shikamaru317 said:
Maybe some of it could be classified as such, like the ladies who spend many hours each night in a gentlemen's club dancing for tips, but spending 30 minutes a day playing with yourself to grift lonely dudes or lonely ladies for their money? I just can't call that an actual job, sorry. |
They're providing a service people want and in the process putting themselves out there in a way that can take considerable courage and willpower, and lead to a lot of harassment and ostracism. I certainly wouldn't be brave enough to do sexual activity on camera for a public audience.
There's also more work put into it than you might think, it's not enough to just play with yourself on camera, it's all about how you present yourself and curate your image which takes commitment and careful work.
The people who pay for it do so willingly; I wouldn't pay for porn myself, but the fact people do so when there's free porn easily available speaks to the work sex workers have to put in to making their "premium" content competitive with the free alternative.
It's not any less of a real job than other performative occupations like being an actor, athlete, dancer, or comedian.
