paige_orion
Cam Model
- Nov 13, 2013
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I know that many men have a knee-jerk reaction to the term "mansplaining" and I get it. It's a not-so-nice word for a not-so-fun experience. In this case, the term member-splaining might be more accurate, as Elay suggested... But since 99.999% of the members who do this are men, the term isn't necessarily wrong. It fits this exact scenario, y'know? A model speaks up and gives advice, because she has spent years cultivating her knowledge and is very qualified to give it. And then a man stepped forward to tell her that she was wrong, and give misinformation that they weren't qualified to give in the first place, because he honestly thinks he knows more than she does. I am not pointing this out in an attempt to be insulting. But this situation is the EXACT, LITERAL definition of mansplaining - or membersplaining, if you will. It may not be fun to be called out on it, but it isn't fun to experience on the other-side either, y'know?
Personally, I have always found it super condescending when people claim to know more about a career than the people who actually work the job, when the first people have never worked the said job themselves. I'm not trying to pick on you, Nikolai! I'm just amazed at this mentality as a whole because I have seen this exact situation/mindset dozens of times over the years on these boards and it always, always flabbergasts me. Because I know so many members who genuinely feel this way and it just feels so... insulting? It seems like it should be so obvious that it isn't true at all. Just because I enjoy driving cars, it doesn't mean I should tell a mechanic how to do their job. Just because I've read a book on carpentry, it doesn't mean I should try to tell professional contractors the best way to build the frame of a house. It doesn't really work like that. It would be pretty insulting and silly to try it with those professionals - so it always surprises me when members don't understand that the concept is the same here, with our careers as well.
I am not arguing that members don't have very valuable perspectives and opinions that they can share about their experiences on the other side of the game - because I believe they do. And I believe that such opinions have the potential to be very valuable. But those are just opinions and perspectives, and every single person carries a different one, so they must be taken with a grain of salt. When it comes to the technical aspects of the job, the actual cammodel experiences themselves - it seems pretty obvious to me. No one knows more about camming than veteran cammodels. No one understands content producing more than veteran content producers. No one understands careers better than the people who have spent years learning, experiencing, honing, and practicing said craft.
I always use the chef analogy in these circumstances because I think it shows the silliness of such a claim. Even if I was the biggest foodie in the world, I could never walk into a kitchen and give a bunch of chefs advice on how to cook their meals. I would never try to teach newbie chefs how to navigate their kitchens and learn their craft. And should I give the wrong advice to newbie chefs, the chefs who have actually spent years training and learning and cooking... They have every right to tell me when I am wrong, especially if I tried to correct a chef who already had years on the job. Sure, I wouldn't be happy if they called me a salty bitch in response, but their annoyance would be understandable. Especially when they constantly have people wander into the kitchen, people who have never chopped a vegetable or turned on a stove in their life, trying to give information to the newbies that could cause them to lose a finger or burn the whole house down. It's insulting and it has the potential to be dangerous, y'know?
If you enjoy eating food, you can be helpful by sharing your own insights. You can tell the chefs about the foods you enjoy the best, your favorite restaurant experiences, the spices you might prefer. You can share your stories, and they might have an impact on the chefs, new and old alike. Or they might not. And that's okay too. But enjoying fine cuisine doesn't make you a chef, let alone an expert one. And while the helpful advice comes from a good place... It's not wise to think you know more than the chefs, and it's probably not your place to try to teach the new baby chefs who come along, wanting to learn their crafts. And should you take the chance of trying to teach them, you probably shouldn't be surprised or offended if your advice is proven wrong, especially if you're trying to correct a veteran chef.
It's to be expected, y'know? Because no matter how much I love eating, no matter how many restaurants I visit, I'll NEVER be qualified to teach a chef their craft. I will never know more than they do, and it would be pretty condescending to act otherwise. Instead, I'll just let them do their thing, and let them roam their kitchens in peace, teaching and creating and learning. And I'll sit happily at my table and continue to enjoy the delicious food those awesome chefs create for my tastebuds to enjoy!
That way, everyone's happy!
Personally, I have always found it super condescending when people claim to know more about a career than the people who actually work the job, when the first people have never worked the said job themselves. I'm not trying to pick on you, Nikolai! I'm just amazed at this mentality as a whole because I have seen this exact situation/mindset dozens of times over the years on these boards and it always, always flabbergasts me. Because I know so many members who genuinely feel this way and it just feels so... insulting? It seems like it should be so obvious that it isn't true at all. Just because I enjoy driving cars, it doesn't mean I should tell a mechanic how to do their job. Just because I've read a book on carpentry, it doesn't mean I should try to tell professional contractors the best way to build the frame of a house. It doesn't really work like that. It would be pretty insulting and silly to try it with those professionals - so it always surprises me when members don't understand that the concept is the same here, with our careers as well.
I am not arguing that members don't have very valuable perspectives and opinions that they can share about their experiences on the other side of the game - because I believe they do. And I believe that such opinions have the potential to be very valuable. But those are just opinions and perspectives, and every single person carries a different one, so they must be taken with a grain of salt. When it comes to the technical aspects of the job, the actual cammodel experiences themselves - it seems pretty obvious to me. No one knows more about camming than veteran cammodels. No one understands content producing more than veteran content producers. No one understands careers better than the people who have spent years learning, experiencing, honing, and practicing said craft.
I always use the chef analogy in these circumstances because I think it shows the silliness of such a claim. Even if I was the biggest foodie in the world, I could never walk into a kitchen and give a bunch of chefs advice on how to cook their meals. I would never try to teach newbie chefs how to navigate their kitchens and learn their craft. And should I give the wrong advice to newbie chefs, the chefs who have actually spent years training and learning and cooking... They have every right to tell me when I am wrong, especially if I tried to correct a chef who already had years on the job. Sure, I wouldn't be happy if they called me a salty bitch in response, but their annoyance would be understandable. Especially when they constantly have people wander into the kitchen, people who have never chopped a vegetable or turned on a stove in their life, trying to give information to the newbies that could cause them to lose a finger or burn the whole house down. It's insulting and it has the potential to be dangerous, y'know?
If you enjoy eating food, you can be helpful by sharing your own insights. You can tell the chefs about the foods you enjoy the best, your favorite restaurant experiences, the spices you might prefer. You can share your stories, and they might have an impact on the chefs, new and old alike. Or they might not. And that's okay too. But enjoying fine cuisine doesn't make you a chef, let alone an expert one. And while the helpful advice comes from a good place... It's not wise to think you know more than the chefs, and it's probably not your place to try to teach the new baby chefs who come along, wanting to learn their crafts. And should you take the chance of trying to teach them, you probably shouldn't be surprised or offended if your advice is proven wrong, especially if you're trying to correct a veteran chef.
It's to be expected, y'know? Because no matter how much I love eating, no matter how many restaurants I visit, I'll NEVER be qualified to teach a chef their craft. I will never know more than they do, and it would be pretty condescending to act otherwise. Instead, I'll just let them do their thing, and let them roam their kitchens in peace, teaching and creating and learning. And I'll sit happily at my table and continue to enjoy the delicious food those awesome chefs create for my tastebuds to enjoy!
That way, everyone's happy!