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Rape is no different for a sex worker I believe a lot of what helped me deal with my rape and the abuse I suffered was my background in sex work.
How My Abusive Relationship Began Extricating oneself from an abusive relationship is never easy. They don’t show you that part in the movies. They only show our heroine, generally a perky, smiling blonde, with clean hair and a new lease on life. They don’t show you the loneliness, the confusion, the terrible sense of disgust with oneself. That doesn’t make the final cut. It isn’t just different for me because I am a pensive brunette, rather than a perky blonde. My difficulties do not stem from the fact that I rarely have time or inclination to wash my hair more frequently than once a week. Don’t get me wrong, I…
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5 ways to endure your horrible fashion job Only 48% of people in the fashion industry are content with their jobs. They obviously haven't read this.
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8 things I learned about personal finance by watching Breaking Bad And no, I'm not about to suggest cooking meth.
I just watched the Season 5 premiere of one of my most favorite shows, ever, Breaking Bad. From what I garner on twitter, many of us are fans of this amazing show (and trust me, I watch(ed) a ton of shows). I first discovered this show through Netflix, and thought that I would just watch the first episode. I found that I couldn’t stop pressing “next episode” until I bought and completed the 4th season. This show teaches us so many lessons about life, planning ahead and planning for the future, as well as covering ourselves in all situations but being smart and thoughtful about our next moves with the…
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I became a prostitute because my friends were doing it—and I regret nothing I decided I wanted to be a prostitute when I was seventeen. None of the assumptions about why are correct.
Rape is no different for a sex worker I believe a lot of what helped me deal with my rape and the abuse I suffered was my background in sex work.
My john outed me to my mom. This is how I got revenge. Grossouts ahead.
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My john outed me to my mom. This is how I got revenge. Grossouts ahead.
Shortly before I became a full-fledged prostitute, my mother found out I was a sex worker. While not quite an abolitionist, my mother–who grew up during the 1960s and came of age in the 1970s–has always taken a dim view of the sex industry. During my teen years, even during my first month as a sex worker, I didn’t own a cell phone. I arranged all appointments either exclusively through email or by calling prospective clients from my mother’s house phone after blocking the number. Not owning a cell phone was so natural that it honestly didn’t occur to me to buy a prepaid phone. Besides that, I had gotten…
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Trying to get pregnant? Tell your loser boyfriend to stop smoking pot Men in their childbearing years (aged up to about 45) should think twice before lighting up while trying to conceive.
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How to get, and KEEP, a good credit score I’m anal about my credit. It’s my baby. Seriously, ask my mom.
Even though I still owe about $1500 on my credit cards, when I checked Equifax in May I had a 737 score. That has inevitably dropped a bit because I applied for another credit card (it’s only for a balance transfer, don’t stone me), but that should give you an idea of what my credit looks like. Considering I had a high debt-to-credit ratio when my information was reported, and that I won’t have 2 full years of credit history until September, that is pretty damn good. Many in the personal finance world are adamant that you shouldn’t worry about your credit score. Since no one wants to be in…
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I became a prostitute because my friends were doing it—and I regret nothing I decided I wanted to be a prostitute when I was seventeen. None of the assumptions about why are correct.
I decided I wanted to be a prostitute when I was seventeen. Most people assume I made this decision because I had seen Pretty Woman too many times, because my parents didn’t hug me enough, or because I was somehow coerced into my decision. None of these assumptions are correct. I’ve always been prone to viewing my life more as a story or a series of discrete experiences than as an actual life of connected events. However, saying I decided to join the oldest profession to advance my story is also overly simplistic. During my teen years, almost all of my friends were older than me and many of my…
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10 things we can learn about public speaking from Kristen Stewart (because she is the worst) The public speaking knowledge that can be gleaned from the Twilight star's awkward speeches knows no bounds.
K-Stew epitomizes what not to do when public speaking. Whether you’re accepting an award, giving a presentation, making a toast, or having an interview, the public speaking knowledge that can be gleaned from the Twilight star’s many awkward speeches knows no bounds. Luckily we’ve boiled it down to 10 simple public-speaking tips you can learn from watching Kristen Stewart. 1. Don’t act like whoever you’re speaking to is beneath you, or like they’re wasting your time. Obviously this is particularly essential in interviews, because if anything, you’re the one wasting their time. Don’t act like you’re above the position or like you have somewhere else to be. If someone is…
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These are the body language tricks that will get you ahead at work The communication we can convey with one gaze, a hand gesture, or a tilt of the head are more powerful than we realize.
“I speak two languages, Body and English,” iconic actress Mae West once said. “The body never lies,” added famed choreographer Martha Graham. Body language is a powerful tool. We had body language before we had speech, and a lot of what you understand in a conversation is read through the body — not the words. Control of communication through both speech and body is essential for success in your career. Said Alan Guinn, Managing Director of The Guinn Consultancy Group: “Non-verbal communication is the strongest way we communicate in our work environment. As a matter of fact, things which are communicated non verbally are even more effective, in most cases,…
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Seeing poor white people makes me happy By Nicholas Powers, associate professor at State University of New York (SUNY).
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The strange things men pay prostitutes to do When I worked as a street prostitute, men paid me to do things you'd never imagine.
The author spent time as a survival prostitute driven by her drug habit until she found recovery in a 12-step program. This is the second excerpt from a diary she kept while getting in cars. A Lexus stops. The guy is dark haired, maybe 40, a little too distracted for my comfort. I go with him to a room though I worry he is a nut. We get to some small room on the West side and his thing is making me wear a negligee and act like I enjoy it. Why does he pay for this? I don’t relish this silk, lace, oohing and ahhing routine but there is…
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Trading sex for money and drugs: what it’s like to be a street prostitute The hard lives of street prostitutes are very different from our idealized images of 'high-class' call girls.
When you say the word “hooker,” the image that comes to most people’s minds is a white girl like Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman or the highly paid call girl in the Eliot Spitzer scandal, the former New York governor. She may have made a few wrong moves in her life but she’s likeable with a heart of gold and will straighten out if given a second chance. We don’t necessarily forgive her for accepting extra money for her “favors” but we understand it. The story is very different for survival prostitutes who work the streets and get in cars because of drug habits. Their lives are less Pretty Woman…
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The unending frustrations of a sex shop clerk Friendly advice from a dildo salesperson.
I have run an online adult goodies store for about 3 years now. To say the least, I have run into some interesting characters in my 3 years of online smut-pandering. I am about to end my run of naughty knick-knacks and I’d just like to give a wee shout-out to the people who struck me as the most interesting, funny, annoying and downright memorable. Here goes nothing…. Angry, self-righteous female customer You placed your order Sunday night. By Monday morning, you were emailing me IN GIANT RED ANGRY LETTERS that you had not received an email telling you that your order had shipped. I politely emailed you back within…
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