Originally posted by jonb@Jun 21 2004, 09:32 PM
Yeah, in fact, guess what porne is Greek for.
You're right; that word means "prostitute." So did the word
heteirai for those high-class, worldly ones. The point is, a single word cannot fully capture all the motivation, personal choice, agency, situation, and context of someone who wants to do porn.
I'm not trying to beef up the reps of those featured on "Girls Gone Wild" or anything, but there's a lot more to the porn industry than these first impressions of demeaning work. I feel bad for women who end up in straight porn because, goodness gracious, those men are about as f'ugly as you can get. But I wouldn't deny those stars out there, whether you call 'em prostitutes, whores, dirty sluts or what not, who are actually
proud of what they do. As a woman, it's even more pressing because the adult industry is one of the few places where a woman can make a hell of a lot more money than a man.
After I put up some photos here, yeah, I bit the bullet and sent in a couple of shots to Big Dick Contest and some other amateur site. I highly doubt I'm gonna get calls pouring in, but I made those decisions because I wanted to and the positive feedback is just that much more of an ego boost/confidence builder. If I'm making some guy or girl out there happy with my naughty bits
and drawing in a few hundred for no trouble a'tall, fuck, that works for me, too!