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Visual Prostitutes Are The New Faces Of Sex Work

The first time I heard the term “E-thot” was on Twitter, where, for better or worse, memes spread like wildfire. I had made some commentary on the news of the day, though I can’t remember the exact story, and had promptly been told that the opinion of an “E-thot” like me was irrelevant.

By Lauren Chen3 min read
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I may not have known what an E-thot was at the time, but from context, it was pretty clear it wasn’t a good thing. Fast forward through some intense Googling and a trip over to Reddit, and I gathered that the term “E-thot” is a variation of the word “thot,” which is an acronym for “that ho over there.” And in its most general sense, an “E-thot” refers to a woman who makes money online from male (or predominantly male) audiences.