Love me or hate me.

Imagine a woman: she’s young, a college student, double majoring, worked since her first semester, and on multiple school organization executive boards. Overall, she’s a hard, determined worker.

What would you think of this person? Would you say she’s respectable? Would you think that she’s a good person and has worth?

Imagine another woman who works as a cam girl. Men pay to talk to her online. Sometimes that might involve sex talk.

What would you say about her? That she has no self-respect? Would you even shame her for her choice of occupation?

What if I told you that the first girl, the student, and the second girl, the cam girl, were one in the same? This is my reality. I am a college student that has goals and aspirations, and at the same time, I go online and speak to guys who pay me to talk to them.

I became a cam girl over some years ago because of an unexpected family emergency; I decided it was the best way to be financially independent. Before I became a cam girl, I never thought it was something I would do. I thought it was degrading. Yet I met someone my second year in college, and she was completely open about it. I was curious and asked her questions. It wasn’t until I finally started that I realized that it wasn’t what I thought it would be like.

Of course, the work is partly sexual. Men are paying to see me get naked on camera or they want seductive photographs of me. Yes, of course some men just want me as a commodity; it’s a mutually beneficial exchange and that’s all. But with others, it’s not about sex or lust. Some of the best people I’ve met while camming have been men that just want a connection with someone. Some men don’t even want to see me naked. Crazy, right? I talk to these men about politics, philosophy, music, movies and everything in between. These men ask about my life, ask how school is going. Some listen to my problems.

But there’s an issue with this lifestyle. I can’t really tell people. The same reason I’m writing this anonymously is the same reason why I go by a pseudonym and why I’ve blocked my state, all bordering states, and any state or foreign country that I know people in from my site. I don’t want to have to explain myself.

I don’t feel shameful for what I do, but society tells me I should. Society tells me that my worth is with my body and what I do with it. Apparently people believe that getting naked means you have no self respect and therefore you deserve no respect. Yet, I promise you, I love myself. If I didn’t love my body or myself I wouldn’t be doing this.

It’s sad that society sees women like this. I’m a college student; if you met me you’d probably think that I’m independent, determined, hard working. Yet if you knew that I spent some nights online talking to men, all those traits would go out the window. Why? Because I get naked? Is that really all that matters?

I’m a cam girl and I have self-respect and value. Society shouldn’t shame or dictate what I do with my body. Why is something that I find so empowering and liberating something that would shatter anyone’s positive views of me?
Published by JessicaAustin
10 years ago
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vivianwyk
vivianwyk 8 years ago
So I should be shameful whenever I took shower? That doesn't sounds right.
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Iron-Missy
some people become cam models for fun or as a hobby or just want to be more social or they just love it, or enjoy showing off. its not just business to some cam models even me I have cam friends who do this for fun and social.
I am here to make most campsites besides xhamster more user friendly for my friends and for everyone online
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Iron-Missy
Jessica many social campsites even xhamster is suppose to be a fun place for you to chat and make friends
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JosseteMILF
you are perfectly right Jessica !,i have the same problems !
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wcejohnson
wcejohnson 9 years ago
Hi Jessica! youre a great! the people needs open mind for understanding the freedom concept. You're a great woman cause fight for your dreams, and no shame on this! I remember Hedy Lamarr, the first actress to appear naked in a Europe movie, and many years after she's creating a comunication system for U.S. Defense and the CDMA and Wi-Fi system. Do not listen the negative people! you're a great woman like Hedy Lamarr!! Kisses bb! and good luck!
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sammerdog
good blog JessicaAustin there will always be people that judge. Who are they to judge ..Some of the biggest crusaders against porn of any type have a secrete stass in their house, Seen it happen a lot in all my years. Fuck then and ignore them. Follow your dream and be proud You hurt no one and your not fraudulent good luck JessicaAustin!! sammerdog
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JessicaAustin
JessicaAustin Publisher 9 years ago
to terrencemack : Thank you alot, i'm so glad when I see people who are open minded and think so positive :smile:
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terrencemack
terrencemack 9 years ago
What an eloquent post. You are amazing and please continue to love yourself. We all need and deserve love. Not one of us is better than another. You deserve a lot of respect.
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privatear2001
privatear2001 9 years ago
It couldn't shatter my views of you. Every one of us is a broken piece of humanity in some way. We've all had disappointments and setbacks in our lives. Its how you deal with them that makes you a better person or not. It is hypocritical for anyone to come on this site and ever look down on you for being here when they're here too! Don't be held back by social stigmatization. Everything in life is temporary. As for people outside xham community or friends looking down on you... real friends wouldn't look down on you. They might be concerned, at first, but should eventually come around to respect you for taking the initiative to help yourself. And anyone else, you don't need them. Why burden yourself with people who want to hold you back? Time to say "Sayonara".
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privatear2001
privatear2001 9 years ago
to JessicaAustin : You do what you have to do for the situation you find yourself in. At some point, if things change, you change with them. Eventually, you'll move on to something else. The character I introduced you to, Zatoichi, deals with a lot of questions like this. He's blind, so he can't be "bought" by a person's looks, so he fathoms their true intentions. He can't see the "book's cover". I am trying to teach myself to "be blind" so that I can fathom the true intentions of others, to forget my "social programing". Another blog entry asked "Could you love me?" you seemed to be referring to the song, but I think you were referring to yourself. Could I accept you as you are? Yes. Could I love you? Yes. :smile: Those are easy questions for me. The harder one is: Could you love me? You see me on here and I could be a really bad person. How would you know? You never know unless you get to know me, is the truth. Even then some people are very good at hiding the truth. Christ said to a mob about to stone a woman for a sexual sin "He who is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone" and he wrote on the ground. Each of the mob came and looked at what he wrote. No one knows for sure but we think he exposed the sins of each person about to stone her. And everyone left. :smile: "He who is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone." I find it interesting too, how it is usually people who find themselves in better circumstances that look down on others who have less, as if it is the other person's fault that they aren't as blessed. Time and chance. I can't judge you because given the same circumstances, I'd probably be doing the same thing, rather than starve.
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seekerRO
seekerRO 9 years ago
to JessicaAustin : I totaly agree with the last sentence. :smile:
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JessicaAustin
JessicaAustin Publisher 9 years ago
to seekerRO : I really don't think a cover can reflect a book, but is just my humble opinion. I mean, is easy to do it, maybe all of us at a point we did it, with a person or why not more, but that's not fair. Because we dont know why he/she do that, we can just judge. And yes, hard to find but not impossible. Like i say all the time, it may be a porn site, but i don't think is all about porn.
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seekerRO
seekerRO 9 years ago
to JessicaAustin : I always say the same thing to people who use this phrase „don`t judge the book by the cover”.

Well, if the cover doesn`t reflect the book then we must fucking change it!

On the other side, I am glad that in this ocean of perverts and sexualy depraved people (aka xhamster) we can find intelligence and honesty.
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JessicaAustin
JessicaAustin Publisher 9 years ago
to seekerRO : In a way or another i agree with you, but in the same time, no. If someone is doing this kind of 'job' it dont means he or she is forever alone, because beside this job, all of us we have a life, we love, we hate, we are loved or hated. And for sure is not my 'dream job' and at some point will comes something more good to do. I just find is sad how some people can judge a person just because of the job, or i ont know what. No one should judge a book by the cover :smile:
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seekerRO
seekerRO 9 years ago
I must confess that I have some prejudgement about this but I try to be open and understand everyone. You know that this society kind of dictates the „checkpoints” of our lifes.(School, job, mariage, kids, retirement). Of course, you can skip some of this steps, but you cannot be alone forever, and you cannot retire without a pension unless you are a millionare.
What I am curious is how do you think this is going to end? Until what point you will do this and how will you recover the years that others of your age used them to build a strog fundation for their future lifes.
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JessicaAustin
JessicaAustin Publisher 10 years ago
to lalacocojambo : True that. Me too i've meet some cool person here and is ok, i give a change for everyone to know them better:grinning:
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JessicaAustin
JessicaAustin Publisher 10 years ago
to bluframe : Thank you for your support! x
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lalacocojambo
lalacocojambo 10 years ago
hum, why u need to explain that...
just one thing to say... do webcam girl... it's make people happy (no matters the way - sex way orn talk way )...
Me, i meet some awsome people here :grinning: ... the important is to take the time to discover the other...
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bluframe
I dont judge, people need to do what works best for them. I cannot love you or hate you because I dont know you...but I respect you for doing all you can to find a way to meet the financial need. Honestly, more power to you!
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Kouchien
A well written post, Hope more will reads it.
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Paris2014
Paris2014 10 years ago
Very good insight Jessica.
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JessicaAustin
JessicaAustin Publisher 10 years ago
to RedBlonde : Story of my life also :smile:)
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RedBlonde
RedBlonde 10 years ago
jeez...i kinda find myself here...:smile:
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Paris2014
Paris2014 10 years ago
That is awesome Jessica, very well said.
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JessicaAustin
JessicaAustin Publisher 10 years ago
Thanks all for your support, i really aprecciate it! x
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cumcravingcraver02
cumcravingcraver02 10 years ago
"Imagine a woman: she’s young,", that's outta most peeps league, intelligent. with her own strong view.
ambition to move up high (even getting there.), only the narrow of mind won't like you Jay.
whatever else the situation, the bottom line you're human, with value and character. some can't chew. (i won't pay 2 cam. :wink: never asked too (sorry)). againg fools won't like, and dismis you.
whilst going on cam, YOU decide what to show and do. thereby not degrading yours, to yourself.
keeping strong.

"i don’t want to have to explain myself." you don't have too. take it, leave it. for them.
can't take, you leave. :wink:


"Some of the best people I’ve met while camming have been men that just want a connection with someone. Some men don’t even want to see me naked." that'wou;d be me, one of those.

"Crazy, right?" on here, unusual. not crazy. :wink: some men go to prositues for the same, not sex but a paid for feeling of connection.
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laurrren
laurrren 10 years ago
Fantastic post.
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cockinsock
cockinsock 10 years ago
You know what Jessica, screw what others think.
Do what you want and enjoy life, you're work in a cam envviroment is a safe area, you do what you need to do and ignore what feels wrong. Way safer than having to work outside for that extra bit of funding. Society has a perception of what "Normal" has to be but way worse goes on behind closed doors.
You are intelligent & beautiful, have lots to give now and in the future, sure there are some assholes out there who will judge but in the end it's those same assholes who will willingly come here, watch porn and ask all the degrading stuff because they are ashamed that their "polite" little society will uncover them.
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JessicaAustin
JessicaAustin Publisher 10 years ago
to rs4nsx : Some people just cannot see more than a body, thats all. But i'm happy to see that are still people who can open their eyes and use the brain! But in the same time, is frustrating people judging you for you're job, how you look, music u listen, and the list can continue.
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rs4nsx
rs4nsx 10 years ago
well I see and I understand I have dated someone and been with someone here who works on this site. Some people who don't have any brains think this is the end all of a persons life. You define yourself and from what you do with your life not the job you do to live and move forward. Just need to fine that one person who can see beyond your body and see in your eyes in to your soul and the real person you are inside.
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