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[Sevrin]

I kind of like "adult entertainer."

"Sex worker" just seems ambiguous to me. But then, I think the word "sex" itself is overused...and abused.

"Adult entertainer" is even more ambiguous, especially when set against a term like "child actor". And, again, it fools no one.

But really, I'm just posting again as an excuse for this:

 

[NaNatasha]

I am not a sex worker. I am a fetish model.

lol

It irks me to no end that someone who may be a dentist is given more respect based on a title despite the fact she may be sleeping with the entire office building and then some, all the while I am home alone snuggling with my cat in front of a good movie at the end of the day.

Becoming a dentist requires years of discipline, hard work, etc. whereas becoming a sex worker/fetish model has like zero requirements. Which profession you got more respect for? Fry guy at Mickey D's or a doctor? I didn't even know that I was supposed to be deciding how much I respect a woman based on number of partners she has had. I was showing women that have had lots of partners the same respect as women that haven't had many. How embarrassing. Been doing it wrong for years now.

I truly hope that, once I'm a doctor, I'm treated with exactly the same level of respect that any other person choosing any other job receives.

 

[Sevrin]

If you work in a hospital, there are good chances of being assaulted, although nurses are.more frequent object.of attacks than doctors.

 

[IsabellaSnow]

Personally I don't really care what people call what I do for a living. Cam modelling, sex work, cam girl, cam whore even, they're just words and they don't really bother me.

I don't like it when dudes try and peg me with prostitutes, not because I have anything against prostitution, or even because I necessarily wouldn't have ever done it in my life, but because camming really is so far from prostitution. I considered it for a while when I was a teenager, I also considered things like porn, they're not things I ever had the nerve to go through, I quite liked the idea of them, but I couldn't go through with it. Having sex for money is not my thing and it's not something that I'd ever offer, whether it's doing it on camera or doing it with someone who's paying me, it's not something I want to do. I don't think I am any more a prostitute because I cam than any other woman who doesn't have sex for money. And yes, someone calling me a prostitute would insult me, more because the assumption that I'm selling something that is NOT for sale. I don't think for me it's really the stigma against prostitutes, I get fucked off and insulted when anyone tries to buy ANYTHING I own that is not for sale and that has never been implied it's for sale.

The term "sex work" doesn't really bother me, my job is related to sexuality and sexual interest, I don't really find someone using that term really pegs me in with everyone from every other line of sex work. But I don't think under any circumstances someone could call me a prostitute, just like I don't think anyone could call a prostitute a cam girl just because you might use the term "sex work" for both those things.

Kind of like... you could call someone from Europe "European", that's true, someone might be from Spain, and might never have been to Greece, but they'd both be classed as "European" because that's the continent they're on, but referring to a Greek person as "Spanish" would be pretty insulting, and totally incorrect or vice versa, they're not the same thing in the slightest, in fact, although they're both European and might have similarities, they're nothing like each other and definitely not the same countries.

 

[NaNatasha]

If you work in a hospital, there are good chances of being assaulted, although nurses are.more frequent object.of attacks than doctors.

Yep.

I don't think my post was totally clear, sorry. To clarify, I was responding to the line "Which profession you got more respect for? Fry guy at Mickey D's or a doctor?" I wanted to indicate that I don't feel a (future) sense of entitlement to more professional or personal respect than anyone doing any other job. Yes, becoming a doctor (or dentist, etc) requires a lot of schooling and training, but, honestly, that means that I've gotten to spend years doing something I love - learning - and will get to spend many more years doing that. I don't think that professional respect should be a function of how high the barriers of entry to that profession are, because, so what?

BTW: I have a huge amount of respect for people who work in fast food. I'd never be able to hack it in that environment, and I think that's a skill in itself.

 

[PunkInDrublic]

I don't think that professional respect should be a function of how high the barriers of entry to that profession are, because, so what?

Totally. Becoming a meth dealer is just as professionally respectable as a doctor. Becoming a hobo is just as professionally respectable as being teacher. Becoming a professional criminal is just as professionally respectable as becoming a cop or fireman. I do get what you're sayin tho I think. People should be shown professional respect based on their performance at the job and not the job itself.

 

[SexySteph]

I don't think that professional respect should be a function of how high the barriers of entry to that profession are, because, so what?

Totally. Becoming a meth dealer is just as professionally respectable as a doctor. Becoming a hobo is just as professionally respectable as being teacher. Becoming a professional criminal is just as professionally respectable as becoming a cop or fireman. I do get what you're sayin tho I think. People should be shown professional respect based on their performance at the job and not the job itself.

I didn't like this to say these people don't deserve respect but I think that professional respect is an entirely different beast than personal respect.

 

[IsabellaSnow]

Being a hobo isn't a profession it's a way of life. Where you live has absolutely nothing to do with a profession. I'm not a "professional renter", I just rent a house to live in. You can't be professionally homeless either. So no, neither of those things deserves professional respect.

I think whether or not people deserve respect, they deserve to be treated with respect, whatever the profession they're in. You have absolutely no idea what someone has had to go through in their life to get them to where they are. Some people climb mountains, while for some people climbing a flight of stairs can be a challenge, it's all to do with who you are.
Being someone with a whole family full of Doctors, Teachers, Headmasters, and where everyone in the family has at least one degree, you know, people that might get a gold star from the community saying "Respectable", I am also friends with many people who do completely different jobs that require no education I can tell you that neither groups deserves more or less respect than the other. Being a Doctor comes with its perks. Even training to be a Doctor comes with its perks. It's something that some people have the natural intelligence and opportunity to pursue, so awesome for them, but I don't think it's fair to give someone who is skilled in another area less respect because people have decided it's harder to become a Doctor. I know people who are Doctors who couldn't for the life of them do other things, it's all about the person and playing to your own strengths, interests, personal experiences and opportunities.

Being a camgirl in many ways may seem like a piss easy job, and yes, technically anyone can stick a camera on and be a camgirl, but it's what you go through in life that makes you confident enough to stick on that camera. The experiences you have that makes you socially intelligent enough to become a successful camgirl and not quit after the first few months. I may not have done any degrees or have a piece of paper saying that I am educated in this area, but I have used all of my education and life experiences to get through being a camgirl. I am someone who matured at the peak of the recession, wages are low, jobs few and far between and a degree has become almost meaningless, on top of that living costs are higher than ever. So yes, rather than complaining and putting myself into debt, I found a job where I can use everything I have at my disposal, a job that allows me to pursue other dreams and live my life. I think in it's own way it does deserve respect.

Sex work is a funny thing. If I did ANY other profession, managed to find a job at this age that pays this well with no education in the area, managed to support myself happily and still have enough time and energy to do other things, I know full well plenty of people would respect me, yet for some reason "sex work" doesn't deserve it...

 

[PunkInDrublic]

Being a hobo isn't a profession it's a way of life. Where you live has absolutely nothing to do with a profession. I'm not a "professional renter", I just rent a house to live in. You can't be professionally homeless either. So no, neither of those things deserves professional respect.

lol I guess I could of used a better example but the point I was trying to make is that some jobs are just seen as more respectable to some.

I know full well plenty of people would respect me, yet for some reason "sex work" doesn't deserve it...

What? People do respect you.