http://www.metafilter.com/tags/courtesan Posts tagged with 'courtesan' at MetaFilter. Thu, 10 Apr 2003 08:55:59 -0800 Thu, 10 Apr 2003 08:55:59 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/25006/Immoral%2Dor%2DEmpowered Whether she is called a <a href="http://www.immortalgeisha.com/">geisha</a>, a <a href="http://www.whispersarchive.com/1999/jul99/jen.htm">courtesan</a>, a <a href="http://www.world-sex-records.com/sex-260.htm">prostitute</a>, or a <a href="http://www.dominatrixguide.com/domguide.htm">dominatrix</a>, women who make their living by <a href="http://www.healthyplace.com/Communities/Sex/sexpsych/intimacy/pay_for_sex.htm">offering intimate, one-on-one companionship to men</a> (sexually or otherwise- as is more often the case) have been around since <a href="http://www.echonyc.com/~onissues/pimping.htm">day one</a>. Often <a href="http://www.mergemag.org/1998/normalizing.html">reviled</a>, <a href="http://www.bayswan.org/Racism.html">marginalized</a>, and <a href="http://www.bettybowers.com/crackwhores.html">belittled</a>, are they truly the <a href="http://www.prostitutionresearch.com/factsheet.html">hapless victims</a> and <a href="http://www.assassinationscience.com/pros.html">social parasites</a> they are often <a href="http://research.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/sexwork_film.html">portrayed</a> as? Or is this sort of <a href="http://www.blackstockings-seattle.com/">profession</a> really one of the few areas where an intelligent woman can achieve <a href="http://www.sexwork.com/index.html">financial security </a>and prosperity, even in a <a href="http://www.walnet.org/csis/groups/nswp/conferences/manifesto.html">patriarchal society</a>? (note: I am well aware that sex is not normally part of the deal with geishas and dommes. However, they are frequently lumped in this category.) tag:metafilter.com,2003:site.25006 Thu, 10 Apr 2003 08:55:59 -0800 courtesan dominatrix feminism geisha patriarchy prostitute sex evilcupcakes