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No idea who Mullen is, but these whores should take a lesson from "journeymen" in other industries, who take a hit on their pay when the demand is lower. I guess in this case, these whores can always go escort for higher rates, but at higher risk.
Why would the whores be offended by a lowball offer? The offer would be meaningless unless they were interested in accepting it. They can sit at home "tweeting" and earning nothing only so long, only to come to find that the demand may not be there when they finally decide to lower their rates.
This is actually an interesting economics problem; they outlined a similar one in the first Freakonomics book, describing the behaviour in the housing market of buyers, sellers, and the real estate agents. Despite how the agents may instruct their clients, the same agents often behave entirely differently when it comes to selling their own homes than they do when representing clients. Since Derek Hay used to consider himself male talent, it would be instructive to inspect his own booking history in a market climate similar to today's. Unfortunately, it is not published anywhere to give the other side of the story.
Why would we be offended ? Well .... I'll tell you why. First of all, any parody will have you on set for probably 3 days minimum. So that simple b/g/g scene for 500 bucks in a gonzo movie isn't quite so simple in a parody. Secondly, you're not considering the risks involved for the money. We all know what they are ... but to throw your bare naked ass on screen, risking Hiv and stds that are tested for because of irresponsible acts off screen, and not too mention the risks of disease that are not tested for in the industry (herpes, hpv, hepatitis ) is just not worth 500 bucks for a scene. Say what you want about not working as an alternative but your not the one taking the risk or getting the crap from friends and family and risking disease for 500 bucks. Times are tough, yes .... but what kind of scene do you really think you're going to get out of a girl paying her a lowball rate ? Yes she may do the scene because she's desperate at that moment, in a pinch, or whatever the reason .... but she's probably pissed about it. Pay the girl a fair rate and you'll get a much better result. Just my point of view .... which is why I won't drop my rate much regardless of how much work i'm getting. Luckily I'm not in a position where i have to. I don't really know Jeff at all other than a few emails here and there over the years .... our timing has just never worked out being i'm an out of towner .... but i'll never agree that 500 bucks is a fair rate for b/g or b/g/g. I'm not a fan of Derek either so I'm not biased. Just my 2 cents I guess.
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