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Wow, this is some pubic hair-splitting.
It's all sex work. It's sexual. In an obvious way that, say, a "sexual" music video or film is different from. Strippers are sex workers. "Cam girls" are remote strippers.
The pandemic has created a catastrophic health and economic crisis that has illuminated the fragile existence of low-wage and gig workers in the United States. The experience of sex workers, who find the most stable work as independent contractors, is no different. (Some strip clubs offer workers employee status, but they are in the minority; in Nevada, where prostitution is legal in some counties, workers at brothels are considered independent contractors.) Like undocumented workers who are barred from getting government benefits in exchange for their labor, and prison laborers who receive little consideration of their rights as workers, sex workers have few places to turn for help. Federal law bars the issuance of disaster loans and grant assistance to applicants who “present live performances of a prurient sexual nature” or who earn income “through the sale of products or services, or the presentation of any depictions or displays, of a prurient sexual nature.” Strippers, pornography performers, and owners of sex-toy and other adult-entertainment businesses are ineligible. Sex workers who make their money on the street and cannot access public assistance are also wary of trying to access social services, for fear of being arrested.The Fragile Existence of Sex Workers During the Pandemic
They face not only a drop in employment but also discrimination and stigma as they search for relief.www.newyorker.com
2016 story, this ain't new:
Are Some Kinds of Sex Work 'Better' Than Others?
I asked strippers, cam girls, dominatrixes, and prostitutes, and two hierarchies emerged.
I don't think so... sucking a stranger's dick for money and sucking a piece of plastic on cam for a stranger to watch on the other side of the country isn't the same thing or same risk.
I agree that they doing sexual things but intercourse and masturbation aren't the same
yeah but let's say a woman got busted for prostitution....goes to court and its discovered that she never had actual contact with the people she was in the same room with. people gave her money to watch her masturbate or have her watch them masturbate but they never had physical contact in any way...I think a lawyer would make a case that no actual sexual intercourse was had and therefore no prostitution was committed ergo his client is not a sex worker in the common perception of the term.
but the definition of prostitution would still be challenged in that case... but in any case when someone says the term sex worker they think prostitution and intercourse. what a camgirl does isn't that.
the bella shit is a different issue...has nothing to do with sex working at all and everything to do with her fucking the system for everyone.
Lawrence Taylor's rape case has also raised a number of important questions about sex. Namely, does masturbation constitute a sex act?
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If his name wasn’t lawrence Taylor they would of threw the book at him.. masturbation is a sex act just like oral sex is a sex act.. intercourse is different, but it all falls under sexual interactionLawrence Taylor's rape case has also raised a number of important questions about sex. Namely, does masturbation constitute a sex act?
Taylor is claiming the 16-year-old prostitute (whose pimp allegedly beat her before bringing her to the ex-NFL player's hotel room) was only present while he pleasured himself and no intercourse took place.
Lawrence Taylor rape masturbation
According to his lawyers, Lawrence Taylor IS NOT guilty of raping the 16-year-old prostitute because he did not have sex with her. Admittedly, this makes sense.
As one source deep within the scandal put it, Lawrence engaged in a "masturbatory act" and that was it. Ex-NFL Star Lawrence Taylor Is Arrested For Rape
And the condom in the trashcan that TMZ earlier reported? Well, it simply wasn't his, which does indeed jive with the original criminal complaint where authorities alleged that Taylor engaged in "sex acts" but with no mention of sexual intercourse.
Ahh, the masturbation defense.
Per the legal team at TMZ:
According to New York law, "A person is guilty of rape in the third degree when ... he or she engages in sexual intercourse with another person less than seventeen years old."
Interestingly ... in the criminal complaint against the alleged pimp, authorities allege Taylor engaged in "sex acts" but there is not mention of sexual intercourse -- a requirement for 3rd degree rape. [Source: TMZ]
As vile as it is that a grown man would masturbate in front of a teenager, we have to admit that it is, indeed, not rape
NEW CITY, N.Y. (AP) -- Former NFL star Lawrence Taylor pleaded guilty Thursday to sexual misconduct and patronizing a prostitute, misdemeanor charges that carry no jail time but require him to register as a sex offender.
The 51-year-old ex-linebacker, who led the New York Giants to Super Bowl titles in 1987 and 1991, will serve six years' probation.
"She told me she was 19," Taylor, standing with his hands clasped behind him, said in court as he admitted having sex with a prostitute who turned out to be a 16-year-old Bronx runaway. Taylor said he now knows the girl was legally incapable of consent.
Harry Carson, his former teammate and fellow Hall of Famer, was in the courtroom and gave Taylor a supportive handshake when he arrived.
Prosecutor Patricia Gunning said the plea deal was acceptable in part because Taylor had assisted in investigations into human trafficking since he was charged. Another prosecutor, Arthur Ferraro, said outside court that Taylor "was of assistance in the field of human trafficking in several jurisdictions and with federal authorities."
Taylor decided pleading was in everyone's best interest, said his attorney, Arthur Aidala.
"He could have taken a much more aggressive road but he decided it was in the best interest of he and his family and the young woman to put this behind him," Aidala said, adding that he was "cautiously optimistic" that he would have won the case had it gone to trial.
Does Masturbation Count As Sex?
Lawrence Taylor seems to think masturbation isn't sex. What do you think?Lawrence Taylor Pleads The Self-Pleasure Defense
Lawyers for Lawrence Taylor claim that he was only masturbating in the room with the 16-year-old.
STUPID BUT FUN CONVERSATIONS ONLY FELLAS CAN HAVE- Is this a dealbreaker??Would you wife a cam girl
There’s people that get paid $19 or more in construction just holding flags to direct traffic.. they work for construction teams and even have to take classes yet they will never built shit.. guess what they are construction workers.. it’s a lot of other jobs in construction that you don’t have to lift or build shit but guess what you are a construction worker... a girl working in a peep show booth is a sex worker, a girl on webcam is a sex worker, a girl standing in a room while someone observes them afar masturbating is a sex worker
The question should be can you afford not to?Would you wife a cam girl
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