Reply #88: Maybe you're conflating prostitution and stripping?

[femmedem]

Look, I was an exotic dancer for fourteen years, in everything from upscale gentlemen's clubs to casual little dives. I worked with hundreds, maybe thousands of dancers, and I know of less than half a dozen who turned tricks on the side.

I did know lots and lots of wonderful single mothers and students who wanted to make a week's income in a night or two so they could meet their other obligations. When I heard that the woman in question is a twenty seven year old mother and student, I remembered a lot of old friends.

And I don't think it's the prosecutor who's got this all over the news. I think the defense has been making the most statements. And it's really the media's decision to plaster this everywhere. Strippers? Athletes? Rape? Race? They know what sells.