“Within seconds he transforms himself from a self-conscious straight nerd into a gay man’s fantasy.”
That’s a line culled from “How to Be a Cam Boy,” a profile by Angelina Chapin for MEL magazine that takes a long look at the life of “Brett,” a 25-year-old webcam model who, for now at least, is making a very solid living performing various sex acts in front of his Macbook for an ever-growing fanbase of lonely sadsturbators.
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To prepare for a session, Brett aggressively washes his tiny militia of dildos in the sink, pouring rubbing alcohol on them “to protect his tools from E.coli and other bacteria.”
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Things don’t necessarily get more glamorous from there. Here’s a slice of Brett’s life as a webcam model on Chaturbate, where he’s apparently “one of the most popular male cammers”:
At 7:40 p.m., Brett switches on the camera clipped to his laptop and gets on all fours atop a turquoise yoga mat in the narrow space between the bed and the wall. He shakes his ass in front of the computer as fans begin to populate his channel?—?about 25 at first but quickly growing to 400 strong.
For exhibitionist homebodies, webcam modeling can be surprisingly lucrative. Brett claims he makes roughly $1,500 a week for less than 10 hours of work. That’s a great deal more than he was making at his previous job as a server at T.G.I. Fridays.
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One of the most interesting aspects of his story? His mom — who he describes as “open-minded” — is the one who recommended he get into the business.
“She was like, ‘You have a good body,’” he says. “‘You should look into being a stripper.’”
The secret of his success? He artlessly describes his ass as the “golden ticket.”
“I have a big butt for a white guy,” he says, “and that got me popular [fast]. But what kept me popular was having a good personality. I give 100 percent and do a lot in my show.”
Despite his line of work, Brett suffers from crippling social anxiety.
“I didn’t have a lot of friends growing up,” he admits, “and I always thought it had to be because of my looks. I’m a nice guy and I’m generous so I thought people probably didn’t want to be my friend because I must be ugly.”
Here’s how the article describes Brett’s performance:
Brett kneels on the yoga mat with his legs spread apart and alternates bouncing his ass cheeks like they’re being pulled by invisible marionette strings. His ass is big, like two soccer balls, and it turns the color of overripe peaches when he slaps it?—?which he does frequently. He gets on all fours and jiggles his butt like an excited puppy.
The performer has roughly 12 regular customers who tip big, spending between $50 and $500 for a show. Of course, some of his fans can be “creepy.” One unnerving customer throws down $400 to watch Brett spank himself with a paddle.
“He scares me a little bit,” he says. “He found out I live in New Jersey and… wants to tie me up. He does have this whole fantasy I will meet him.”
Sex toys figure prominently into his neo-burlesque:
As soon as 50 fans are in his room, Brett gets down to the main event: performing with a hot pink OhMiBod sex toy that connects to the Chaturbate interface through USB and vibrates with every token. The bigger the tip, the bigger the buzz. One hundred tokens and under feels like an intense tickle; 500 tokens and under feels like a strong wave; more than 1,000 tokens feels like an electric shock.
He says the job makes it difficult to date.
“It’s a rare thing for a girl to appreciate what I do. Even though I say I’m a personal trainer, it’s hard to relate to people who have regular jobs and stuff….I’m more comfortable with the people on Chaturbate than I am with most people in real life. Not much is going to faze them.”
Read the story in its entirety here.
IDoNotHaveToAgreeWithYou
Pretty common story for Chaturbate.
Dave Downunder
Good for him I guess but judging by his comment it seems like it might make him even more socially awkward in the real world.
Jayb3369
“…an ever-growing fanbase of lonely sadsturbators.”
Screw you, Queerty. Who are you to judge why anyone, gay or straight, would use any type of online service to get off?!?!?!
Xzamilio
@Jayb3369: Oh, please. Clearly Queerty hit a nerve. If it don’t apply, no need to cry.
Xzamilio
And I have happily rubbed one out to him. He has an amazing body and DAT ASS
Dave Downunder
@Jayb3369: I didn’t pick up on that comment. I’m not sure “Brett” would appreciate a story being written about him that refers to his paying customers as sadsturbators after all they are the ones making him $1,500 a week.
Queerty need to think about their judgemental comments before they post stories. They have been mildly derogatory and judgemental in several stories lately.
BriBri
“straight” men are a turn off.
DCguy
@Dave Downunder: stated : ” I’m not sure “Brett” would appreciate a story being written about him that refers to his paying customers as sadsturbators after all they are the ones making him $1,500 a week.”
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Considering that he called his own client who pays him “Creepy” in the article your comment doesn’t make much sense.
Xzamilio
Good thing I didn’t pay for it lol… gotta love the internet. “Paying for porn” is a foreign concept to me now.
bluberybandit
@Jayb3369: Look, I understand your taking offense, but it’s Queerty not the NY Times. Think of Queerty as one of your friends. You know, that Type A personality combined with the flamboyance of a barhopping nellie queen. Then, and only then, will you be able to simply turn away, roll your eyes, and log on Chaturbate. 😉
da90027
His mother told him to do this? How charming…and calling his customers creepy? I wouldn’t pay a nickel to see this guy.
crowebobby
His mother told him “he should look into being a stripper”; this is quite a jump from “stripping” . . . not that there’s anything wrong with either. Not my jam, as the kids may still say, but so what?
Jayb3369
@DCguy:
Actually, the linked article seems to draw the conclusion that one of his clients is creepy. He says that the client “scares him a little” but doesn’t say anything more than that.
“Sometimes his fans are creepy. His second-highest tipper is into BDSM and will spend $400 just to see Brett spank himself with a wooden paddle until his cheeks are bright red. “He scares me a little bit,” Brett confesses. “He found out I live in New Jersey and … wants to tie me up. He does have this whole fantasy I will meet him.””
Matt Achine
What ever happened to being an unsure young person, trying to find your way in the world? Everybody’s an overconfident narcissist right out of the womb now. His big-ass-for-a-white-guy made him popular, but black guys who fit that stereotype are never praised in the gay world.
@Dave Downunder: They need to think about what they post, period. Too many important events are taking shape in this world to focus on yet another white sex worker. We get it, already, we’re supposed to be obsessed with these vapid assholes. You’d think they built Stonewall with their bare hands, brick by fucking brick.
Jayb3369
@bluberybandit:
First of all, I have every intention of checking out this guy’s, ummm, assets. But my point is, we as a community still have enough people pushing their hate on us, and there are any number of 15 year olds quietly wanking off to underwear ads late at night because their parents would disown them or worse for being gay. Kids are still judged, bullied, harassed, attacked and driven to taking their own lives because people see us as sad, pathetic, deviant, pedophiles, well, you all know the list. We fight for our right to live our lives openly and with pride, and then we turn around and judge someone for how they have sex, who they find attractive, what they look like, what they wear. Yeah, maybe it’s “only” Queerty, but Queerty is one source of information by and about our community. If I don’t speak up about it here among my community, it’s going to be in the NY Times some day. And that type A friend? I’d let it slide the first couple times, but if every time I bring up the fact that I like bears, or twinks, or rent boys, and they threw some shade my way, they wouldn’t be my friend for very much longer.
Sorry, I’m getting off my soapbox now.
Xzamilio
Good lord, when did Queerty become Tumblr? I’m getting triggered… off to my safe space.
Hank
If regular jobs do not pay enough, these is that is open to criticism and that has to improve.
Bjk
@Jayb3369: It was such a nice bit of reporting until the author decided to ruin it by inserting their irrelevant opinion.
chrisald
@Jayb3369: Agreed. That was mean. When I beat off I’m happy not sad. 🙂
chrisald
If Chaturbate will take a non-muscular, slightly overweight, older guy I’d certainly enjoy using that USB zapper thing. Haha…
Hussain-TheCanadian
Well…….this is safer than prostitution if you ask me.
I don’t want to pass judgement on this man; I’ve never been in a situation where I would do anything to survive. So lets take it easy on him, hes easy on the eyes.
I hope hes using the money to put himself through school; what he’s doing isn’t going to last for him.
batesmotel
Say what you want he makes better money per week than most of us do. And he works far less. Although the flip side will be when he reaches a certain age where he’s no longer raking in the audiences and needs to get a real job. That job may ask what good chunks of his resume is blank. Unless he just says he was a personal trainer.
crowebobby
He can say he lived and worked as a dancer in Europe, as I did (which happened to be true in my case). Or he can work as a temp (which I also did) and if he’s any good they will offer him a permanent job (again which they did in my case). I have to point out that a black friend told me if I was black they would have assumed I’d been in prison. Life ain’t fair.
dwes09
Interestingly, I am no being allowed to post a comment on the tone of this article. So I am just going to suggest people follow the link to the original article. Much more information about the guy, no attitude regarding him or his followers.
zipperzone
I think he is VERY good looking.
But I wonder about the wisdom of him bragging about making $1500 a week.
He should hope that the IRS don’t get wind of this.
Keebler ILF
@zipperzone: Chaturbate requires performers to report their earnings to IRS.
I’ve been watching “Brett” over several months. He recently decided to engage in sex acts with another guy. I love when they start out all shy and then eventually, anything goes.
Check out his alter ego Prof. Assmore on youtube.
tricky ricky
only white trash have mothers who say things like you have a good body you should be a stripper.
Roan
Bottoming with guys, eating c*um just shot on a tight a*ss, sucking c*ock, dildos. Yeah, not very “straight” behavior. @Hattrickz91 chaturbate.com/b/hattrickz/
Roan
Bottoming with guys, eating c** on a tight a**, sucking c***, dildos. Yeah, not very “straight” behavior. @Hattrickz91
ErikO
@da90027: Likewise, he’s not that handsome or attractive. He looks like a roided up Ken Doll with too much ink.
highestbidder
Damn this dude is smoking hot! I’d sadsturbate to him in a heartbeat!
seaguy
@Xzamilio: When there is no more new porn cause all the studios go tits up you’ll only have yourself to blame thief.
crowebobby
I don’t watch professional porn, because I find it too sterile and generic, but there is an endless amount of free amateur porn. I find the excitement of the amateurs a much greater turn on.
seaguy
@tricky ricky: if they want their boy to get out of the trailer park.
Pete
blond lax bro def my area of interest!
Pete
i can’t find this stud’s port on chaturbate. link?
Dave Downunder
@seaguy: Does anyone still pay for porn these days?
Xzamilio
@seaguy: Ew… “tits”
Keebler ILF
@Pete:
It’s hattrickz.
It’s mentioned in the linked article, and so his twitter page.
da90027
FREE PORN EVERYWHERE!!!!!! Why would anyone be stupid enough to pay? LOL
OhHellNo
The bod’s hot, the ink’s sad (and growing weekly it seems), he smiles and chats so much that he sucks the sex right out of the room. At least he’s not a bad Ohmibod actor like most. Not great, but not bad. Those things don’t make a fourth of the impact the models act like they do, I’ve been told from three different sources (no personal experience, though).
marco3443
Both of your “links” to either the real journalist who wrote the story or the publication for which she wrote, do not work for some odd reason… and your “article” is 99% a copy of the original real article, which I will link below so people can read the story from the person who actually knows how to tell it instead of something akin to hastily copying off someone else’s homework before the teacher comes by to check it. smh…
FYI it is an interesting read so check out the article below!
Original Story:
https://melmagazine.com/how-to-be-a-cam-boy-484de9534e9e