Tuesday, January 8, 2008

SugarDaddy.com

This article about websites that match sugardaddies with young, "needy" women is interesting. On one hand, I want to sign up on these sites myself. On the other hand, it makes light of the serious issues of prostitution and sex trafficking where women don't have fancy cars, get their rent paid or go on dinner dates. The author of this article complains about her meager annual earnings, which might actually be more than what the richest person in the poorest country would see in a decade.

And even though she describes herself as a "sex-positive" feminist, doesn't she still have to grapple internally with the idea that men still think that woman can be purchased for pleasure? And doesn't it sadden her that men are trapped in the same oppressive bindings that require them to be rich to be attractive to women?

I'm sure there are sex workers who would love to make what she makes as a liberal journalist without having to have sex with dirty assholes. Just sayin'. Ahhh, the privilege we Western feminists have sometimes.

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