Cam Thoughts
Stories like this scare me. Is it really any surprise that webcams are synonymous with porn? Between the teenage cammers showing for DVDs and items from their wishlists, and the pay-per-view business via Ifriends-style sites or a Paypal/instant messenger combination, the novelty of webcams offering a view of anything other than panty-clad asses, low-slung boxers, or a quick peek at the lower curve of some teenage titties has worn off completely.
I got my cam in 1999, a year before the boy in this article. At that time, they weren’t exactly cheap, but we just starting to drop in price and gain popularity. I remember the days when anyone who was anyone in the webcam world was listed on all the right ranking sites, and we all pretty much knew each other. There was always that blurry line between being a “life cam” and being a camwhore. It only took a couple of drinks to push me over that line, and I can remember watching other people who were the same way. I can think of at least 2 or 3 who were decidedly underage or barely legal and showing a lot more than just their boxers or panties - anyone remember webseth’s really early, choppy sex videos? There was a gradual shift of content on places like Camarades and Annabella’s ranking page; more sex, more cleavage, more page hits, higher votes. Votes and hits were like a status symbol to us.
It kinda makes me wonder what might have happened if I’d had lied about my age (I was 22 when I first went on camera) or had set up my wishlist a couple of years earlier. Or what might have happened if I was living on my own rather than with Chris.
Food for thought.
Tags: camwhore, nyt, pondering, sex, underage, webcam
December 19th, 2005 at 9:33 am
*sigh* I started my webcam when I was 18. I tried to whore myself for my wishlist, I tried to make it a lifecam, I tried having full coverage 24/7. Nobody ever came.
I guess my failure was being 5 years too old..
December 19th, 2005 at 10:40 am
Yep, same with me. No one is interested with a 22 year old chick when there’s a 14 year old 2 clicks away from her on a ranking site.
December 21st, 2005 at 3:21 am
My best friend is in the same kind of situation, and his molestor is actually mentioned in that article (as Tim Richards) . My mom might actually have to testify in a case against him. I was thinking of contacting the author of the article, but I’m afraid for my safety and my family’s safety, some people are wackos.
I saw this under your last posts, and thought maybe it was the same article. Sure enough…
It’s a small world, isn’t it?
My mom might actually have to testify in a case against him. I was thinking of contacting the author of the article, but I’m afraid for my safety and my family’s safety, some people are wackos.