For those who have been following the Kristen Hyman saga I have bad news – she lost her fight to become a cop.
For those of you who have no idea who I’m talking about, let me provide some context. Kristen Hyman briefly worked as a pro-domme and produced some femdom movies under the title Domina Nyx. I even featured an image of hers back in 2012. After quitting that career, she went on to train as a police officer. She was just days away from graduating when somebody blabbed about her past life and she was suspended. There was the standard sensationalist coverage in the press, with their usual hypocrisy of stigmatizing sex workers while using their stories to make money. Now, after spending significant time and money to qualify as a policewoman, she is out of a job.
I hadn’t covered the story up to this point because I was hoping she get re-instated and I didn’t want to add to the publicity on her past life. Now, with her name plastered across hundreds of tabloid articles and immortalized online, that seems kind of moot.
The reason I mention it at all, is to highlight the challenges sex workers face and the sacrifices they make. Society disparages their profession, criticizes their decisions and forces them to operate without the proper protection the law should provide. Then, even when they move onto jobs deemed more ‘worthy’ by society, the sex work they did can still be used as a cudgel against them. And why? Because they gave sexual pleasure to others while earning money for themselves and their families? How fucked up is that? They should be handing out medals, not blocking them from worthwhile careers.
The artwork is of course by the incomparable Eric Stanton.
It really sucks that this is happening to her. In her youth, I believe women should explore their sexuality. It’s called sowing ‘wild oats’ which men get praised for. What’s wrong with doing something you enjoy and want to explore life. Getting well paid with minimum time spent ‘working’ helps with going to school. It beats waiting tables and being underpaid.
I recall talking to a stripper thirty years ago. I asked her why she stripped. “I won’t spend thirty years paying back college loans.” BLOODY BRILLIANT!!!
Bottom line is there are still people who resent women taking control of their lives. As long as they are safe, do what you got to do.
I ramble, but you get the idea….
Well I’d generally hope that women (and men) should be able to explore their sexuality at all ages, not just their youth. But generally, yes, I totally agree. Nobody should be penalized for doing sex work. It’s particularly stupid that the US loads young people up with massive amounts of college debt, creates zoning laws that makes buying a first house incredibly difficult in many areas and then screws over the young women who had the talent and skills to find a way to earn good money as sex workers.
-paltego
This story ain’t over yet: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kristen-hyman-dominatr1x-cop_us_5a848fc5e4b0058d556575cd
(just replace the ‘1’ in … atr1x … with an ‘i’. The censorship routine is as vigilant as ever 😉
Thanks for the follow-up link. I’ll try and keep an eye out to see if anything further comes of the story. Although I suspect if she does get hired somewhere, she’ll want to keep it as low key as possible.
-paltego