Hello all,
And I second all of Valarie's comment...i am getting very annoyed at all the "victim" angle and having people tell me that I need to be saved is a bit much... I chose that hobby and I am an adult , majeure et vaccinée,and i decide what I do in life...
While those who think like the writer would include Independent escorts in their view, Independents and the kind of freedom they have to choose are still in a small minority. Valarie's description of her circumstances and how she runs her business are not the norm in agencies, though the degree of freedom within would vary according to the self-control and will of the individual.
Are you insinuating that ALL women that arent independant workers or either work for agencies or MP's are PIMPED , or victims ?
See this is what I dont like about both sides I'm reading. For one I agree that `some`of these girls arent victims. Wether its a majority or a minority, that I dont know. But the fact that they work for agencies or MP's does not make them victims or pimped, like you seem to be implying. ANNNNDDDDDD a girl that labels herself as an independant can very well be a victim also. Being independant does not necessarily mean that you arent. There are lots of factors that can make you a `sort a speak`victim.
I don't think Valarie meant to demean agency ladies, but her conditions definitely separate her from them. What we need are agency ladies to write about their experiences and I think it's a good point of the difference between Independents and agency ladies that we practically never see anything of the kind. Where are these posters? Is it agency control, maybe indicating a problem but at least a difference from Independents?
The problem with the article is the author's obvious goal has directed a preset conclusion. In other words, the person had an outcome in mind and went in search of the facts (probably with some exaggeration too) that fit their goal to paint "the profession" as something all bad. Of course the author left out anything that would refute that goal because his morality, such as he sees it, wouldn't let him admit to anything else.
I don't think any of the events described are fake, but certainly the author had no intention of being balanced by including success stories where the ladies got out of this work what they wanted and then moved on to the career objective after using this work for support financially. The heavily one-sided viewpoint shows that. But though the writer was very unfair in his portrayal and conclusions, one has to ask if fairness is really possible. Ladies who keep a level head and stay focused on their career objectives are not going to be accessible to writers because they need anonymity to protect their personal lives, careers, and family life, which could be ruined otherwise. In effect, success stories get buried and thew public gets only the ugly picture. So of course the sources of these authors are going to be those ladies who have experienced the harsh or very harsh side of this life and desire or need to be open about it.
It's too bad writers like this care more about supporting their own predetermined moralistic outcome. Make no mistake that as much as there are success stories for the ladies in this business there are also at least as many tragic ones, sometimes fatally tragic. Honest writers have always had a huge role in being able to expose abuses in any area and create opportunities for help. But those who only care about supporting their preset conclusions with hyper one-sided images and assessments become laughable and ineffective where they might have been able to make a positive difference for the ladies who need it. That's the tragic part.
To put it succinctly, the author is an idiot...probably doing more damage than good.
Articles in the paper pertaining to prostitution will almost always only express the negative viewpoint.
It's much more profitable.
Sadly,
Merlot
. What an absurd article. This sounds like a very typical conservative attitude that sees sex as a big controversy. This article describes a very limited and the most negative case scenario. It depicts one situation and generalized that all strippers are in the same situation. Not all pimps are bad also... many are good and actually protect the girls... some of these girls are new to the business and cannot even manage their own money. There are both bad and good pimps. Many strippers are not trafficked also. I do not know where they get their information from.
