CallaFirestormBW
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I would have to disagree on the "prostitution" aspect. I think that, in a sense, we -all- "prostitute" ourselves, if asking for pay for one's work is -prostitution-... and if one limits the definition to strictly sex-workers, why? What makes sex-work any different than any other skilled trade? I think that it is not inappropriate to get paid for something one does well, nor is it unjust to seek compensation for the work that one does. I also think that, if one's skills lie in an area generally relegated to intimacy, getting paid for one's work has gotten a -very- bad rap. I think that, if an individual is sexually proficient, self-aware, and provides hir work to fill a niche where that skill/service is in demand, and if xhe provides good quality in exchange, it should be perfectly within a person's right to market whatever talent xhe has without censure. Providing such skills as legally-legitimized businesses would, I think, cause a profound change in our attitudes towards both sexuality and sex-workers. Perpetrating the idea that asking for fair remuneration for a given skill-set (whether domination, sex, or any combination) is somehow -degrading- further clouds the waters and diminishes those who have gone to the effort to perfect their skills and who -do- deserve to be adequately and fairly compensated for the work they do. In terms of being "taken care of financially", I also see a HUGE difference between contributing to a household where all the members are productive and expecting to be funded while providing nothing in return except for a nasty attitude and occasional sex. While I have no issue whatsoever with individuals of any gender who do not work in traditional corporate positions, I have huge issues with individuals of any gender who think that it is OK to expect to have someone pay one's way when one is not contributing anything to the mix. (Not referring to the OP or anyone else here -- just a generalized perspective). A person who is at home full-time and who produces art, manages the household, tends offspring, does contract work, or tends to the home and the details of keeping that home intact is quite valuable... even more so in that, in our current economy, it is difficult to keep a home without multiple incomes. Having a person at home who sits around playing on the comp, and not bringing in a dime, generating anything artistic, or serving any useful purpose -- that is bogus, in my mind, regardless of gender or side of the kneel. Dame Calla
< Message edited by CallaFirestormBW -- 6/29/2009 3:10:29 PM >
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