You mean Eleganza? First of all, I wrote that "débutantes" generally refers to young women, not necessarily minors. I also wrote that, in some specific cases, "débutantes" literally means "minors" (see Traveller_76's post: this is the kind of agencies I'm thinking about).Special K said:Are you referring to a certain respected advertising agency on Merb who advertises some of their new ladies as "Debutantes" is in fact insinuating for the secret underage club, that these girls he's hired are minors?
At least that's how I read your post. If not, please do clarify.
I don't know if Eleganza hires minors or not, probably not given the high visibility this agency enjoys. Regardless, Eleganza clearly targets a specific market by emphasizing that their girls are "young" or, as pornographers would say, "barely legal". Check Eleganza's website, the word "débutante" is emphasized in red letters, why?traveller_76 said:Debutante of course isn't always code for minor, but in agencies that do have underaged girls, usually the cheaper agencies that make their revenue off quantity not quality (what I call the JDM style agencies), that's often what it means. That's how I was described and that's how a few others I know were described too. The 'barely 18' description should ring a bell as well. There was always a fear that the calls would be tapped, so maybe it was a way to tell the clients what was on tap without explicitely saying it. This was over a decade ago. Things could have changed, but I really doubt it.
If you advertise your business, would you accentuate you employees' lack of experience? "Let our inexperienced staff help you...", etc.. You wouldn't unless the word "inexperienced" is coded in a way that only initiated members of a specific audience would understand. The same reasoning applies to escort agencies who are stating high and loud that their girls are "débutantes".
Now why not just state the girls' age? "19 y/o" says clearly that the girl is young. Why then the need for agencies to mention that she's new to the business? Back in the early 90's, some agencies advertising in the Journal de Montréal used to proceed that way so to identify exclusive subculture members. In this view, "débutante" meant that the girl who is featured as a 18-year old is actually a minor.
Why agencies, like Eleganza, use this exact same marketing ploy? If it's not to showcase minors, as their predecessors did, then it's reasonable to think that it's to sell, to clients with a preference for youngsters, the illusion that the girls they are with might be minors.
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