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My understanding is that the people working in that industry prefer to call it "sex work." "Prostitute" has negative historical connotations. For example, we w
by braythwayt 8y ago
My understanding is that the people working in that industry prefer to call it "sex work."
"Prostitute" has negative historical connotations. For example, we will say that Mitch McConnell has prostituted himself to billionaires, but we would never call him a sex worker.
/ducks
- 1000units 8y agoWe wouldn't call him a "sex worker" precisely because it is an unnatural and forced piece of language.
- LorenPechtel 8y ago"Sex worker" is a broader term than "prostitute". The former covers most every commercial activity whose objective is orgasm, the latter covers only those whose normal job is orgasm via insertion (although they may do it by other means at a client's request.)
- blattimwind 8y ago> The former covers most every commercial activity whose objective is orgasm I don't think that's technically true.
- michaelt 8y agoCertainly, a farmer manually collecting bull semen isn't engaged in sex work. But I would say at the very least "sex work" covers dominatrices, pre-recorded and live-streaming porn performances, strip club and lap dance performances, as well as escorts. So "sex worker" isn't precisely equal to "prostitute"
- hopler 8y agoThe objective of fertility work is sperm/egg/embryo/whatever, not orgasm. If they could efficienctly stick a needle in the gonads and extract the reproductive cells, they would.
- JohnFen 8y agoStrippers are sex workers, but most of them aren't trying to make their customers orgasm. At least, not in the moment.
- 1000units 8y agoVery well, but how do we accomplish this at scale? Email me if interested in discussing!
- wwweston 8y agoMcConnell's gig is inserting his clientele's p...olicy into US law / practice for their pleasure....
- yspeak 8y agoHow is this and like comments within HN's acceptable use policy ? How are they not down voted into Oblivion ? anything that remotely challenges the politicaly correct mindset of silicon valley is shredded.
- imjustsaying 8y agoanytime you'd like to make a claim or an argument, please put it forth rather than simply eject ad hominems and make snarky vague claims.