Desperate mum asks if it’s ‘unethical’ for her to return to webcam modelling after having her hours cut during Covid-19
A DESPERATE mum has asked if it's "unethical" for her to return to webcam modelling - after having her hours slashed during the coronavirus pandemic.
The anonymous woman, who describes herself as a "radical feminist", says she has turned to cam work in the past when she's struggled to pay the bills.
, she questioned if she was "letting women down" by serving the "disgusting" men who use such services.
The mum-of-one, who's in her twenties and has a pre-school daughter, wrote: "So in the past when I needed money I would do webcam modelling/camshows/whatever you want to call it.
I could make decent money from it and also get items bought for me from my Amazon wishlist.
";During the time I would become really uncomfortable with it, disturbed and disgusted by the men etc, I would feel so sick and empty after a while.
"I'm a radical feminist and don't believe things should be like this whatsoever but my hours were recently cut at work and I simply need the money.
"The times in the past were due to being desperate for money for rent, food, bills and necessities.
"It makes more money than any job I can do, at my job I get £8.71 per hour but an hour of cam modelling can make hundreds on a good day plus collecting fans which gives the opportunity of additional money and gifts."
She added: "It's going to make me feel like s***, also I feel like I'm letting women down by choosing to be part of this and to serve men who are disgusting people.
"But at the same time I need money for me and my kid. I just wonder if it's unethical from a feminist point of view to do this."
Some of the mums were horrified, slating her claims by saying: "You obviously don't have radical feminist views - I couldn't care less what people choose to do but don't make pathetic excuses for it. "
While another woman said: "If you're happy for family members, friends, work colleagues etc to see naked pics and/ or videos of you then go ahead."
And others insisted it isn't her only option. One said: "I'd rather claim whatever benefits I could and budget, sell stuff on eBay than do something that feels so abhorrent to me."
While a second added: "plenty of people manage to get by without resorting to this stuff."
But others were sympathetic to the mum's plight, reassuring her it wasn't a feminist issue.
One said: Whatever you decide, you are absolutely not letting other women down...
"This must be a really hard situation to be in. My suggestion would be, only for your wellbeing, can you consider any alternatives?"
While a second woman wrote: "As far as I’m concerned, sex work is work and you aren’t letting women down by having a job that works for you and keeps a roof over your head.
"But this isn’t about overarching principles - it’s about you specifically. If it’s going to make you feel empty and miserable, you have to weigh that against the benefits."
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And a third comforted her, writing: "I’m gonna go against the grain and say if you can then do - feminism has always been about choice."
Another woman was sympathetic, but still urged the mum to think again. She said: "Forget feminism here. If it makes you feel bad, then surely it's wrong for you."
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