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Re: Hey, I got a question...

[(Anonymous)]

Isn't the word "escort"? Though I dont know myself... O.o

Re: Hey, I got a question...

[(Anonymous)]

yeah! but not prostitute. that's not nice.

Re: Hey, I got a question...

[(Anonymous)]

is selling sex for money NOT considered prostitution now?

Re: Hey, I got a question...

[(Anonymous)]

Technically it is "sex work" but many prostitutes don't care for the term "sex worker." Also, officially, it is "solicitation" (in terms of what will appear as the charge if they are arrested.

Also strippers at not sex workers/prostitutes unless they have two jobs, and they will get super mad if you call them sex workers if they are not also prostitutes.

Re: Hey, I got a question...

[(Anonymous)]

the word "prostitute" is, from everyone I've read or listened to, not the word want to be called.

people still sell sex for money, they just don't like calling it prostitution, because that's the kind of slur that gets people up in arms.

(and see, there's another anon saying that "prostitute" is the accepted word and "full service sex worker" is a rude term for what people do, so obviously this is a very individual-industry-specific sort of situation.)

...like, other anons know people who are uncomfortable with their stripping/camming being labeled sex work? and i know people who do those jobs and call it sex work. so. sorry, original anon! this is basically a big, complicated, sort of controversial kind of work.)