Gig: Occupation -- Porn Star

The title says it all: Occupation -- Porn Star.
      After reading numerous accounts of occupation experiences, the one that stands out most to me is the porn star Brad Armstrong interview. It was so interesting to read his experience because I would never think to record a porn star as a occupation or would talk to one. In the constructed community, a porn star is not often mention as an ideal career path that children growing up tell their parents. Therefore, anyone doing this type of job are often ashame of it and would not openly discuss their job to the public.  Brad Armstrong or Rod Hopkins, his real name, provides a different light to the industry and how intense and serious he takes his job as a adult performer.  He described how rigorous it was to be a porn star and the amount of body control one needs to become real good porn star.  I did not realize the amount of time dedication and focus adult performers had to endure! It fathoms me so much and the seriousness of acting in the midst of just "doing it" with someone.  Rod is very proud of his career choice and he saw it as helping other feel good about themselves which surprises me because I honestly never looked at it that way.  I just really brings a new view into perspective on how people perceive their career can help others and not be ashame of being an adult performer.  I enjoy reading his experience and will definitely see porn stars in a different light.
        I feel that we often condemns particular jobs as meaningless and absurd because we are told by our family, friends, neighbors, strangers, and society as a whole.  The general society has great influence on our career path and choices.  It places the validity of jobs in terms of our paycheck and the power we obtain from it.  In this scenario, I think we forget it's not only the job that makes us happy but the meaning we find in our everyday job.  From Rod's experience, I learned a lot jobs that we think are petty and insignificant can make a huge impact in the structure of society.  Furthermore, I gain a new respect to professional adult performers.