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On the subject of prostitution
x-man:
At this point I don't know if I will contribute anything to the new thread because I am so tired and disappointed in how the Battle of Joshua Tree turned out. I do, however, applaud your wanting to do something. It is in this spirit that I suggest you add to the postings you have moved all the others, beginning with Milo's initial posting where he says that he believes all prostitutes are scum. It is only in this larger context that the postings you have selected make sense.
milomorris:
I am all in favor of re-posting the deleted content along with the rest of the posts of the last couple of days. It will serve as a public record of what happened here, and who said what to whom. That will serve as a reference point just in case there is any meshugenah about this in the future.
x-man:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on September 27, 2013, 04:05:18 pm ---
If this is agreeable to everyone, I would like to reinstate the deleted posts in their own separate thread called "On the Subject of Prostitution" in the Anything Goes section, which is also moderated by Roland. If there are any other posts in this thread that you would like moved over to the new thread, just let me know.
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Do you accept Milo's and my suggestion that everything pertaining to the Battle be moved, and kept in its original sequence? If so, perhaps it might be wise to act quickly, lest new postings be added in the meantime to what is now at the new site and confuse the situation.
milomorris:
--- Quote from: oilgun on September 26, 2013, 09:14:14 pm ---I don't give a shit either but at least I don't call a whole segment of society "scum" based on a stereotype.
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My perspective is not based on any stereotype, but rather on my personal experiences with prostitution. Some people think that people turn to prostitution out of desperation, dysfunctional backgrounds, etc. While this is certainly true for some whores, it is not the case for many others. And even those that come out of an "at-risk" population have other choices available to them.
I went to college with a guy who decided to become an "escort" because it offered him 2 things: better access to drugs, and easy, willing sex partners. He was from what most people would call a stable family in a desirable ZIP code in the Princeton area.
I also knew a young woman who grew up in a trailer park in Nebraska where her parents were never formally divorced, but lived apart due to her mother's alcoholism. Because her father worked so many hours, she basically raised her 3 younger siblings. There was nobody in her family to help her pay for college, so she turned to prostitution in order to get an education. She stole from me. She tried to block me from getting cast in a show (which didn't work). And she ended up knocking on my door in the wee hours one morning begging for money to pay her pimp because she had used her trick money for drugs. Like a fool, I took pity on her and gave her the cash she needed because I didn't want her to get beat up by her pimp.
These are just 2 of many examples of how life has taught me how bad prostitution can be. "Scum" might be an offensive word to some people here at Bettermost, but it is the word that most accurately mirrors and expresses what I have experienced relative to this business practice.
Front-Ranger:
--- Quote from: x-man on September 28, 2013, 05:44:31 am ---Do you accept Milo's and my suggestion that everything pertaining to the Battle be moved, and kept in its original sequence? If so, perhaps it might be wise to act quickly, lest new postings be added in the meantime to what is now at the new site and confuse the situation.
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Yes, I am starting to take care of that now.
Later: move complete. Let me know of any further questions or requests. Thank you.
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