Extreme Misconceptions

[TeaganO'Holloran]

I'm curious. When I started camming, I had a lot of ignorant, prejudiced, silly misconceptions of how women and men would act when it comes to the camming world. It was all stuff I feel ashamed to have ever thought now, but at the time I was so inexperienced and ignorant I didn't know better.

I'm curious about any misconceptions or incorrect thoughts that you (camgirls and cam viewers) had before you actually learned and realized what this industry was about?

I'll start (and I'm sorry):

When I first started, I was so used to girls in high school and other places that were mean, bitchy, and rude because they were more attractive than me. I have always been the awkward nerdy girl, so I have been bullied most of my life. Fuck, the girl who hated me and bullied the most got Prom Queen, while I got called to the principal's office because a kid in my history class told the teacher that I wasn't wearing underwear (I was, but that didn't stop the teacher from laughing and making jokes in front of me despite me having no idea what was going on. If I had known then what I knew now, I totally could have sued for sexual harassment.)

My point is that my upbringing made me think that pretty = cruel and dumb.

So when I started camming, I had this silly idea that all camgirls were cruel, blonde, dumb, slutty rumor-spreading bullies that would hate me because I was uglier and less socially adept as they were.

It only took a few weeks before I was smacked out of that silly ideal. And thank god for that... I hate the ignorant, slut-shaming, prejudiced bullshit I believed so strongly.

What about you? Did any of you have any ideas that were incorrect about camgirls, camming, sites, cam viewers, etc?

 

[Aella]

I'm curious. When I started camming, I had a lot of ignorant, prejudiced, silly misconceptions of how women and men would act when it comes to the camming world. It was all stuff I feel ashamed to have ever thought now, but at the time I was so inexperienced and ignorant I didn't know better.

I'm curious about any misconceptions or incorrect thoughts that you (camgirls and cam viewers) had before you actually learned and realized what this industry was about?

I'll start (and I'm sorry):

When I first started, I was so used to girls in high school and other laces that were mean, bitchy, and rude because they were more attractive than me. I have always been the awkward nerdy girl, so I have been bullied most of my life. Fuck, the girl who hated me and bullied the most got Prom Queen, while I got called to the principal's office because a kid in my history class told the teacher that I wasn't wearing underwear (I was, but that didn't stop the teacher from laughing and making jokes in front of me despite me having no idea what was going on. If I had known then what I knew now, I totally could have sued for sexual harassment.)

My point is that my upbringing made me think that pretty = cruel and dumb.

So when I started camming, I had this silly idea that all camgirls were cruel, blonde, dumb, slutty rumor-spreading bullies that would hate me because I was uglier and less socially adept as they were.

It only took a few weeks before I was smacked out of that silly ideal. And thank god for that... I hate the ignorant, slut-shaming, prejudiced bullshit I believed so strongly.

What about you? Did any of you have any ideas that were incorrect about camgirls, camming, sites, cam viewers, etc?

Damn, I'm sorry for that past. I have no experience with bullying myself and it's so strange and awful to hear about people who were.

I expected camming to be purely sex sex sex, and that nobody would care about me for anything more than my body. It's so weird considering I barely even masturbate anymore on cam. Totally not what I was expecting.

 

[TeaganO'Holloran]

I'm curious. When I started camming, I had a lot of ignorant, prejudiced, silly misconceptions of how women and men would act when it comes to the camming world. It was all stuff I feel ashamed to have ever thought now, but at the time I was so inexperienced and ignorant I didn't know better.

I'm curious about any misconceptions or incorrect thoughts that you (camgirls and cam viewers) had before you actually learned and realized what this industry was about?

I'll start (and I'm sorry):

When I first started, I was so used to girls in high school and other laces that were mean, bitchy, and rude because they were more attractive than me. I have always been the awkward nerdy girl, so I have been bullied most of my life. Fuck, the girl who hated me and bullied the most got Prom Queen, while I got called to the principal's office because a kid in my history class told the teacher that I wasn't wearing underwear (I was, but that didn't stop the teacher from laughing and making jokes in front of me despite me having no idea what was going on. If I had known then what I knew now, I totally could have sued for sexual harassment.)

My point is that my upbringing made me think that pretty = cruel and dumb.

So when I started camming, I had this silly idea that all camgirls were cruel, blonde, dumb, slutty rumor-spreading bullies that would hate me because I was uglier and less socially adept as they were.

It only took a few weeks before I was smacked out of that silly ideal. And thank god for that... I hate the ignorant, slut-shaming, prejudiced bullshit I believed so strongly.

What about you? Did any of you have any ideas that were incorrect about camgirls, camming, sites, cam viewers, etc?

Damn, I'm sorry for that past. I have no experience with bullying myself and it's so strange and awful to hear about people who were.

I expected camming to be purely sex sex sex, and that nobody would care about me for anything more than my body. It's so weird considering I barely even masturbate anymore on cam. Totally not what I was expecting.

I was always asked to masturbate before I started, and now I seem to make more money simply because people like ME. It's weird, and really refreshing. So I totally get what you're saying!

And don't worry. Back then, I was the ugly nerdy girl.

Now, I'm the hot nerdy girl that gets paid to be hot and nerdy.

Most of the people who hated me are now pregnant and single, or got a girl pregnant and have to pay child support.

xD

 

[southsamurai]

my biggest one was a holdover from bouncing in topless bars. almost all the ladies there were jaded and bitter after a month or two, so i expected the same from cam models. it turns out it is sooooo not the same. (or is that ssssssso?) i also expected it to be similar in how impersonal the interaction is in the clubs. cam land is totally different in that respect too

 

[SweepTheLeg]

I don't think I went in as a cam viewer with any conceptions- Just because they are on a cam thousands of miles away in next to nothing never made me want to treat them like some two bit hussy that was just begging to get stuffed. I, however, didn't anticipate developing any personal relationships with any.

 

[xtc]

I didn't think I would spend much money tipping. I didn't think real friendships would happen. I was sure I wouldn't ever meet someone in person. I can't believe how wrong I was.

 

[pg240]

This isn't really a misconception gone awry, but I do have to say I've been overwhelmed by the sense of community the cam world embraces. It's evident here on the forum, of course, but I also get a sense of it at MFC. Actually, I find it to be pretty damn special. Lots of camaraderie among the models. But it's also kind of heartwarming that strong relationships, even friendships, emerge from what at its intrinsic level is a financial transaction between model and member. And bless this forum for warmly accepting members into the conversation.

 

[Jessi]

I was worried all the guys on MFC would be gross abusive perverts- because thats what I was used to from the first camsite I tried to work on.

Now I take great pride in explaining the control and freedom I have over my job to new people I tell about it. Camming on MFC isnt always consistent, and can be very stressful (just like any other freelance work) but how many businesses can say they have the luxury of choosing who they do and do not work with?

The control I have over my chatroom can be very therapeutic and empowering!

 

[Evvie]

I thought the majority of camgirls would be vanilla.

 

[BlueViolet]

I thought camgirls didn't exist. I thought that those camsites were simply virus bait and they only used pre-recorded video to entice men to go onto their virus laden websites for attacking.

 

[Rebecca Buck]

I thought it would be easy. Boop, log on, diddle, make some money. The first studio I signed up for had a 'practice' site, kinda like MFC that used tokens. But I didn't know about that. I basically did a few free full-on public shows for a bunch of dudes cuz I didn't know any better. I literally thought it was *practice*. I feel really dumb now.

 

[JordanBlack]

I was introduced into camming by my elder sister...she broke it to me when I was about 18 that she's going to quit her normal job as a highschool teacher to strip naked on the internet. I really didn't take it that well...I mean there was this huge bloody difference from teaching underage kids to going into "porn' (as I thought of camming back then). I never judged other people's career picks and I only told her to be careful. We kept on discussing it and one day she invited me to her place to check it out on my own...it took me about 30 minutes to say I WANNA DO THIS NOW!

This was back in 2003 or 2004...camming kept me in University for 5 years, gave me more skills than any other job that I have ever had, gave me some awesome friends from all over the world and put a roof over my head for the past decade