How the General Population Views Women in the Sex Industry
7:15PM on December 19, 2011
by Airen StarI like to have the television on when I am at home even if Im not watching it. Its kind of a quirky habit I have; using the TV as background noise while cleaning, doing my make-up (or in todays case, taking some photos). Dr. Drew had Dennis Hof, owner of The Moonlight Bunny Ranch, and his girlfriend on todays show and they were talking with women who wanted to work as prostitutes at the ranch. What really caught my attention though, was the way Dr Drew talked to these women. How he called them desperate and told them they would regret it for the rest of their lives. I stopped what I was doing, sat down and felt the rage build up inside of me. No wonder society has such negative views against women in the sex industry.
Every time we turn on our television some bigoted daytime television host is berating a woman for wanting to choose a career that will allow her to pay for school, feed her kids or put a down payment on a house. They talk down to them, telling them you could do so much better as if selling sex is a last resort for the hopeless and soulless, thus re-enforcing the idea that the sex industry is horrible and anyone in it is fucked up in some way and cannot work a regular job. Sure, many women DO get into the industry out of desperation, but not all of us do. Some of us even enjoy it.
I have worked various sex related jobs and I have never regretted any of it. In fact, I love what I do and do not feel bad or worthless over any of the choices I have made. I have the freedom to be myself, look however I want, be my own boss. I no longer have to smile and clench my teeth at a minimum wage job where over entitled customers yell in my face for something minute and pointless. Women in this industry are strong and smart. I know escorts and strippers who have their shit together more so than any of these close minded assholes that put them down and call them whores. I bet all those parents that were outraged at Sasha Grey for reading to their kids never once did a second of volunteer work or donated to a charity.
We dont want your pity. We dont need to be saved. Either accept us for the amazing people we are, or mind your own fucking business.
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