But unlike other kinds of sex work, “camming” — performing live for an audience via webcam, often while partially or entirely undressed — gives the performer a lot more freedom to decide what she does on her channel, who watches, and what she wears (and decides to take off). There’s also an aspect to camming that’s unique to this kind of work: getting a look at the performer’s life and personality. Here, five women reveal why they decided to start camming and why they love it. “I started working as a cam model simply because I didn’t want to work for people anymore,” she said. “I worked at a restaurant… it was a lot of bullshit, and I ended up quitting.” But stripping was never in the cards, because “I like to control who touches me,” she said. “I want to ensure my own safety.” Now working for herself, the Detroit native said, “I can make money in a space where I don’t have to deal with a tyrant now. I work with Streamate, and they take a pretty hefty percentage of my check, but even with that I probably still make more money now than I ever did.” Ashe Maree started posting nude photos of herself on Tumblr when she was 18, and got into camming when an ex-boyfriend told her about a camming site. “I was like, ‘Oh-ha-ha, really? What site? I mean, I just wanna look.’ ::signs up and starts camming that night::,” she wrote on Tumblr. “I genuinely enjoy sharing my body and my sexuality, and not always simultaneously.” Camming soon became her full-time job, and one that she loves. But, she notes, it is “a tough job that requires a thick skin.” “Camming is a great part-time job that I can do from home wearing my favorite lingerie and make a full-time income,” she said. “I love the freedom to be on cam when I want, and do whatever I want when I am online,” she added. The folks who come to view her aren’t just random people on the internet — they’re regulars who she’s formed genuine relationships with. “Being on cam is such a great, empowering feeling.” It would have to be something that she enjoyed doing, however, and that’s when Chanel found her way into camming. Both her day job and camming allow her to work from home, so her hours are flexible and “the pay is amazing.” Her first day at work, Chanel was nervous, but she loved it. “It was so normal,” she said. “I thought it was going to be something really creepy, but it wasn’t. … I didn’t feel dirty or weird about it… and I’ve been going ever since.” “One of the misconceptions is that we hate our job, and we think it’s shameful, and… degrading,” she said. “Maybe I like fucking showing my vagina to thousands of people.” “I don’t think it’s shameful,” she added. “I think it’s fucking awesome.”
title: “Cam Girls Explain Why They Started Camming” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-03” author: “Dale Flesher”
But unlike other kinds of sex work, “camming” — performing live for an audience via webcam, often while partially or entirely undressed — gives the performer a lot more freedom to decide what she does on her channel, who watches, and what she wears (and decides to take off). There’s also an aspect to camming that’s unique to this kind of work: getting a look at the performer’s life and personality. Here, five women reveal why they decided to start camming and why they love it. “I started working as a cam model simply because I didn’t want to work for people anymore,” she said. “I worked at a restaurant… it was a lot of bullshit, and I ended up quitting.” But stripping was never in the cards, because “I like to control who touches me,” she said. “I want to ensure my own safety.” Now working for herself, the Detroit native said, “I can make money in a space where I don’t have to deal with a tyrant now. I work with Streamate, and they take a pretty hefty percentage of my check, but even with that I probably still make more money now than I ever did.” Ashe Maree started posting nude photos of herself on Tumblr when she was 18, and got into camming when an ex-boyfriend told her about a camming site. “I was like, ‘Oh-ha-ha, really? What site? I mean, I just wanna look.’ ::signs up and starts camming that night::,” she wrote on Tumblr. “I genuinely enjoy sharing my body and my sexuality, and not always simultaneously.” Camming soon became her full-time job, and one that she loves. But, she notes, it is “a tough job that requires a thick skin.” “Camming is a great part-time job that I can do from home wearing my favorite lingerie and make a full-time income,” she said. “I love the freedom to be on cam when I want, and do whatever I want when I am online,” she added. The folks who come to view her aren’t just random people on the internet — they’re regulars who she’s formed genuine relationships with. “Being on cam is such a great, empowering feeling.” It would have to be something that she enjoyed doing, however, and that’s when Chanel found her way into camming. Both her day job and camming allow her to work from home, so her hours are flexible and “the pay is amazing.” Her first day at work, Chanel was nervous, but she loved it. “It was so normal,” she said. “I thought it was going to be something really creepy, but it wasn’t. … I didn’t feel dirty or weird about it… and I’ve been going ever since.” “One of the misconceptions is that we hate our job, and we think it’s shameful, and… degrading,” she said. “Maybe I like fucking showing my vagina to thousands of people.” “I don’t think it’s shameful,” she added. “I think it’s fucking awesome.”
title: “Cam Girls Explain Why They Started Camming” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-01” author: “James Barbour”
But unlike other kinds of sex work, “camming” — performing live for an audience via webcam, often while partially or entirely undressed — gives the performer a lot more freedom to decide what she does on her channel, who watches, and what she wears (and decides to take off). There’s also an aspect to camming that’s unique to this kind of work: getting a look at the performer’s life and personality. Here, five women reveal why they decided to start camming and why they love it. “I started working as a cam model simply because I didn’t want to work for people anymore,” she said. “I worked at a restaurant… it was a lot of bullshit, and I ended up quitting.” But stripping was never in the cards, because “I like to control who touches me,” she said. “I want to ensure my own safety.” Now working for herself, the Detroit native said, “I can make money in a space where I don’t have to deal with a tyrant now. I work with Streamate, and they take a pretty hefty percentage of my check, but even with that I probably still make more money now than I ever did.” Ashe Maree started posting nude photos of herself on Tumblr when she was 18, and got into camming when an ex-boyfriend told her about a camming site. “I was like, ‘Oh-ha-ha, really? What site? I mean, I just wanna look.’ ::signs up and starts camming that night::,” she wrote on Tumblr. “I genuinely enjoy sharing my body and my sexuality, and not always simultaneously.” Camming soon became her full-time job, and one that she loves. But, she notes, it is “a tough job that requires a thick skin.” “Camming is a great part-time job that I can do from home wearing my favorite lingerie and make a full-time income,” she said. “I love the freedom to be on cam when I want, and do whatever I want when I am online,” she added. The folks who come to view her aren’t just random people on the internet — they’re regulars who she’s formed genuine relationships with. “Being on cam is such a great, empowering feeling.” It would have to be something that she enjoyed doing, however, and that’s when Chanel found her way into camming. Both her day job and camming allow her to work from home, so her hours are flexible and “the pay is amazing.” Her first day at work, Chanel was nervous, but she loved it. “It was so normal,” she said. “I thought it was going to be something really creepy, but it wasn’t. … I didn’t feel dirty or weird about it… and I’ve been going ever since.” “One of the misconceptions is that we hate our job, and we think it’s shameful, and… degrading,” she said. “Maybe I like fucking showing my vagina to thousands of people.” “I don’t think it’s shameful,” she added. “I think it’s fucking awesome.”
