Working in the adult entertainment industry is much like being on a deserted island with wild cannibals, crazy nomads and the occasional larger than life wildebeest. Its not unlike living in the book lord of the flies … maybe its closer to living the TV series Lost but with even less clothes and more hot women. Why do I have this analogy of a remote island full of terrors? Working in the biz can suck you into a social island. It’s not that we don’t like normal people or don’t talk to our non-industry friends … but well, the biz changes you a bit. Your vocabulary gets harsher. Your sense of what is up for “normal” discussion changes. You have to make sure kids aren’t sitting near you in a restaurant and over hear the terms like bukkake that lead to uncomfortable parental conversations. The other reason it’s like an island … we have a party for the opening of a coke can! Any day of the week our business has some sort of gathering that usually involves free drinks. Which means we have a tendancy to just well … stick together. There are just certain things you deal with on a day to day basis that no one else except like minded industry friends can understand.
It’s not all bad. Open minded people are often attracted to the biz. I can use swear words at work. I also don’t have to wear a suit. Plus I get free sex toys! Another positive from being in the biz … I no longer have a weak stomach… or is that a negative? Anywhoo … the population of my island has recently decreased and I am saddened and over joyed by it at the same time.