What did you want to be when you were young and what do you do now?

[LizzygotDizzy]

I would go along with that, plus I have always used the term "working girl", as more of a generalisation for the name as opposed to the derogatory terms often used, in that working to earn money! in whatever capacity. A job is a blooming job! lol!

[LizzygotDizzy]

ChavWivaLawDegree Wrote:

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> Sex-worker describes what you do and incorporates

> male prostitutes, strippers, porn actors and

> others in the sex industry and is less

> condemnatory than, prozzy, whore, tart, rent boy

> or whatever other names you might prefer to call

> us.

By the way I wasn't having a dig Chav, what I said was "prettying things up for those feeling guilty about using the services in the first place", i.e. the clientelle in my post.

[ChavWivaLawDegree]

Lizzy - I know, I'm pretty thick skinned anyway but I just wanted to respond to Bob's post really.

[LizzygotDizzy]

Oh, ok, got my wires crossed! Sorry =}

[*Bob*]

ChavWivaLawDegree Wrote:

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> Sex-worker describes what you do and incorporates

> male prostitutes, strippers, porn actors and

> others in the sex industry and is less

> condemnatory than, prozzy, whore, tart, rent boy

> or whatever other names you might prefer to call

> us.

Yeah.. I'm not saying the majority of the alternatives are wonderful. But 'sex worker' is just plain rubbish.

And whilst (in theory) what you say above may be true, I've never heard a stripper refer to themselves as a 'sex worker' because everyone knows 'sex worker' is just a rubbish term for prostitute (etc etc)

I think it's high time someone came-up with a decent alternative.

[*Bob*]

'Working in the sex industry' is better. Just.

[ChavWivaLawDegree]

but longer.

[mockney piers]

Prostitute?

I say I'm a Programmer rather than I work in the Information Technology Industry.

It's also more matter of fact than and less condemnatory than geek or IT Bore.

[*Bob*]

'Working in the sex industry' could mean stripper, pornographer, prostitute, retailer of butt-plugs.. anything..

But somehow 'sex worker' can only mean 'prostitute'.

[LizzygotDizzy]

Its true, strippers refer to themselves as "exotic dancers", porn magazine models describe themseves as "Glamour models" its just hard to come up with a suitable more acceptable/non-condemnatory name.

[*Bob*]

Prostitute?

[LizzygotDizzy]

Howz about "love artist"? or "sex artiste" sounds a bit posher.

[Brendan]

Personal Service Technician

[ChavWivaLawDegree]

Now I'm a remote sex therapist (educating you guys on here!)

[LizzygotDizzy]

Prostitute is in the English Dictionary though:-

pros?ti?tute (prst-tt, -tyt)

n.

1. One who solicits and accepts payment for sex acts.

2. One who sells one's abilities, talent, or name for an unworthy purpose.

tr.v. pros?ti?tut?ed, pros?ti?tut?ing, pros?ti?tutes

1. To offer (oneself or another) for sexual hire.

2. To sell (oneself or one's talent, for example) for an unworthy purpose.

[ChavWivaLawDegree]

There you go - unworthy.

I prefer sex worker because nothing I did was unworthy, shameful or degrading.

[LizzygotDizzy]

Brendan Wrote:

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> Personal Service Technician

Lol I liked that one!

[LizzygotDizzy]

I see what you mean, the actual description of the word is very ugly, and unfairly so, but its in there in black and white.

[Jah Lush]

Footballer, rock star, singer/songwriter/musician, usual crap. Been working on newspapers since I was 16. Just another serf. I considered acting for about five minutes once. I should have been on the stage, I rather like it up there. Would like to retire first thing tomorrow morning and maybe write short stories or novels if and when I could be bothered to.

[*Bob*]

ChavWivaLawDegree Wrote:

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> There you go - unworthy.

Au contraire, Chav.. I'm sure you were most worthy. Worthy of every penny.

[LizzygotDizzy]

That wasn't very nice! =[

[Jah Lush]

We're all prostitutes.

[KalamityKel]

Well we all do it for personal gain... even just to make ur partner happy...

[*Bob*]

LizzygotDizzy Wrote:

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> That wasn't very nice! =[

It was a compliment.

[Brendan]

I get through my career with flashy concepts and empty promises. Does that make me a prostitute or just some kind of exotic dancer?