I am a prostitute end of.

I still feel uncomfortable using this phrase saying "I'm a prostitute" too often, but I suppose I should just suck it up, that is what I am after all

Like "I'm not a binman, I'm an urban sanitation agent"
(no offence meant to binmen)

you're right about that, but then i don't see that as a bad thing, i think it's cool way to encourage solidarity with people working as strippers, cam girls, porn actresses and actors. The administrative side doesn't bother me either as I feel like it reinforces the idea that this is my job, mind you sex worker isn't much better that whore/hooker/prossie on a cv 

Yea I think that's part of it, it changes nothing materially, it still won't help me get a job despite any skills I may have gained in this work, and it won't stop people judging me, in the same way as me calling myself 'curvy' doesn't stop people eyeing me up and thinking 'you mean fat, love?'

I kinda get the solidarity thing in a general sense, but they are different jobs, and my needs, risks and experiences are different to a content seller or cam performer, although I know there will be crossover. I may be being a bit of a cynical old seadog here but when I see someone on Twitter taking selfies and ostensibly 'findomming' calling themselves a 'sex worker' I do come over all all eye roll-y.

A little thought today and I wonder if anyone has had the same thought crossing their mind.

Pages of them, RR. I'll add that the spelling of the word 'come' done any way other than the way I just have makes me feel faintly sick.

Merged

Hi everyone,

I believe that words matter, and as sex workers it is up to us to decide which words we find derogatory or offensive.

Does anyone else find the word "prostitute" offensive??
 Or is it just me?

If you look in the dictionary at offensive racial words such as the "N word", / "P word", then their definitions are labelled with a warning sign: "Offensive", and a description- "An offensive term to describe a Black/ Asian person."

Similarly, if you look at popular misogynistic words such as "slut", "whore", or "slag" then they are labelled with a warning sign as "derogatory".

Anyway,  "Prostitute " is not labelled with such a warning. In fact, "Prostitute " is the DEFAULT word used by the OED (Oxford English Dictionary), to describe a sex worker!!
I.E- Evey euphemism such as "escort", "lady of the night", "call girl",-
Their official definitions all lead back to:- "a prostitute ".

I think we should choose an alternative official definition, if pthers, like me, find the "P" word derogatory.
I reckon "sex worker" should be the standard word.
Or, perhaps "Escort," or I'd even prefer "hooker."

I also believe that "prostitute " needs to be labelled in the OED as "offensive " or "derogatory ".

Who here is with me on this?

I don’t find any of those words derogatory, because let’s face it, that’s what we are. The word that I find offensive lol is courtesan  cringe.

I see it as just a job title. I am a prostitute. If someone wants to call me an escort, hooker or sex worker they can. Whore I think is intended to be more derogatory but its still accurate as far as I’m concerned so I don’t make a fuss.

When I was first thinking about doing this, I would search in google for topics about becoming a prostitute and later I expanded my searches to use terms like escort but to me they are all interchangeable. I’m not going to split hairs trying to make it sound like something it’s not. It’s just being honest with myself.

I know most girls say that the client is paying for our time and not sex but the vast majority of clients are not going to pay to sit and talk about current events or personal interests. If I see a client, I know I’m there for sex.

We don't 'all' know anything NS, because we're not a single homogenous mass with only one mind between us. Please stick to speaking for yourself and don't claim to speak for others; your opinion reflects your personal experience, not anyone else's.

I've posted on this thread several times already, so as my opinion is here already I'm not going to repeat myself

I’m personally very fond of the term ‘harlot’ and might get some business cards with it emblazoned in scarlet lettering.