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tASSy · 08-23-2006, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by beemk

like i said earlier in this post, im only talking about the great majority. theres always exceptions.

so tell is what your definition of a whore is, give us some examples.

see, that's my problem - it's a slang term, that was once used to refer to prostitutes because the profession was seen as morally apprehensible and as such carried shame with it.

these days, i don't think pornography should be attached to shame. i wish men didn't hide their porn surfing from their wives, or that women didn't feel embarassed about buying sex toys, for example - but currently pornography and embracing sexual behaviour/activity still has that cloud over it's head. i think some of what's responsible for that is how women are depicted, treated, and even referred to - in pornography.

i tried to look up "whore" on wikipedia and it routes you to the prostitution page. i found this paragraph interesting and pertinent to us in this particular industry:

"There are other commercial sexual activities that are generally not classified as prostitution. These include acting and modeling for pornographic materials, even if this involves engaging in sexual intercourse; exotic dancing, which is naked, sexually provocative acting (sometimes involving masturbation) without physical contact with the customer; lap dancing, where the dancer may come into contact with the customer in sexually provocative but strictly limited ways; and commercial telephone sex.

In the case California v. Freeman, the California Supreme Court ruled that adult film makers could not be prosecuted under state laws against prostitution."

but the rest of the article was about prostitution, the history thereof, etc. so if whore is a derogatory term for prostitute, i think it's outdated.

long story short, i don't have a definition for whore - but i know the word sells DVD's off the shelf and works in marketing sites, so i know it must make men think something arousing - perhaps "this is that dirty/nasty woman my wife won't be for me," but again, i'm at a loss for defining "whore" just as i was at a loss for defining "slut" when someone called me that in high school after they found out i had sex with my girlfriend (for the first time ever). clearly that person was just being mean...so calling the gals who make us money mean names seems, well, mean.