Bex Caputo (33:38)
Like, oh, dick, dick, dick, dick, dick, dick. Like, that was my job. And I made a shit ton of money. So coming from being, like, a poor black kid from the projects to making the most money I had made in my life, looking at dick was kind of amazing. And so I spent a couple of years then running around the country and running around all over the world, like to Europe and Australia and every place, talking about sex, talking about kink. As a black woman who also identified as being submissive and being into kink and bdsm, there weren't a lot of role models out there for me. So I had to kind of, like, be my own pervert. Like, the two or three other submissive black women that I had met in my life were, like, amazing stalwarts of the kink community. And then I was like, yes, there need to be more of us. There need to be more kinky black women out there doing the kinky black women thing. Thing for us, for the people. Why aren't they out there? And then they're like, if you don't see what you want, be the change. And they're like, suck. I don't want to be the change. I just want to, like, you know, fucking chill and watch the change. But no. So I had really dedicated myself to this, and I had spent years pursuing this dream. And In December of 2013, I was down to my last thousand bucks in the bank, and I was living with two friends, and they were magnificent. They were wonderful. But this was not going to be the rest of my fucking life. And I had tried for so many years to find a dominant partner. And the thing is this. Like, a lot of people when they meet me, are kind of shocked I'm submissive. I have no fucking idea why this is so hard for them to believe. And I would meet these guys and they'd be like, well, you don't act very submissive. And I'm like, well, you don't act very dominant because if you did, I'd be kneeling and sucking your dick. Wouldn't I? So I sought the dominant type for me. And I had dated a couple people, I had a couple really great relationships, but nothing that ever really gelled. And everyone was either like super polyamorous. And while I don't mind playing around with other people, I really wanted that heart bond, connection with one person. And that was a little bit hard to find in the king community. And I had compromised so much. And let me tell you, compromising is great until you grind up against your limit and you're like, oh, this is no longer compromise. This is me actually giving up on my fucking dreams, which I did not want to fucking do. So in this shower, I had one of these conversations with, with God, flying, spaghetti monster, the universe, whoever the fuck you want to call it, your higher power, right? And I said, look, you know what? I have put myself out there, I have had faith, I have taken the leap. I left San Francisco, I grew up in New York, I moved out to the west coast, did the west coast thing, came back, New York received me like a lover who kind of hates you but still wants to like, rage fuck you, because you know how the city is. Came back home and New York was like, ah, get over here, you little bitch. Take it. I was like, thank you, thank you, Manhattan. Thank you. And Manhattan's like, oh, no, no, no, you're gonna live in Flushing and you'll like it. Yes, ma'. Am. And I said, you know, I did the shit, I did the manifesting your power shit that they tell you to do, and I'm still fucking lonely. And you know what's interesting is that there are lots of people who feel great about being single, people who feel self actualized when they're on their own. And I was not one of those people. And it took a lot for me to say to myself, I am happier when I'm with someone. I'm a submissive. I like to submit. I like to do things for people that turns me on, that gets my pussy wet and my nipples hard. Doing for myself only goes so far. But I figured, you know what, at some point you have to be realistic. And so in this shower in December 2013, I had this conversation. And I said, hey, you know what? I've done it. I did the shit. I am going to say, you know what? Fuck this trying to be a sex educator. Fuck all this bullshit. I have many skills. I'm gonna go get myself a nice fat corporate job, rake in six figures, chill out with the sex educating thing. Being a pervert is obviously not that Fucking lucrative for me at this time. I'm just Gonna move on. January 1, 2014. New life starting. Unless. Unless, universe, you happen to send me the perfect dominant. I want the one. I want the one that we all been fantasizing about. I want the one who wants to take care of me. I want the one who sees me. I want the one who doesn't give a shit. No, I want the one who not only doesn't give a shit that I am bossy loud ass bitch. I want the one who thinks that's the hottest fucking shit on the goddamn planet. That's the dominant. I. I want the person who sees me and thinks, holy shit, can I get me some of that? That's the one I need. And I was just playing fuck you with the universe because I knew, A, that person didn't exist, B, they certainly weren't gonna be interested in me, and C, I was not going to find them between now and the end of the year. So I figured that that was a safe bet. And then on OkCupid of all websites, I get a message from someone with the handle Spicy Spirit Love. And I'm like, oh, no, no, no, no. The fuck does that even mean? So I open this profile and they have several strikes against them. Strike one. One, no picture, please. Remember, I have spent years working on adult websites. Adult dating websites. I got my criteria shit on lock. No picture. Some wrong. Strike two, their profile is not completely filled out. I'm going, OkCupid gives you so many opportunities to show off how awesome you are. And you have filled out, like, two things. Strike three, some awkward syntax in their profile. And I'm like, oh, dude, you couldn't, like, use grammar and spell check? Come on. So then I'm like, all right. I open the email and I read the following. Hi, Melina. Wow, your profile is great. Theater sub, unusual spiritual fodder, curvy fat black chick, trembling flower of submission. These were all things in my profile. I am older than you want 60, but I have a strong German Austrian accent. I had indicated that I had a thing for accents. I specifically said British accents. But I'm flexible. I am strongly interested in BDSM with some experience. I am a top and I do not drink any alcohol. I'm a recovering alcoholic, so this is nice. I trust in the definition of Robert Mapplethorpe. SM means sex and magic. I'm like, oh, I am an artist, very successful, Probably a member of the top 10 or 20 in my genre in the world. Crazy. Developing new spaces. Especially interested in the Dark sides of emotions. I would like to tame you. Warm wishes Georg. And I'm like, okay, this explains the syntactic awkwardness. English is his second language. It also explains why he doesn't have a picture up. He has some notoriety, he's trying to be cool. And I'm thinking, okay, the magnificent thing is that he read my profile and responded to shit within my profile. And why motherfuckers don't do this as a default is baffling to me. It's not hard. Read the shit, respond to the shit, get the shit. How fucking hard is that? So I wrote back and I said something flowery and whatever, and I was like, well, you don't have any pictures of yourself, so blah, blah, blah. Within 47 minutes, he had sent me back three of the worst selfies I have ever seen in my life. Everything you don't do in a selfie. Chin from the bottom, hair all fucked up, like, not in focus. And I'm looking at this and saying, if this guy is so into this moment that he just stopped and didn't even give a shit and was like, I'm a send this shitty, shitty selfie. I was like, this guy can get the. So he invites me over to his house. And as crazy as this seems, I'm like, I am a Craigslist veteran. If you give out your home address to someone and I happen to know already shit about you. And I told him, I said, look, I got two lesbians in Queens who will come for you if you fuck with me. And he was like, all right, well yes, yes, I understand. So I went over to his house and I had this moment where I get off the elevator on the top floor of this apartment building overlooking the fucking Hudson. And I look out of the window on one side and I can see the projects where I grew up. And I had to do that thing. And if you grew up here in New York, you know what I'm talking about, where I'm like, don't fall in love with the apartment. And I was like, it's cool. Cause what if he's a jerk? And I'm like, look at that view. Fucking penthouse apartment. And he opens the door and there he is, this like 60 year old white guy with his like mid length blonde hair and his glasses and he's wearing like jeans and a T shirt. I'm like, you couldn't get dressed up, but it's cool. And he'd made me dinner and wasn't that lovely? And we sat and we ate and we chatted and he was asking me all sorts of questions about what it was like growing up in New York. And we were chatting about this and that and the other thing. And of course, the topic of, like, racism and how horrible white people are came up. I like to get that out of the way. If I'm thinking about fucking a white person, I need to know that when I say fuck the man, they are like, yes, fuck us all. Like, that's what I need. And I remember telling him briefly, especially story about, you know, when I was a kid and the first time I experienced racism and some little kid, you know, called me a nigger in the playground. And I look over at him and I'm not even shitting you. He's like, crying. He's like, how could someone do that to a child? How could someone. And I'm like, now I'm kind of turned on because I'm like, oh, he might, like, actually be kind of woke. And that's kind of hot for me.