WHAT'S the difference between posting near-naked pictures of yourself on your blog and offering sexual services online?
Look, unless this concerns someone I love, like a good friend or my sister, my reaction would be: No reaction.
Why should I bother giving advice to someone who?s obviously smart to know the immorality of it all (because she's smart enough to be resourceful, you see) but is just concerned about making money quickly?
I'm sorry, but honestly I would treat such a person with utter disdain!
Apologies once again, for I'm probably cruel and judgmental to be feeling this way.
After all, she might be going through some dire financial trouble and needs a quick way out of her trying circumstances.
Still, people like that should just be left alone to do whatever they please because, at the end of the day, they're not really harming anyone except themselves.
And - dare I say it - they deserve every bit of emotional trauma and scarring that come from doing something horrible like that.
Let me repent now, and feel slightly guilty for making such an unkind sweeping statement.
My advice to those "young Singaporean girls (who) are offering to satisfy men's fetishes online, sell their used panties and nude photos and provide other services": Stop!
Stop demeaning yourself. Stop compromising your integrity. Why are you resorting to such slutty means to make some cash?
Are you really that desperate for money? Can you take a step back and just see what you're doing to yourself?
Would you ever let your sister do this? How would your parents feel if they found out?
Wait a minute - do you derive some sort of pleasure from doing it? No? You can still be saved.
There are many other ways to make money. Selling your used panties is not and should never be an option.
Sex and anything to do with it should be reserved for the one you love. It really should be personal.
If you treat it with such disrespect, you're going to get too jaded to experience the infinite beauty of it in the future with that special someone.
Cheap sex often comes back to haunt you and I don't want you to be haunted for the rest of your lives.
There are things in life we think we can forget later on, but we never do because I suspect some things stay with us for the rest of our lives.
The men and others who purchase your stuff and services are vile, disgusting losers.
Why would you want to give a little bit of yourself to these perverts? You are way too good for them.
So, please stop. There's a lot of money to be made in this world through many other ways.
This shouldn't be an option for you. You are way too beautiful, precious and smart.
myp@sph.com.sg
The writer is a Star Blogger with Stomp, The Straits Times' social networking and citizen media website. This blog post first appeared on Stomp. Go to www.stomp.com.sg to read what the other Star Bloggers have to say about this issue.
