What do your mainstream friends think ?

gonzo · 09-13-2009

When your real good friends find out what you do or how you are involved in the business... what are some of the questions they ask you?

Is pretty interesting the misconceptions a lot of people have about this business. Just wondering if its confined to the South or does everyone else get the same types of reaction.

tony404 · 09-13-2009

most of my friends work in adult and the few I have we dont talk about it. Also most work in internet marketing focused on adult they arent pornographers which is very different.

Toby · 09-13-2009

The subject just doesn't come up, or tends to be avoided. Some of the guys know, but the wives don't. They're cool about it, but not so sure the wives would be. They don't want to deal with the judgemental BS from their better-half any more than I do.

MikeSouth · 09-13-2009

Mine are totally cool with it but my philosophy has always been I dont hide it, if they dont like it fuck em. I know it sounds a bit harsh but if I have no shame nobody can use shame against me, so I told family, friends... everyone

DannyCox · 09-13-2009

10+ years ago, there was a WOW factor involved in working in this business. These days, no one even seems to care. Just about everyone seems to know someone doing this now.

RawAlex · 09-13-2009

I don't directly discuss it with too many people, although a certain circle of friends know exactly what I do and they think it is pretty cool. Girls are always joking about the hidden cameras in the house, to which I reply "no need to hide them, now is there?".

bluemoney · 09-13-2009

Only a selected few know.

miz_wright · 09-14-2009

Pretty much everyone I know - save one cousin's husband - knows. Most of the folks I know who aren't in the business think it's super-rad, mostly 'cos I get to travel and see things and they are tickled by conversations I end up having - how matter-of-factly I say things like "well, creampie tends to trend much more niche-oriented, whereas MILF and tranny are pretty consistantly top-sellers."

TheEnforcer · 09-14-2009

I basically just tell people I sell advertising on the net by brokering people a space on their website. I just rarely mention that's they are adult related.

AdorableAudrey · 09-14-2009

I lost some friends when I first started over it when I hung with a much more conservative (snobby?) group of folks. I'm pretty open about what I do now when it comes to friends, family living 1,000s of miles away is another story, but at this point in my life I doubt I'd consider anyone a "real good friend" who I wasn't comfortable letting know about my work.

EmporerEJ · 09-14-2009

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Originally Posted by MikeSouth

Mine are totally cool with it but my philosophy has always been I dont hide it, if they dont like it fuck em. I know it sounds a bit harsh but if I have no shame nobody can use shame against me, so I told family, friends... everyone

I'm a disciple of the Mike South philosophy.

Hell Puppy · 09-14-2009

"You're not doing that kiddie porn are you?"

"Can I get a password?"

Evil Chris · 09-15-2009

"send me some of that shit"

I get that a lot still. Like they can't find it for free or something.

EmporerEJ · 09-15-2009

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Originally Posted by Evil Chris

"send me some of that shit"

I get that a lot still. Like they can't find it for free or something.

You know, I get that one from the Chinese food guy. Funny, he never offered me any free food though.

housekeeper · 09-15-2009

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Originally Posted by LizAEBN

MILF and tranny are pretty consistantly top-sellers."

Hoo-ray!

My close friends don't really know, they simply figure I'm a photographer, and I build websites. But since I'm only a part-timer and I was known in an another industry prior to this, the issue never really comes up. I plan on telling my sister soon, as I'm getting ready to make out my will, I want to give her my passwords and account info, in the event....

Robert · 09-15-2009

Most of my friends and family know, everybody's pretty cool with it. I don't really talk about any of it with them though. Most of them kind of lose interest after learning it's a lot more technical than just boobies and ass. None of them are really open enthusiastic consumers of porn anyway, so I just kind of quietly do my thing and they don't really question.

09-13-2009	#1
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tony404 Members Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 926	Re: What do your mainstream friends think ? most of my friends work in adult and the few I have we dont talk about it. Also most work in internet marketing focused on adult they arent pornographers which is very different. __________________ www.creamycandy.com yum yum.

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MikeSouth Banned From GFY for Doing The South Pole Boogie Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 398	Re: What do your mainstream friends think ? Mine are totally cool with it but my philosophy has always been I dont hide it, if they dont like it fuck em. I know it sounds a bit harsh but if I have no shame nobody can use shame against me, so I told family, friends... everyone

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DannyCox I like cheese Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Montreal, QC, CA Posts: 1,185	Re: What do your mainstream friends think ? 10+ years ago, there was a WOW factor involved in working in this business. These days, no one even seems to care. Just about everyone seems to know someone doing this now. __________________ iAmateurs Network Amateur Niche Affiliate Programs

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RawAlex Members $100 for every ImLive sign-up Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,036	Re: What do your mainstream friends think ? I don't directly discuss it with too many people, although a certain circle of friends know exactly what I do and they think it is pretty cool. Girls are always joking about the hidden cameras in the house, to which I reply "no need to hide them, now is there?". __________________ Let's go to the edge of disaster Push the pedal and go a little faster Let's slam into a wall at ramming speed Let's go to the edge of a mountain Jump off and lets start countin' Hit the ground and tell me if it bleeds

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09-14-2009	#8
miz_wright Head CheeseMonger Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,069	Re: What do your mainstream friends think ? Pretty much everyone I know - save one cousin's husband - knows. Most of the folks I know who aren't in the business think it's super-rad, mostly 'cos I get to travel and see things and they are tickled by conversations I end up having - how matter-of-factly I say things like "well, creampie tends to trend much more niche-oriented, whereas MILF and tranny are pretty consistantly top-sellers." __________________ Sales Babe and General Nerd Be different; get it Wright Wright Stuff Consulting Hit me on ICQ at 353902844 or email me at liz (at) wrightstuffconsulting (dot) com

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TheEnforcer Scored VIP to Anton's Piss Tank Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 8,781	Re: What do your mainstream friends think ? I basically just tell people I sell advertising on the net by brokering people a space on their website. I just rarely mention that's they are adult related.

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AdorableAudrey Holding Catsup Head's Beer Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 41	Re: What do your mainstream friends think ? I lost some friends when I first started over it when I hung with a much more conservative (snobby?) group of folks. I'm pretty open about what I do now when it comes to friends, family living 1,000s of miles away is another story, but at this point in my life I doubt I'd consider anyone a "real good friend" who I wasn't comfortable letting know about my work. __________________ I <3 Porn! Moi: AdorableAudrey.com and Audrey's Leg Tease

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Hell Puppy Fat Fucking Nobody Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 6,523	Re: What do your mainstream friends think ? "You're not doing that kiddie porn are you?" "Can I get a password?"

09-15-2009	#13
Evil Chris Looking Job #6 for the Year Respin bullshit press Your Comments Are Welcomed Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,786	Re: What do your mainstream friends think ? "send me some of that shit" I get that a lot still. Like they can't find it for free or something. __________________ *I will talk shit about you if I think you wont find out.*

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Robert Following the Get Rich Slow method. Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Bellingham, WA Posts: 316	Re: What do your mainstream friends think ? Most of my friends and family know, everybody's pretty cool with it. I don't really talk about any of it with them though. Most of them kind of lose interest after learning it's a lot more technical than just boobies and ass. None of them are really open enthusiastic consumers of porn anyway, so I just kind of quietly do my thing and they don't really question.