All so very true. But there are the guys who see a damsel in distress, any damsel, and will blindly support her no matter what.
Originally Posted by GP
Or maybe some people just realize that the difference in stress levels between being a provider and being a hobbyist are enormous. Or that the requirements inherent in the job can be incredibly draining. So it's not a matter of coming to the aid of a damsel in distress. It's coming to the aid of someone who's constantly busting her ass to put on a happy face for the purpose of making our lives better. And realizing just what it takes for them to accomplish that. If anyone wants to think that what they do should be easy simply because they're paid a handsome hourly rate, that person is naive at best, completely ignorant at worst.
Speaking for myself, i'll reserve my white knighting (and you can call it that if you want, i don't give a sh*t) for the girls i respect, whether i ever intend to see them or not. And if they consistently provide a high level of service in spite of the difficulty of the task before them, they'll have my respect.
These are the guys who I would call "pussy whipped".
Guilty as charged, i suppose. I won't apologize.
It is a chance for them to get in their one liners against the vocal "ahem" minorities. If they could read my PM's, they would see it is not such a minority.
And if they could read my PM's, maybe they'd realize just how difficult this job can be for the girls. Separate from that, I happen to think i know some of what Gabrielle is referring to when she speaks of rumors. Suffice it to say, comments about girls aren't always publicly posted, so how they may typically be treated on the board is irrelevant to what i believe Gabrielle is saying.
Do i think some of her comments recently may have been unfortunate? Perhaps. But given certain circumstances, not only wouldn't i begrudge her for saying them, i'd defend her right, and maybe even her need, to do so.