
Originally Posted by
kortneykay
Though I'd prefer to remain anonymous, my main concern is the never ending pimp mentality that has been going on far too long in the porn industry. This has to stop. Though webcamming gives us performers more freedom, we are still being nickel and dimed by a lot of the bigger webcam sites. For years big porn producers and distributors pay (and still do) their performers for one scene, with no royalties. Big box sites will only allow us to work for them if we agree to 29-50% with the average site paying around 35%. Not only do they get to keep a higher percentage, they are allowed to distribute our images, live feed, and even go as far as recording our sessions to put up on FREE tube sites and paid membership sites. We do not get a percentage of those membership site sales, we don't get a choice to not be recorded, and we definitely do not have protection against our videos and images being leaked.
Why is okay for big sites to bank off of our pussies, but they make it hard for us to bank off of our own? Doesn't a pimp do that? Most of our customers don't realize that most of us get 1/3 of the dollar amount we ask per minute. Some models struggle to pay rent yet site owners are making millions off of us. Some will argue that "That's just the way it is, or it's what we signed up for." but it still doesn't make it right.
Until we as sex workers stand up for fair rights we're going to continue to get fucked over when it comes to things of this nature. Of course no one cares about sex workers in the least so this will probably never be made right. Also, too many webcammodels need to eat so they'd prefer to remain quiet and accept the small percent they make than riot and get fired. I understand this mentality, but I often wonder what would've become of us women if we didn't stand up for our rights during the Women's Suffrage in the 1920's and the American Feminist Movement of the 60's. I feel that a lot of us are just afraid. Afraid of exposure, judgement, and the bigger sites winning.
There's also still a double standard in our industry. A lot of women in our industry won't be able to get hired at some conventional jobs because of what we do. Some of us even go as far as disguising our true image so that in the future we can go back to vanilla work if need be. We are called whores and homewreckers but no one ever discuses the fact that men still charge their cards for our services. Why is it okay for a virtual sex worker to face public humiliation, but no one else? Why is it wrong for a cammodel to use her sex to feed and cloth herself and her family; but the man paying for it can hide behind his computer, kiss his wife, and read his children bedtime stories minutes after blowing his wad to a webcam model? This same man is often found judging sex workers, preaching at the pulpit and or bible thumping. It's the greed and hypocrisy that upsets me the most in my industry. People would be shocked to find how many men in power, and men in general use our services. I often wonder what people would think if a black book exposing names and credit card numbers went viral. Lucky for them they can cry chargeback to cover their own asses.
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