If a woman hasn’t got a tiny streak of a harlot in her, she’s a dry stick as a rule. – D.H. Lawrence
The rest of this month’s short articles I hope my readers will find interesting.
Quite Possibly the Most Uptight Nerd Ever
An anonymous commenter posted this link in the commentary for my May 13th column; since it appears in MSN’s Digital Life Today section we might be inclined to consider the implied criticism of Apple to have a top-down origin, but the reporter’s prudish, offended tone is sort of hard to disguise. In fact, I think she just might be the most uptight computer nerd I’ve yet encountered (which is too bad, because she’s quite pretty):
After June 1, it’ll be possible to hire a prostitute using an iPhone app. According to ZDNet, dating service Sugar Sugar has managed to get Apple to grant its app a spot in the App Store. The curious thing about this news is that Sugar Sugar is not an ordinary dating service. Instead of putting together people who are simply seeking traditional relationships, it links up sugar daddies — wealthy men who are willing to shower young women with money, gifts, and other compensation in exchange for companionship — and their so-called sugar babies. In more blunt terms: The service helps prostitutes and their clients connect.
We’ve certainly heard about such services in the past — WhatsYourPrice.com, Craigslist’s darker corners, and an assortment of shady “dating” websites come to mind — but Sugar Sugar’s app is headed to Apple’s App Store, a place known for its strict guidelines and approval process…
The author, Rosa Golijan, then goes on to enumerate all of the App Store guidelines she believes the “app” violates with all the zeal of a crackpot fundie playing records backward to find the hidden Satanic messages. She claims that the program “nearly” violates guidelines prohibiting “excessively objectionable or crude content” and “pornography”, and that it “promot[es] prostitution — behavior which qualifies as criminal in many places.” Poor girl; her stays are so tight she must’ve cut off the oxygen to her brain. Don’t worry, Rosa, I’ll help you understand this before your head explodes: 1) “Nearly” only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades and H-bombs; 2) normal people don’t find dating (even compensated dating) “objectionable”, and matching two people who want to meet (for whatever reason) is not “crude”; 3) “pornography” has a specific meaning, not just “stuff feminists don’t like”; and (last but not least) 4) though I myself have pointed out that sugar babies are a kind of whore, that’s only morally and practically speaking; as far as cops and politicians are concerned, it’s 100% legal. I’m afraid your indignation, like that of most moralists, has approximately zero basis in reality.
Lest you think this is an isolated incident for Rosa, you may wish to click on the imbedded link for WhatsYourPrice.com above and read Rosa’s nearly-as-bluenosed commentary about that site.
More Prudes
Rosa isn’t the only champion of the New Victorianism in this column today. A.K. Smith* called my attention to this May 13th article from Forbes about a new limited-edition book by porn star Ashley Blue, each copy of which contains one of the author’s pubic hairs. Now, that alone is interesting enough to merit mention in this blog, but it’s not the main aspect of the story I wish to focus on; that would be the story itself – or more specifically, the commentary on it. As of this writing, three women have logged in to sniff about how “inappropriate” it is to have a story written by a woman about innovative book marketing by a female entrepreneur in the women’s section of a business website; the first also complained that it was “offensive” to post a picture of a book’s cover in an article about that book. But the author, Susannah Breslin, answered them all with such admirable skill and grace that I truly hope to see a lot more pro-sex-work articles from her.
*While we’re on the subject of books, those of y’all who like detective thrillers might enjoy A.K’s novel Heart of Gold, now available as an e-book.
I’m Sure This One Was Wearing a Bra and Panties
Detroit cops claim that for a woman to be in a public place without underwear is “evidence of prostitution”, but does that also apply to drag queens?
Authorities in Michigan have suspended a Detroit police officer who was allegedly caught having sex with a cross-dressing prostitute in his patrol car. “He is under investigation [and] is suspended with pay pending the [outcome of the] investigation,” Samuel Blaogun, a spokesman for the Detroit Police Department told AOL Weird News. The alleged incident reportedly occurred about two weeks ago. The officer, who has not been identified, was on duty at the time, an official said. Blaogun declined to go into [further] detail…but Detroit’s WJBK reported that other officers spotted his [parked] patrol car …[and] allegedly caught the officer engaged in “activity” with the prostitute. Asked whether the prostitute has been arrested, Blaogun replied: “We are not releasing anything more. It is under investigation, and…I can’t go into details.” Police Chief Ralph Godbee has said he is troubled by the allegations and wants the investigation to proceed quickly…[he said] “We expect eight hours’ work for eight hours’ pay.”
I guess only members of the vice squad are allowed to indulge their kinks while on the clock.
Another Super Bowl Invasion
Last Saturday Amanda Brooks informed me that while the trafficking fanatics misdirected the gullible masses with wild tales about 10,000 hookers descending upon the Dallas-Fort Worth area for the Super Bowl, a real invasion of far greater proportions descended upon the city and was ruthlessly attacked by authorities armed with (I am not making this up) laser beams, though of course this was largely hidden from the outside world. Maybe we need to get the trafficking fanatics worried about the plight of these poor victims so they’ll stop harassing us.
Dear Maggie,
I always underestimate how foolish and stupid people can be. Who the hell cares if a pubic hair is a marketing gimmick? Heck, I buy women’s dirty underwear! MMMM!
Were they showing up with lasers to shoot sex workers?
The relationship between a sugar daddy and the woman he supports is called having a mistress, not a way to sell sex. Men only have mistresses if they really like them – they may even love them. And usually the affection is returned.
Read the article. Their targets were certainly having sex, in a public square even! But I don’t think I’d really call them “sex workers” per se. 😉
Thanks for the mention, Maggie.
If going out in public without underwear is evidence of prostitution, then I guess Paris Hilton’s legal troubles aren’t over yet. Let’s hope she doesn’t also carry condoms in her purse – that would be conclusive.
You’re very welcome. Hope I can push some business your way. 🙂
Perhaps I should market it to prohibitionists: “Buy my book and save me from the evil of prostitution!”
But I’d rather have readers who aren’t going to infantilize me. 🙂
I’m in trouble then. I don’t wear panties, and I do carry at least a couple of condoms.
Stay out of Detroit! 😉
During my “wildness” days I carried condoms, vibrator, gels, lubricant, etc., if I was going to any of my sex only friends’ places. Also a small container of a mixed drink. I never thought back then I’d get in any kind of trouble if I’d gotten pulled over (I never did with this stuff in the car) and it’s very sad and disgusting to me that I could have been in trouble for having these things. God help us.
Well, her claim that she is an “Actress” is an obvious lie. She can’t act. I’m not saying she’s a BAD actress – Requel Welch is a bad actress (or was the last time I looked). I’m saying she has less acting talent than a mid-grade store mannequin.
*shudder*
Hey now, don’t say anything bad about Raquel! Though admittedly, my appreciation for her has little to do with her acting ability. 😉
“Einstein was right, space is curved!”
– Mork from Ork
HA!!! For any of you South Park Watchers…
Imagine the scientist from South Park getting his hands on one of those limited edition pubes and extracting the DNA to make one of his famous “three assed” inventions…. A three assed Ashley Blue! Now that would make for some creative porn…..
Sorry… I’m going back to my other crazy ideas now….
I love the miscellanea days…..
I’m glad you like them; I feel like they allow me to introduce some good topics even if I don’t have a lot to say about them. 🙂
Posted the following on my Yahoo! group:
Underaged hookers & Superbowl UPDATE: Straight out of science fiction!
While the thundering herds of sex slaves failed to
invade the Superbowl this year, just as they somehow
fail to invade every year, Arlington, TX was invaded
around that time. The solution was anti-invasion
troops armed with lasers.
Yes, lasers. Not making this up, folks.
http://tinyurl.com/4xdllte
Going out in public without underwear is evidence of prostitution?
Well fuck me, then. I AM a whore.
At least in Detroit it is. I think that’s particularly amusing because though I usually go without underwear now that I’m retired, I never did when I was working for reasons that obviously escape the tiny minds of Detroit cops.
just curious…what kinds of clothes does a woman wear without underwear? Can’t be jeans, that would be uncomfortable. Can’t be a skirt…is it those stretchy panty things I see women wearing now all the time? I wouldn’t wear undies with those either.
Why can’t it be a skirt? I’m wearing a dress right now with no underwear, and I don’t wear them with most of my jeans either (though you’re right, tight ones without underwear are uncomfortable).
I’ve always thought that it was amusing that Supergirl and Mary Marvel, two superpowered women who FLY, wear miniskirts. EVERYBODY knows whether or not THEY wear panties (and I bet they never forget).
Yeah, though I love skirts and only wear pants if I have to do outside work or some such, I’ve always thought a skirt was a questionable fashion choice for a superheroine (especially a flying one).
You don’t get yeast infections doing this with jeans? The few times I did it I got yeast infections.
My above question was to Maggie. It’s early, so I forgot to write “Dear ___”…wink.
Luckily for me (*knock wood*) I have never been prone to yeast infections. The same combination of biochemistry and personal hygiene which gives me the “sweet” taste men have raved about also seems to keep me in balance enough down there to prevent yeast infections, though not (unfortunately) the occasional UTI.
UTI’s are plain horrible. I’ve only had 1, but that was enough! I’m glad you’re not prone to yeast infections as they’re horrible also. Speaking of hygiene, I’ve been fanatic about mine once I started having sex. It really upset me to hear from a few of the men I saw for sex only friendships that they’d had bad experiences with women who didn’t keep themselves clean and they found this out during oral sex.
I used to get them quite frequently, no doubt due to fingers. I used to keep a bottle of cranberry juice blend in the fridge and rare was the month when I didn’t have to drink a glass of it at some point.
Sometimes I think that God created the cranberry with women in mind. Not only does it help with UTI, but it reduces the effects of Rohypnol. At least one rapist was convicted because his cranberry-drinking victim was able to ID him.
And they’re good for guys too, of course. But sometimes I think, yeah, God had the ladies in mind when He (or She, how would I know) made the cranberry.
I wear underwear one week a month. That’s it and it doesn’t matter if I am wearing Jeans, skirts, or those stretchy pants. (Tight jeans without underwear? Walk really fast while swaying your hips…. LOL)
omg somebody has a dirty mind LOL….
Andrea, be careful what you ask for! You just might get it.
I went to an appt with my GFE friend “commando style” a few weeks ago (nothing kinky, I ran out of clean boxers). Good thing I didn’t get pulled over I guess. Fortunately, I had no TS’ in the car with me. That would really have been risky.
Hi Maggie,
I thought I would bring this to your attention. Apparently us men are ‘rape supporters’ if we have ever procured a prostitute or gone to a strip club.
It is about time some women joined me in calling stupid bitches like this liars and hypocrites.
If a woman has gone to the the ‘chipmonks’ or whatever the hell that bunch of guys are called does that mean she agrees with adult women raping little boys?
Us men are tired of the lack of women calling those women who have decided to be liars and hypocrites the liars and hypocrites they are. How about it eh? They are shitting on sex workers too Maggie. How about some women sex worker start calling these women who hate us men so much the hypocrites they are, eh?
Men like me are working our arses off to re-introduce the rule of law for ALL people in the english speaking world. But we can’t get a woman to join us and speak out? And this is supposed to reflect on MEN? Not the women who remain silent?
Just today I urged the men on spearhead again to take the position that what two people do in the privacy of their own home is THEIR business. That prostitution is perfectly lawful. And that men are well advised to applaud men who are willing to be the pioneers around proclaiming prostitution as lawful. Not not even the prostitutes and sex workers will speak out about the rule of law. Instead women are calling us ‘rape supporters’ if was say that prostitution is lawful and going to strip clubs is perfectly ok.
Women…..they look after their own and NEVER step out of that ‘protect the women herd’ mentality Maggie. It pisses me right off.
http://evebitfirst.wordpress.com/2011/05/18/a-man-is-a-rape-supporter-if/
In three years I have had ONE woman speak out in Australia. This is what she said.
http://www.crimesagainstfathers.com/australia/Forums/tabid/82/forumid/108/threadid/319/scope/posts/Default.aspx
Peter, it isn’t a matter of women “protecting their own” because prohibitionist laws don’t; as I have written many times in this column, such laws hurt ALL women by opening them up for police persecution. And even beyond that, as the venerable whores’ rights activist Margo St. James wrote, “Punishing the prostitute promotes the rape of all women. When prostitution is a crime, the message conveyed is that women who are sexual are ‘bad,’ and therefore legitimate victims of sexual assault. Sex becomes a weapon to be used by men.” Women who support prohibitionist laws do so either out of perceived self-interest (in the mistaken belief that suppressing prostitution will stop their husbands from patronizing us), religious beliefs or neofeminist brainwashing. “Protecting the herd” as you rather insultingly express it has nothing at all to do with it.
Maggie has been speaking out in the manner you wish for some time now. And she isn’t the only one.