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This Brings Career Day To A Whole New Level
Where was this job when I had to make a career decision in high school?
This is the great thing about reading and reading a lot. Especially here on Medium. You’re always learning. I learned something new today, and it’s only just after 10 am! Peep this.
Brian Dickens Barrabee had a piece published, My Dog the Fluffer. Essentially, it was a piece about dogs doing what dogs do best-humping guests when they roll through your place for a visit. Brian went on to explain, well, I’ll let you read it for yourself here.
He concluded with a definition of what a fluffer was. He summed it up as a male who got another male “excited” for the express purpose of being able to perform in a porn flick.
Being the staunch feminist that I am, my first thought was, “Hey, what about us chicks?! Why don’t WE get to stimulate the males so that they are ready for their close-up?” (And if that movie reference blew over your head, oh well.) So I checked out the link that Brian provided and here’s what I found.
… because in the 1950s, a fluffer began referring to a person who kept male performer’s fluffed up, or erect, during a shoot. It makes sense, given shoots can go on for hours at a time. These very important people on set could be male or…
