Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Video of the Day Lunchtime Quickie: Today In Creepy New Websites
Posted by Kelly O on Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 1:00 PM
"Who needs money, beautiful people travel free!"
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I love the disclaimer on the bottom. "Escorts are not welcome." That was the first thing I thought of before even clicking through.
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It basically says the same thing as this classic bumper sticker:
http://res.images.picsquare.com/images/d…
Still, one has to give it credit for cutting to the chase and leaving all the b.s. behind.
Check out:
http://www.misstravel.com/~lisafunsize
Who is looking for:
Mutually Beneficial Arrangements (Sugar Daddy / Sugar Baby)
Wow...our society has really advanced to be this honest.
Still, it seems like it's 21 and older, not a bunch of creepy predators scouring adds on "urban weeklies".
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I can't believe they passed up the chance to call it the Mile High Club... but Exidiawhore is def the next best choice.
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Democrat War on Women:
#9 Rush Limbaugh
#10 Rush Limbaugh
#11 Rush Limbaugh
#12 Rush Limbaugh
Clearly SLOGgers and Democrats won't allow women to make individual choices with their own bodies, and resort to calling 25+ adult women "whores" when they choose to exercise their free will.
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I saw this on Reddit yesterday, and I thought they might be right when someone supposed that this might be an elaborate viral marketing stunt for some upcoming movie.
If not, hey, who am I to get in the way of a nice pretty girl willingly signing up to be made into a lampshade by staying with a complete stranger thousands of miles away from where anyone knows her?
If not, hey, who am I to get in the way of a nice pretty girl willingly signing up to be made into a lampshade by staying with a complete stranger thousands of miles away from where anyone knows her?
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@14, So you think the men who pay these women to accompany them on these trips aren't going to expect sex in return? Sure, a woman should have the right to exchange sex with a stranger for money. But that is technically the definition of "prostitute." I support a woman's right to be a prostitute if that's what she wants to do.
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#16
Maybe you and Obama should get over your misogyny and let women be themselves and enjoy a nice trip once in a while.
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props to the Jezebel commenters for refusing to get sucked into slut-shaming, and instead going off on a hilarious/touching tangent about how they'd love to travel with rich old ladies who wish they had a fun niece or daughter! <3 <3
I oughta go hang out over there more.
I oughta go hang out over there more.
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#18 Right, because the only reason you can possibly have for being creeped out by this website is that you are the morality police.
When I was in my 20s, I treated myself to a massage for my birthday. The male masseuse offered me an extra half hour for free because he "enjoyed talking to me and it was my birthday." I said "Sure," because it sounded like a sweet deal and the massage to that point had been normal. I wound up being sexually assaulted by the guy, who mistook my interest in free shit for an invitation to cram my hand down his pants while jamming his fingers up my vagina. And guess what, even though I was a feminist who should have known enough to fight back, my first thought was, "Shit, I can't afford to pay the extra half hour, and if I don't, will he report me?" I never turned him in because of that fear.
Even if the woman goes on trips with a guy knowing she'll be sleeping with him, who's to say he'll want to have the same kind of sex she wants to have? Or what if he's a horrible lover and she decides once was enough? Given that he just spent $5,000-$15,000 on her, more than he'd spend on a local hooker, who's to say how he'll respond when she refuses? Sure, everything could go perfectly well and you could have a great time, but this isn't the same deal as going on a date with some guy you met on the personals. Do you really want to take that risk? You are in a strange country, you may not speak the language, the sexual assault laws may be different or non-existant, you've given this man financial leverage over you, and he may view you as his escort or sexual property because of it.
Women can keep their mouths shut and let other women make their own mistakes for fear of seeming "judgey," or we can say, "Hey, maybe there's some stuff you really need to make sure you think about, and here was my experience." That's the sisterly thing to do, in my opinion, and it's not condescending to acknowledge that not everyone has been through enough personal crap to have considered all the consequences. I hadn't at the time of my assault.
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When I was in my 20s, I treated myself to a massage for my birthday. The male masseuse offered me an extra half hour for free because he "enjoyed talking to me and it was my birthday." I said "Sure," because it sounded like a sweet deal and the massage to that point had been normal. I wound up being sexually assaulted by the guy, who mistook my interest in free shit for an invitation to cram my hand down his pants while jamming his fingers up my vagina. And guess what, even though I was a feminist who should have known enough to fight back, my first thought was, "Shit, I can't afford to pay the extra half hour, and if I don't, will he report me?" I never turned him in because of that fear.
Even if the woman goes on trips with a guy knowing she'll be sleeping with him, who's to say he'll want to have the same kind of sex she wants to have? Or what if he's a horrible lover and she decides once was enough? Given that he just spent $5,000-$15,000 on her, more than he'd spend on a local hooker, who's to say how he'll respond when she refuses? Sure, everything could go perfectly well and you could have a great time, but this isn't the same deal as going on a date with some guy you met on the personals. Do you really want to take that risk? You are in a strange country, you may not speak the language, the sexual assault laws may be different or non-existant, you've given this man financial leverage over you, and he may view you as his escort or sexual property because of it.
Women can keep their mouths shut and let other women make their own mistakes for fear of seeming "judgey," or we can say, "Hey, maybe there's some stuff you really need to make sure you think about, and here was my experience." That's the sisterly thing to do, in my opinion, and it's not condescending to acknowledge that not everyone has been through enough personal crap to have considered all the consequences. I hadn't at the time of my assault.
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@14, what exactly do you call people who receive money or lavish vacations for sex? I believe the word is whore. I think prostitution should be legal but even when it's legal it still makes you a whore.
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