Okay, a lot to unpack here.
Are models “morally obligated” to disclose their relationship status? No. I doubt most users in relationships let their significant others know that they’re tipping a stranger to fulfill their sexual fantasies so there’s not a “moral obligation” to do so.
Yet do I think models should be forthcoming about it? I say Yes. Why? Few reasons:
1. The model will attract a likeminded audience. If a model is open about their relationship status, the users coming in will probably also be in a relationship themselves.
Oh you sweet summer child. No. That's not how this works. How the hell is being in relationship a likeness of mind anyway? A relationship isn't something you can have in common with someone. Most people in my room don't know my relationship status and I don't know most of theirs because it's not relevant to our interactions.
It’s good for the user because they can have a surrogate to help them realize fantasies their real-life partner can’t (or won’t) while the model won’t be dealing with users who will catch feelings and look at their cam-time models as anything other than entertainment. Win-win.
I don't even know how you arrived at this conclusion. It's also really funny that you think people in relationships don't catch feelings, or that single people aren't attracted to people who are married or in relationships. It's also funny how you don't think about relationship based kinks at all (hotwifing, cucking, milfs, etc) and how goddamn popular they are.
2. The real-life partner almost always suffers to some degree in silence that their significant other is doing sexual things with strangers while also denying their relationship solely for more tips.
Again wit the haughty assumptions and generalizations. Loads of people knowingly cam with the knowledge of their partners and deliberately withhold their relationship status for strategic and safety reasons. Hell most of the time the partners are in on it or suggest it themselves. Don't assume things about how other people have relationships and don't try to cram sex work into your tiny idea of what an ethical relationship looks like.
Put the shoe on the other foot: Would you be okay with your significant other hanging out at the bar and telling people they were single?
If she worked there as like a hostess or a stripper and it was part of her job? Yeah dude I don't give a fuck. it's part of her job and she'd make more money if she told people she was single than in a relationship. Your analogy is flawed because going to a bar is not the same as going to work.
Highly doubtful, especially if their logic was “hey babe, I was only trying to dance with them for free drinks!” At the end of the day, the off-cam SOs deserve to be treated with respect, too - That means not being denied.
This is laughable. YOU ARE CONFLATING DATING WITH CAMMING. STAHP IT.
3. I sincerely believe that the presence of a real-life SO could ward off the creepers at the onset. No one ever needs to disclose their real name or location because yeah, that’s gonna open doors for someone’s privacy to be invaded. But while a lot of lonely guys turn to camsites for virtual companionship, so do the ones who are more possessive (I saw the thread about the guy who was mad that “his girl” worked on multiple sites and from a studio… yikes!) “I have a SO” can cut that drama off at the pass and it’s unlikely such information could be abused in the same manner a real name or address could be.
1. This doesn't even work and 2. It's fucking sexist. I don't need the excuse of having a big strong man hanging around to scare off all of the other penises who want to take over his territory and own and mate me with me.
Fuck. Off. With. That. Shit.
I'm not "taken" even if I were in a monogamous relationship. I'm not owned by my partner. I am perfectly capable of telling someone giving me unwanted and inappropriate advances to cut it out or fuck right off. It's calling setting boundaries dude.
Maybe instead of normalizing having men whiteknight for their partners we could normalize I dunno, letting feminine passing people advocate for themselves. Wild thought I know.
4. The models themselves won’t become financially or emotionally dependent upon someone they otherwise would match poorly with. There was a model I was regular with who listed her status as “single” on MFC. Well, as time went on, it eventually came to light she had a boyfriend, which killed my fantasy.
F to pay respects for your boner. RIPenis.
So I started entertaining other models until one day, I get a PM from her putting me on blast for not having been in her room for a while. When I explained myself in a non-confrontational manner, she continued berating me, saying I was overreacting and that all other models do this. She then sarcastically offered B/G content to rub the fact that I was single in my face, which was the last time I spoke to her. I get models have feelings, but I’m not a wallet with ears either and I too have feelings.
Why is her relationship status relevant? Like I don't know or care enough about the details to know if she was actually being a dick or not after you found out (because not telling you was well within her right and it was none of your business) but seriously dude, why the fuck does it matter? Genuinely interested because I have a feeling you haven't actually questioned this yourself.
It's not like you actually know any of us. It's all parasocial. Just give your favorite cam waifu a headcannon and leave it at that.