With respect to “Hot Girls Wanted”: I’ve worked in the sex industry for the past eight years, as an escort though, rather than a porn-performer, but my impression was these people need better management! The guy who recruited them looks like a total idiot who lacks any understanding of how a successful performer (or any other service provider) needs to carve out a niche for themselves. I hated that. I just kept thinking – I could come up with so many better ways for you to sell your services in a way that you actually liked.

That brings me to authenticity (which I think in this context means getting off). Personally, I mix it in a little (but not too much). Similarly to the author, sometimes my own sexual preferences are a little too much for my clients. I’m doing a job and so my focus is on doing it well. I think clients enjoy when I enjoy myself, but unlike in the real work, when I’m done, I’m very quickly brought back to reality. I work in the service industry and my emphasis is on service.

Great piece. Horrible documentary.

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