OK, so before I begin my mini tantrum I'd like you all to know that I have this Monday morning off of work. So, because of my availability to do whatever I want, I have subsequently become a 30-something year old sipping coffee, writing out my grocery list, emailing Craigslist sellers, and watching The View. On the show they just interviewed a Duke college student who is paying her tuition through an income from pornography. An 18 year old selling her body to pay for college! I'll let you catch your breath.
I was truly shocked even more (believe it or not) to hear her explain that a huge part of why she does what she does stems from a desire to speak out against the stigma of women watching pornography, and to support a movement for women to be more open and in control of their bodies. Further, she explained how she is sick of pornography being a taboo topic; she wants justice! This girl claims to have started watching inappropriate films at a young age, and justifies her career by saying that it pays the bills and keeps her out of debt.
After I wiped up the coffee I spit out everywhere, and after I was finished yelling sarcastic remarks and slightly comical replies to everything she was saying, I paused and mediated on what I just witnessed. First, I realized that this was being televised. This sensitive, controversial story was being played live for the whole country to see. Whether people agreed with it or not, millions of living rooms, kitchens, bedrooms, possibly coffee shops, were being exposed to this girl and her wild ways. Second, I was hurt for this lady. As one of the hosts said, "My heart hurts for you. It really hurts." To know that there is a girl out there who is so desperate to sell her body for college money, and further try to popularize the career among society on a level similar to becoming a chef is completely discouraging. I'm her age, and know what it's like to worry about college bills, phone bills, insurance, rent, LIFE! But how low and insecure would one must be to consider selling their body and purity to make a pretty penny? Let me tell you something, that pretty penny is going to look rather tarnished, scratched, and unappealing in a few years when she has been used and devalued by so many men and can't detect the true void in her life. And perhaps she wasn't insecure, maybe she was totally confident in her beauty and body. Maybe she truly does feel that the life she lives is honorable, and that she is making strides for the greater by openly supporting the pornographic industry. No one will ever really know the truth behind her motives. We can only speculate what she claims. Lawfully, she has the right to do whatever she wants. However, people should be living according to morals as much as laws. I don't mean to sound superior to her. I honestly do worry for the rest of her life. Actually, I worry for the lives of ALL the girls out there who use their bodies for attention, money, affection, and any other desire they have. I could go on for 30 more paragraphs on how the view of beauty is twisted among our society, but that will have to wait for another post on a day I don't have 53 things to do. All I know is that I have never heard of such a bizarre story on live TV involving such a young woman who holds an incredible amount of confidence in an incredibly shallow and truly invaluable lifestyle.
Remember that you can't put a dollar sign on the purity of the human body and soul, no matter how high the cost of this life.
