A dominatrix explains how she whips and teases her clients over video during the pandemic

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A dominatrix explains how she whips and teases her clients over video during the pandemic
  • Mistress Amandara is a Berlin-based dominatrix.
  • She used to make €250 an hour to whip, tease, and belittle her clients, but she now relies on government assistance to pay her bills because of the pandemic.
  • "Domination is not about jerking off looking to a woman's body," Amandara said.
  • Business Insider Today spoke with Mistress Amandara to learn just how hard it is to make money doing online sex work.
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But online domination has its limitations.

But online domination has its limitations.
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"Domination is not about jerking off looking to a woman's body," Amandara said.

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Globally, sex workers who can't meet with clients in person are turning to subscription platforms like OnlyFans and IsMyGirl.

Globally, sex workers who can't meet with clients in person are turning to subscription platforms like OnlyFans and IsMyGirl.
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In the US, sex workers are scrambling to find alternative work after being left out of a major COVID-19 relief package. This is because of the legal grey area sex work exists in the US.

In the US, sex workers are scrambling to find alternative work after being left out of a major COVID-19 relief package. This is because of the legal grey area sex work exists in the US.
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Because most kinds of sex work are legal in Germany, Amandara is able to receive​ government assistance during the pandemic.

Because most kinds of sex work are legal in Germany, Amandara is able to receive​ government assistance during the pandemic.
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Amandara used to make €250 an hour when she dominated clients in person. Now, she is having to rely on emergency assistance from the German government to pay her bills.

Amandara used to make €250 an hour when she dominated clients in person. Now, she is having to rely on emergency assistance from the German government to pay her bills.
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Because of the lack of physical touch, Amandara's clients are unwilling to pay her typical hourly fee.

Because of the lack of physical touch, Amandara's clients are unwilling to pay her typical hourly fee.
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"I can't pay my bills with it — with my sex work online," Amandara said.

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Amandara's submissive will buy their own dildos and paddles to use on themselves as she verbally humiliates them. She says the humiliation is her favorite part.

Amandara's submissive will buy their own dildos and paddles to use on themselves as she verbally humiliates them. She says the humiliation is her favorite part.
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Amandara is having to relearn how to dominate someone through a screen. One area she's found some success in is using toys like dildos and paddles.

Amandara is having to relearn how to dominate someone through a screen. One area she's found some success in is using toys like dildos and paddles.
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Domination falls under BDSM (bondage-discipline, dominance-submission, and sadism-masochism) — a consensual sexual dynamic in which people play with power through different sexual acts. Many times toys like whips, handcuffs​, and masks are involved.

Domination falls under BDSM (bondage-discipline, dominance-submission, and sadism-masochism) — a consensual sexual dynamic in which people play with power through different sexual acts. Many times toys like whips, handcuffs​, and masks are involved.
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With strip clubs, brothels, and bars closed, some sex workers like Berlin-based dominatrix Mistress Amandara are taking their practice online.

With strip clubs, brothels, and bars closed, some sex workers like Berlin-based dominatrix Mistress Amandara are taking their practice online.
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