4 ms·
Not really. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Woman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Woman I have to say, simply because the woman was a stripper does
by blazespin 7y ago
Not really. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Woman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Woman
I have to say, simply because the woman was a stripper does not preclude her from being an effective manager. Perhaps the article could have spent more time talking about dubious moral and unethical things that she did rather than her past history of removing her clothing.
Profiling like this is only necessary when your life is potentially in danger, like being a cop in a dark alley. We're a modern society, can't we treat everyone as individuals to be respected?
- dvtrn 7y agoMay I kindly suggest a watch of the movie versus a read of an abridged plot from Wikipedia to see the associations I’ve drawn between this story and the movie? The parallels aren’t complete nor exhaustive but the way Gere’s character repeatedly parlays his relationship with Roberts for professional and social advantage (which is only one instance talked about in said wiki article) is one of the more prevalent themes in the film I and presumably the commenter I relied to are alluding to when connecting these dots of “art imitating life”. This isn’t an ethical argument about how effective sex-workers are in non-sex work careers but a critique of the power dynamics between two individuals. One who merely happened to be a sex-worker.
- blazespin 7y agoJulia Roberts was a prostitute which was an illegal job. Stripping is generally not illegal. I also don't recall anything in the movie about her managing anything, but perhaps I missed that. It was quite awhile ago. And if I recall, she encouraged Gere's character to act in a more honest manner. Really, there seems to be very little connection here.
- dvtrn 7y agoAgain you seem to think I’m drawing the comparison as a way of making a value judgement about sex work and those who engage in it. That’s not what’s happening here.
- hinkley 7y agoThe problem with short replies is nobody knows what you're thinking. And then I was off doing other things. No, I don't think it's exactly the same thing. Very few things are (except in code). I have some issues with how the other responder phrased it, but the concerns you present are looked at in what I felt was a pretty significant subplot in that storyline.
- dvtrn 7y agoI have some issues with how the other responder phrased it Is that me? I'd be agreeable to a discussion of the movie and some of the parallels I found with that particular element of the Kapoor story (at least as reported by NPR here) and try to understand your issues with my own conclusions; this particular thread may not be the best medium for it but I'm always open to a friendly session of 'movie-allegory-as-ethics film theory' being a just a middling movie enthusiast.
- hinkley 7y agoI had misconstrued one of your replies as “assigning homework”, but on a reread you had more info in your reply than mine did. No problem with the thesis, imagined problem with the delivery (it’s been quite a long day here).
- dvtrn 7y agoCompletely understandable, I admit I could benefit sometimes from stating things more plainly and avoid unintended confusion. Especially via text where tone doesn't always translate well.
- thaumasiotes 7y ago> Profiling like this is only necessary when your life is potentially in danger, like being a cop in a dark alley. This is an interesting contrast with the frequently-expressed view that profiling is especially pernicious when the cops do it.