Well we are all prostitutes, just as other sex workers are lapdancers, webcammers or porn models or whatever - it's the correct English word for people who exchange sex for money and is no more an offensive term than plumber or trapeze artist.

It does mystify me when people who are perfectly happy to be prostitutes/engage in prostitution get sniffy about the semantics. I'm very happy to be a prostitute - it's been a very rewarding job for me, and since there's nothing wrong with what I do I'd like to think that filters out to those around me and shows there's nothing wrong with being a prostitute .

I agree. Sometimes you have to laugh when you read comments on some blogs having a paddy about being called a prostitute and snottily reminding clients that they are not a prostitute because they don't do x,y,z so therefore they are better than a prostitute. I think to myself keep telling yourself that. When your neighbour or whoever finds out what you do they are not going to refer to you as an escort or courtesan they are going refer to you as a plain prostitute no matter how you see yourself and want to deny that you are a prostitute.

I don't mind "prostitute", or "escort". I even refer to myself as "a prozzie" when talking about my sexy-sex-for-cash job with Mr Cat (even when I'm talking about camming or doing new pics for my profile). It kind of helps strengthen the line beween sex-for-fun and sex-for-work too, for both of us.

Of course, there's a world of difference between someone calling me a "sexy prostitute" and a "dirty prostitute", but then any word can be an insult (or a compliment) in the wrong (or right) hands.

a prostitute has to have sex i dont have sex unless i fancy the guy i just have drink then go oops

At first I wasn't comfortable with the word prostitute, don't know why but I do know my sources of information always used the word 'Escort', and disliked the 'P' word so perhaps that's why along with the media images I had of street workers. I now know prostitute is a name which does apply to me as well as anyone else exchanging money for sex. I also know the time and companionship disclaimer doesn't mean a thing.

Lots of clients and even some of my friends don't like to use what I sometimes refer to as the 'P' word, they find it offensive, or 'don't like to think of you in that way'. I suspect their feelings on this come from a a mixture of things including the fact it's a taboo subject in society. To engage a 'prostitute' is considered wrong. When disclosing my occupation I use a mixture of Escort, sex worker and if someone really isn't familiar with what it really entails I'll say I'm a prostitute.  The only difference between me and someone on the street or brothel is that clients phone or email to book an appointment, and the sheenanigans goes on indoors.

The word prostitute doesn't bother me at all I see it as being ashamed of the word is being ashamed of what you do.

Lots of clients and even some of my friends don't like to use what I sometimes refer to as the 'P' word, they find it offensive, or 'don't like to think of you in that way'. I suspect their feelings on this come from a a mixture of things including the fact it's a taboo subject in society. To engage a 'prostitute' is considered wrong.

I've experienced the same. I have no problem with calling myself a prostitute, to me it's not a derogatory term in the slightest, but I have seen people (friends, family and clients) get offended when I refer to myself as such. They'd rather I stick with 'escort'.

I can't say I really understand why anybody would bother too much with the title - courtesan, escort, prostitute, call girl, working girl etc - they all entail the same thing - sucking cock for cash. I know it's about marketing to a certain extent but I also think a part of it is to do with people trying to establish hierarchies - courtesans think they're better than escorts, escorts think their better off than parlour girls and parlour girls look down their noses at street girls. But we all essentially do the same thing.

I find it a bit amusing to be honest and I think if you have to play silly games like that then you're probably not as happy with your chosen occupation as you would like others to think.   

well for 25 years i have been a prostitute ...when i was 15 and worked on the streets the law classed me as an under age prostitute and 25 years later its what i still am!!! just in a better place and have had a fantastic life from it not ashamed or offended.. look it up in an dictionary and its the same all over...if you sell sex for money then your a prostitute.

I don't care what I get called, prostitute, escort, whore etc as long as I get paid.

I have to admit when I first started I was confused about what the difference in all the terms meant.  Where did I fit in, which one was I.  I soon realised that there was no real difference just words that meant the same thing.