone I have spoken to, both men and women, say that they watch them to see if they know the people in them - it certainly can't be the quality of the movies that attracts people. Trinidad and Tobago is a small country. We pay attention to things such as this, but can't seem to catch criminals. Perhaps instead of posting things on Facebook, they should consider releasing porn videos of criminals.

But back to the videos getting all the attention. Sure, Anya and friends were quite obviously having a consensually great time - enough so that it seems that everyone held the camera at one point or another. She says that she is waiting for the right time to talk about the issue, but what she is really doing is waiting for it to blow over. I know I would, though you won't find porn videos of me floating around. I just don't have the kind of draw she does. {Read more}