Is AUTHOR wrong in the post ? POST : Posting from a throwaway because my real account almost certainly has references to where I live and my old job.

In my "real" life I'm a student at a large university, sociology major with a minor in stats. I'm active in several volunteer service groups and am treasurer of the campus version of my chosen political party. I was also working for a group that fund raises to research and advocate for things like environmental justice and modeling methods of food and water equity. 

About a month ago I showed up to work to find a pad locked door and the fact that I no longer had a job. The rumors are flying but I honestly don't know what happened. What is good is national stepped in and paid half our last months check with a promise that the other half will be paid in April so I'm glad we aren't totally high and dry. 

However I need a job. I have a few friends outside my normal social circle and one of them mentioned that he was working for a local MMA promotion and they desperately needed a ring card girl for what would have been last weekend's show. I honestly had no idea what it was so I looked it up and its defintely not my ordinary thing but it paid $200 cash for 3 hours work. The outfits were actually cute and more like a sports bra and yoga shorts than a skimpy bikini. I did the job and it was actually really fun, there were defintely "woos and whistles" but for the most part everyone was respectful. The two other girls were super cool and we didn't even watch the fights because we had so much getting to know each other. I got a free outfit, a free set of sweats and even free dinner and hotel room at the casino.  I got another offer to work this coming weekend in another state but I would have to do weigh ins on Friday and the event on Saturday for a total of $500. I happily agreed.


My social circle is apoplectic that I took this job. They think it's objectifying, degrading and violent. I told them that it was actually the opposite and one told me I was blinded by the money (which is ironic because he comes from a rich family in California). I've been told that MMA is representative of what happens in a society that doesn't strive for equity and now I'm in the thick of it. No one has said we aren't friends or anything like that but there was much coldness at one of my Monday night meetings and I wasn't invited to dinner afterwards like I have been for almost 2 years now.

I feel like an asshole but am I the asshole?