Comments on: What would they think? (and related rambling)

By: Reagan

Reagan — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:28:24 +0000

Oh Amber my love, you have truly come into your own. I could not be prouder (not to say that I have a finite amount of proudness for you). I’m so glad to hear your voice and how much of your power and intelligence I hear in it. I’m so happy that humanity has you in its corner.

By: RenegadeEvolution

RenegadeEvolution — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 22:12:48 +0000

i use the same def. for sex work, it is certainly more than porn and prostitution….

ummmm, porn….(homer simpson voice)

By: Amber

Amber — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:42:53 +0000

I know, it’s ridiculous. And Ren has written about this more extensively, but different states define “sex” different ways. So in some states, “sex” is only defined as penetration. So paying for a handjob is legal.

By: Audacity

Audacity — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:56:25 +0000

You and I both probably define it the same way, but I think most people read sex work as prostitution, pornography.

Side note: You can get paid to have sex in a movie, but can’t just get paid to have sex. Whatever.

By: Amber

Amber — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 04:04:02 +0000

The Economist article is based on research conducted by the Freakonomics guy, which has been discussed at length here. Highly recommended reading.

Re: definition;
“Sex work” is a broad term that encompasses many types of work - escorts, porn performers, exotic dancers, nude models, pro-dommes, street prostitutes, massage parlor attendants, phone sex operators, strippers, fetish models, camgirls, and more. The areas of the sex industry that I’ve considered are stripping, escorting, nude modeling, and (to a lesser degree) porn such as internet videos, etc.

By: Audacity

Audacity — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 03:20:16 +0000

Of all places, there was an interesting article in this month’s Economist on sex work.

Also had a question - what do you define as sex work?