Contact Admin. There is actually nothing to prepare one for an assignment like this. You do not know how the subject will respond and you do not want to come across as judging them while, perhaps due to the nature of their profession, I discovered that prostitutes do not conform to what most people would regard as polite mannerisms — hence my initial rebuffs with the ladies that I approached first.
Still, after striking a cord with Chantelle, I learnt there is another side to these women. She began by telling me how she got into the business way back. Like most young girls, she fell in love with the entertainment world after her Matric year and secured her first job at a local night club. She claims that dancing at clubs was the only thing she knew and could do to earn a living. However, wanting to make more money — and with opportunities available due to her pole dancing, she ended up joining the world of prostitution.
Prostitution also became the only viable option after her life also took a knock when her rich boyfriend dumped her and she also later lost her pole dancing job. Being broke all the time and constantly asking people for money — even for a simple cigarette, was bit too much for me. I needed to make money fast and prostitution was a way out. She said she fully started working as sex worker in November and maintains that prostitution for her is like any normal job — the only difference is she sets her own rules.
Like any other job, she adds that there are pros and cons and her kind of work comes with great responsibility and too many difficulties. Every time before I closed my eyes and sleep I would feel very awful but as time passes I learnt adjust to it. She has a boyfriend, who supports her life as a prostitute. I only use tik at night, so that I can be awake but normally, I use mandrax and marijuana.
Apart from being a lady of the night, Chantelle is actually a mother of an 11 year-old girl whom she said lives with her mother. Login Signup. Signup Login Contact Admin. Celeste 26 Port Elizabeth.
