yesterday, i whined just enough to get my hits back up and my feed subscription's down. and although the numbers say i have an incredible number of unique visitors, the comments don't. this place is dead people! are you afraid i'm going to internet spit on you a cold?
anyway, last night i got asked for the 10,000th time how much i make. in polite society that is one of the rudest questions to ask someone. i also got asked for the millionith time how old i am. he guessed 19, she guessed 21, bless their souls i am 25. but in what other business is it ok for people to ask me my full net income as well as my age? i remember when i was in preschool i told a lady that worked there that my dad made a certain (def. not embarassing) amount of money a month. well, the lady told my dad, and my dad spanked me and i got sent to my room for daring to speak about someone's income at age 4. so why is it that full grown men think it's ok to ask me "uhhh soooo brooklyn...how much money do you make in a night? in a month? a year? and then comes the assuming that i'm a drug addict because i'm still peeling 4-5 days a week for my rent (we're closed sundays now). i am a shopping addict. i will go shopping at any time, with anyone. i will buy clothes, wigs, fake hair, make up, dance outfits, giant lucite sparkling stilettos, purses, sunglasses, books, mp3s, jewelry. whatever material thing i can get my hands on that can make me forget my humanity for the amount of time i am shopping for and buying it. i am an american capitalist consumer spiraling mildly out of control. as for the age issue, since when do we ask women their age? i don't lie about it, yet, like i do my real name. well, sometimes i lie about it. i tell the dirty uncle types that i'm just 18 for their own personal fantasy. sometimes i tell the younger guys i'm 21 so that they don't feel like the hot chick sitting on their lap is old, because honestly at 21, i feared 25 and it seemed really far away.
i think i've made my point. just because i'm a stripper does not make it ok for you to ask my age or income. you're a mechanic, i don't ask you.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
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I remember turning 22 several years ago and thinking it seemed so old. What a dummy I was.
I still don't really understand that whole polite society convention. Everyone on earth wants to know what other people make, but no one is allowed to ask.
Asher, it's basically a haves, have-nots kind of thing. It is impolite to ask what one makes because if the amount is less than you make it may make the person your asking uncomfortable and vice versa.
It's never less than me, so I guess that's why I never feel bad. Working in advertising makes me the most poorly compensated prostitute since the oldest profession opened its doors for business.
I'm sure you're a master at shaking off any negative reaction when you get asked that question.
BTW, as a long time reader, I think its admirable you've decided to reveal yourself to the public.
Unsurprisingly, you're quite attractive.
Keep up with the blog.
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I want to suck your tits. Come on, be my cum guzzing whore!
Dear Nathan,
If I wasn't busy guzzling all of my other readers cum, I may have tie to fit you in. Buuut, I'm all booked up for about the next year. I'll have to get back to you some time around may 2010.
Sincerely,
Miss Hate
Anti,
Thanks! I appreciate the compliments and that you take the time to read my crazy stripper rants.
also, I think it's really strange that my first irrelevant and "mean" message was phrased in such a way. i am laughing. all the way to the bank.
Sorry for not commenting on your posts more often. I enjoy them and anyone who, like yourself, takes the time to write (a dying art) should be accorded some feedback now and then. Nobody wants to feel like they're pouring their soul down a drain. But on to your post.
I suspect "polite society" may be another dying art. One who inquires about another's salary is often hoping to maneuver themself into a position of superiority. Far from polite! If they think they earn more than you it makes them feel better about themselves, which might give em' the idea they can wield power over you. Losers. Just ask em' how much money they'd require to do your job! Then tell them to hand it over. Jeeze.
Even though I got called out for commenting too much :) , I think the situation breeds a strange familiarity that leads to people feeling it's ok to ask questions they would not normally. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that I'm probably not the only one to say something stupid when a beautiful woman is naked in front of me. I'm not excusing the behavior at all, just pointing out that it's the kind of situation where people feel they should say something, but don’t know what.
blaaaaah!! i'm a receptionist and i get asked how much i make every day!! it's always the guys highest up on the corporate totem pole too..assholes
I stalked you on twitter and now I read your blog at work. I love it!
-emmalee
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