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Okay, I'd like to apologize to all the cam-whores out there. You know who you are, you stopped by and defended yourself with my anti-cam whore post. I mean, that's what you were doing right? I mentioned cam-whores, you believed I was talking about you, so you made sure to stop by and add your two cents.

Now of course if you weren't really a cam-whore, or your self-esteem was healthy enough, you never would've said anything, for the simple fact that you would've known it wasn't about you, so you wouldn't've cared.

(Speaking of... I love having opportunities to type the contraction of "would not have". Man, that's just cool looking isn't it?)

So anyways, a very good question came up few days latter from the naughty female goodness that is girlvinyl. She asked, in about as many words, "what is a camwhore?" You know what, that IS a very good question. As a matter of fact, during the course of the original debate (and i use the term debate in much the same way the lj community named after the concept uses it), the concept of a camwhore was questioned. Is it a whore with a camera? Is it a camera pointed at a whore? Does it really have to do with being a whore, or is it merely a derogatory term used to describe member of the lj "cam-whore" community?

Well, first of all, we need to find definitions for the term. I've seen some great sources out there. There was a site called "daign.org" that had a GREAT library of the who's and what's of camwhoredom, but unfortunately, that site is currently on a haitus. So I turned to another great font of general internet-culture knowledge. In case you do not recognize the name "maddox", he's the author of such fine articles such as "Who would make a better president: Bush or a box of Tic-Tacs? An objective analysis." and "PETA: preventing suffering as long as it's not too inconvenient (new hate mail)."

Well, according to his site, it's pretty easy to become a camwhore, as a matter of fact, it only takes five easy steps.

Here's a sample:

"Ever wanted to become a trashy internet cam whore, but you just don't know how? Tired of earning money for things the honest way? If you're shameless and conceited enough, then the exciting world of online prostitution may be for you. It's hard at first, but don't get discouraged. Being a cranky bitch and undressing yourself in front of a cam for middle-aged men isn't as easy as it seems, so here are five simple rules to keep in mind when becoming an internet cam whore: "

Another great resource for a successful camwhore career was point out to me by the sexy male goodness that is quasidan, and it's located at jenny-girl.net:

"Never go on cam without makeup. This reflects the high contrast comment in which you want everyone to think, although you're greasy teenage hormones cause zits, that your skin is utterly flawless. On live cam, this is a bit harder to achieve since photoshopping is virtually impossible. Makeup makes a very big difference. If you don't want to bother with makeup, we suggest you use The Half Face Pose, only putting makeup on the side of your face which will be blatantly visible to the fans. If you're going for the natural look, wear makeup. Skip eyeliner this round and go for a light shades of eyeshadow, lipstick and brown mascara. Remember, you're flawless.
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So there you go, I really hope this clears things up. Some point soon we'll be opening up some discussion about shitty website designers who thing lj is the height of technology, how obesity is actually classified as an unhealthy disease, and how straight-edged living is just another way to say "I AM SHEEP".

Any questions?