Barnes (L) and Thompson (Right)
We all know that prostitution is the world’s oldest profession. I”m sure that stripping isn’t that far behind it. We also know that call girls and strippers make really good money.
What’s new, however, is the mass appeal of being a hoe. Karrine Steffans, also known as Superhead, has written three books, one of which is a New York Times Bestseller. Some of the biggest celebrities today got their start from ”accidentally” releasing sextapes, such as Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton. The promise of fame and fortune from being a hoe even led to Laurence Fishbourne’s daughter to pornography (she said she was inspired by Kim K). Moreover, every VH1 dating show casts women as money hungry bimbos that will do anything for 15 minutes of fame.
I guess this phenomenon really hit me when I read the story behind UK soccer player Wayne Rooney’s affair with Miss Jennifer Thompson. Thompson and her best friend Amy Leigh Barnes went to Catholic school together, but decided early on that they wanted to be famous by sleeping with professional athletes. Barnes eventually started dating soccer coach Ricardo Morrison after the two met on Facebook. Morrison became violent once Barnes tried to leave her and he was eventually convicted of killing her. Thompson is a 1,200 pound/night call girl. She began receiving money for sex from professional soccer players while she was in high school.
One often wanders how stories like this happen. But if you think about it, it’s not that hard to imagine. There are very few aspiring role models for young women in the media. There are media personalities (Tyra/Ellen), political figures (Michelle Obamas/Sarah Palin), but that’s about it. BET gives out shows to rappers’ baby mamas. VH1 gives out shows to women that are comfortable with three-way kisses. And if you’ve slept with enough celebrities, you’ll have people knocking down on your door to write a book. So what do we tell our daughters? You can make go to school until you’re in your late 20s to be a doctor or you can get a 10-year head start and be a call girl?
Few people realize that the fast lifestyle is just that…fast. One weeks hot women is the next week’s old news. Women make much money money as doctors in lawyers in their 30s and beyond than video vixens, strippers, and prostitutes.
Just look at the relative popularity of Kim Kardashian (blue) and Paris Hilton (orange)
Kim v. Paris
This chart displays a couple of things. First, it shows how short-lived Paris’s reign as heiress really was. Second, it conveys that even though the Kardashians are seemingly ubiquituous, Kim K doesn’t even come close to where Paris Hilton was a few years ago. The problem is that despite the fact that Kim K isn’t as big of a deal as she appears to be, she is still way more popular than the First Lady (orange).
Kim v. First Lady
So if we don’t want our daughters to want to be Kim K, what needs to happen? I think it’s relatively simple, don’t make being a hoe seem so profitable. If you’re a man, you can stop employing the services of a hooker. If you’re a woman, you can stop picking up those supermarket magazines with Kim K on the cover every week. Everyone can stop watching their show(s). Most importantly, you can be a living example of how to lady (as a man) or how to be a lady (as a woman).
Source: Daily Mail (UK)
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