tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3310141367986647635.post4618898229700091931..comments2024-01-25T12:15:23.886+00:00Comments on aaru tuesday: From The Whoreses' Mouththenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851538869806389235noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3310141367986647635.post-86083125301075668772011-08-27T15:32:07.646+01:002011-08-27T15:32:07.646+01:00about sex workers "being" their jobs whi...about sex workers "being" their jobs while other workers just "do" their jobs... I think this can cut two ways, depending on the author. <br /><br />Because sex workers' jobs involve sex, and for a lot of people sex is a very special, unique thing, this means they just naturally respond to sex work as a profession which takes over the person. Very few people who don't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3310141367986647635.post-78055933535200032382009-02-04T20:00:00.000+00:002009-02-04T20:00:00.000+00:00Speaking of the idea that prostitutes "are" their ...Speaking of the idea that prostitutes "are" their jobs to a greater degree than others...<BR/><BR/>There's actually an argument among social historians that this is a relatively recent thing, something that starts in the early 1800's, and that before this period prostitution was more often a temporary state rather than something that would permanently "mark" you in the eyes of society. (and that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3310141367986647635.post-42450306807540354662007-12-19T04:27:00.000+00:002007-12-19T04:27:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3310141367986647635.post-60394478812958120172007-12-08T16:25:00.000+00:002007-12-08T16:25:00.000+00:00Speaking of your 1958 post, I've taken up your cha...Speaking of your 1958 post, I've taken up your challenge and applied the Frank Miller Test to a prominent male SF author on my own blog, <A HREF="http://johnnypez9.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Johnny Pez</A>. Have a look -- <I>if you dare!</I>Johnny Pezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07430884010621619176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3310141367986647635.post-52180511181042446422007-12-06T19:40:00.000+00:002007-12-06T19:40:00.000+00:00Hey Thene, just linked your blog, if that's okay. ...Hey Thene, just linked your blog, if that's okay. :)Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16354486841414802245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3310141367986647635.post-41892274152489005732007-12-04T23:18:00.000+00:002007-12-04T23:18:00.000+00:00really interesting, thanks.the idea of prostitutes...really interesting, thanks.<BR/><BR/>the idea of prostitutes -being- their jobs in a way that others are not is of course deeply ingrained into our collective consciousness. and is reinforced even in much of feminist and other progressive/leftist discourse. <BR/><BR/>btw, thene, I was trying to get in touch with you and the address I had from your profile doesn't seem to work, at least not withbelledame222https://www.blogger.com/profile/13947289856453172848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3310141367986647635.post-69769191252494877732007-12-04T13:26:00.000+00:002007-12-04T13:26:00.000+00:00Great stuff!I've just realised that there's at lea...Great stuff!<BR/><BR/>I've just realised that there's at least one female Remade slave working on the railroad before the Revolution takes off. There's a section describing the everyday work of laying down the tracks, and how many blows it takes to drive home a spike; it's noted that one of the biggest cactus-men (Shankill? I think he's a named charcter later, but my mind's gone blank) and a Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11157778094831609082noreply@blogger.com