So, I recently wrote an article for the supercool website Girl With Pen. It was just a light-hearted little ditty, about some of the more common types of strip club customers out there.
In response, I got exactly one comment. That comment was from a dissenter (surprise surprise), and that dissenter essentially accused me of giving our profession a bad name (that's a quote) and of disrespecting customers (that's a paraphrase).
Anyway, it made me wonder whether in fact there are two camps of sex workers -- those that get to know customers and deal with them more compassionately, and those that treat the entire thing more like a business. I would love to know what you all think! So, if you have a little time to kill, go over there and check out the back and forth. Weigh in, if you feel so inclined. Call me an idiot. Call me a genius (I'll understand).
But seriously....I am curious as to who falls where on this debate.
Monday, August 17, 2009
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You can treat customers nicely *and* be businesslike. And you can choose to treat them differently as their behavior warrants.
I've never gotten that whole "healing whore" thing. I know a lot of women see themselves that way, there's an entire movement about the spiritual aspect of sex work and I suppose it's true, but for me, it was a job and a lifestyle. My only concern for my customers was really for their wallets.
I could no way have an open heart in that business and survive. After a few years drug and alcohol free I tried going back and almost immediately turned back into someone I didn't like very much. Today, I choose the open heart
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