My Letter To "The View"....

After watching your show regarding Massage Therapists, I have been thinking about it non-stop. I have always loved your show and thought the hosts were wonderful examples of strong intelligent women. However after this episode, I now understand this to be untrue. I am a LMP and have been for 14 years; I attend intense schooling, had to pass state boards, and every year have to continue my education to keep my license. I own and operate a spa that employees 9 wonderful women as LPM’s, and none of us are “sex workers” or “Masseuses”. I usually can brush off uninformed and close mindedness and the use of the term masseuse, but on The View, it is unacceptable. While giving a treatment, music is played because it calms the client and silence can be nerve wracking. Also during insurance/rehabilitation massage the time can go over 2 hours, giving a client freer movement, lessening pain, and bettering their life can take time. It is sad that trying to help our clients is seen as improper. The airing of such ideas also spreads the idea that we ARE sex workers and leads to situations that can dangerous for us. In all, it saddens me that The View labeled us as sex workers due to its host’s lack of knowledge. Being slammed by women I looked up to is a sad sad thing, and needless to say The View will not be showing on my TV anytime soon.