José Soplanucas

I may be wrong, but they do not charge for viewing the videos. They charge for a premium membership with access to the videos, among other perks. When providers complain about these things, I think they are misdirecting their energies. Instead, get organized. Develop an alternative. Advocate for decriminalization.

I recognize monopoly disadvantages, but I do not understand why people think Rentmen should share profits with the escorts. They are just advertisers. Escorts are as much clients of the website as we are. Rentmen is not OF. The images providers publish are advertisements, not content on sale. If you are an escort and think RM is taking advantage of your nude photos, save them for your OnlyFans.

I subscribe to @wsc's unattachment to labels, but I like "queer" because of her questioning, non-labeling meaning. The word has evolved far from where some place it as "strange" towards a general category to engulf all non-conforming to mainstream sexualities. I understand when so many gay men reject the word. Many homosexual men have joined the mainstream and have no interest in questioning their sexuality. I am not in that club. Not only do I believe that my sexual preferences and the way I understand sexuality can evolve, but I have experienced that fluidity and am still experiencing it. Nowadays, I think "queer" has a much more progressive, open, and inclusive meaning than gay, lesbian, or any other traditional sexual identity.

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Do we have Family Dollars customers in a forum where members pay +300 an hour for sex?

"gay" is also used as an insult by many. Teens (at least in DC) use it as a pejorative adjective to describe anything and anyone they do not like.

I like sexual dissident.

My coming out was a long process that started in 1983, when I embraced my homosexuality (I was 21 and had been playing with my cousins since our early teens). It was long because I was in many social circles and did not come out to all of them at once. Of course, the critical date is when I came out to my parents and family in 1985. We should replicate the positive gay visibility effects and develop a Sex Work Coming Out campaign, with famous Joes and Whores looking at the camera and saying -I am into sex work. Guess on what side... (with mischievous smiles)

I think I do agree with @MikeBiDude, when he feels we are overreacting here. But I also agree with @coriolis888 and the sex workers that feel like Rentmen is taking advantage of its monopolistic position. The clients should go somewhere else, as @BOZO T CLOWNstates. Unfortunately, they do not have anywhere to go because, again, RM is a de facto monopoly. Some monopolies in other industries were so strong that they had to be broken into smaller companies, because their power would not allow competition to develop. We are following Capitalism rules, and these rules have taught us that in cases like this the fight will be hard and long, if anyone is fighting and not just venting. Meanwhile, the service the website is providing seems to be excellent, even compared to similar websites in other countries. The company established a monopoly by sweeping the competition with better service. Paying 240 annually does not seem to be too much for clients who pay 300 per one hour. I am unsure of the prices for the advertising escorts, but I would assume the company offers a scale with affordable options for everyone. You do not even need to pay the annual fee, but a monthly option.

LOL. And you think you can control that? You are adorable. Without making any assumptions about your R&C skills, I wrote "you have probably". I think that asserting a possibility is not making an assumption. Living through the HIV pandemic was a tough experience for all of us. If you did advocate for health services and support for the victims, you know how tough it was and how many times our efforts were defeated before we made any gains. If you had learned the lesson, Rentboy should be just a step back in the fight for decriminalization and normalization of sex work.

You have probably never fought for anything. You cannot quite just because you failed once, or twice, or many times. Look at any significant gain any minority has achieved. How long did it take? How many defeats became lessons?

Suggestion for the sex workers. Venting may help release some pressure but it is not going to solve the issue. Are you trying to get organized? Are you fighting for decriminalization? Are you considering a non for profit to provide education, networking, health and social services, legal counseling, etc., to sex workers? Are you considering an association to open an advertising website as a public service and not a company based on greed? Otherwise, you can continue venting.

Are we? I think we have been there for some time now.

Indeed, it is an excellent example of Capitalism—a monopoly running with no competition. It was not hard to predict this would happen. That is why when I was still hiring in the US, I did everything I could (very little) to support new companies that could rise to be their competition. They didn't.

Since yesterday, it is back to normal. Thank you!

Hello there! As always, thank you so much for everything you do to keep the site alive and working smoothly. I have recently started to have this issue, look at the screenshot below. I am using a Macbook Air and Safari, and my upgrades are up to date. This started to happen last week, I think. Can you tell me whether the issue is on my side? Thank you!

Over there I am old latbear4blk.

Sorry, man!

Still nothing from @BabyBoomer? 🥲

Share a report here, please. I will not be able to attend.

I feel a song is coming...

Beyond whether or not he is guilty, it is pretty easy to believe the accusations against him. He always acted like an entitled asshole. It is easy to picture him abusing women, especially so many years ago, before the rise of Me Too. I am moved by how passionate many friends here are about this issue. I wonder whether a sincere concern for the survival of the innocence presumption principle or something else triggers that passion. I am not considering the possibility of conspiracies but simpler human miseries—for instance, instant personality empathy.

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