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In reply to the discussion: Happy ending massage therapists: Sex workers or not? [View all]LadyHawkAZ
(6,199 posts)67. They're sex workers
I can totally understand their not wanting the label, though. When half the population calls you a whore and wants you jailed, and the other half is split between marginalizing you as a slave or marginalizing you as mentally defective- and BOTH sides want the government to control your sex life- it can get a little hard on the psyche.
Whatever label works for them, they're welcome to.
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It is not just semantics. Massage therapy is legal in most states, prostitution is not.
Fool Count
Feb 2012
#54
Um.. Look, I think consenting adults should be free to enter into whatever arrangements they want
Warren DeMontague
Feb 2012
#9
Thank you. If consenting adults want to pay for "sex work", fine with me. But it does a disservice
uppityperson
Feb 2012
#18
Exactly. Great points. Thank you, Monsieur DeMontague, for the sage, sane reply (as usual).
anneboleyn
Feb 2012
#62
Getting $ for sex=sex worker. Massage Therapy is like Physical Therapy. Sex is prohibited by law
uppityperson
Feb 2012
#16
How is rubbing a penis not sex if they have an orgasm? Is sex only penis/vagina? For procreation?
uppityperson
Feb 2012
#117
If they get paid for sex, which masturbating someone to an orgasm is, then yes, they are
uppityperson
Feb 2012
#26
Seriously. You pay for sex, get paid for sex, yes, it is sex work/sex customers.
uppityperson
Feb 2012
#27
Many people would like to believe human trafficking for sex work doesn't happen...
redqueen
Feb 2012
#37
The euphemism "happy ending" means masturbation to orgasm and is not Massage Therapy any
uppityperson
Feb 2012
#32
Excellent points about this issue -- they are often exploited young women, new to the U.S.
anneboleyn
Feb 2012
#63
I went to massage therapy school for a year and got a state license to practice.
eShirl
Feb 2012
#31
I wonder if the OP knows for sure these people provide that service or if it is an assumption
stevenleser
Feb 2012
#34
I in no way mean to equate legitimate Massage Therapists with "freelancers."
Noodleboy13
Feb 2012
#35
They're prostitutes, but I don't blame them for wanting to avoid that title in our society.
ZombieHorde
Feb 2012
#38
I've noticed that quite often, mere disagreement with an opinion gets one branded
LanternWaste
Feb 2012
#109
You get "a wonderful message"? Seriously? You pay for sex and a "message"?
uppityperson
Feb 2012
#106
Massage, not message. And this is a forum, have the right to comment on your posts.
uppityperson
Feb 2012
#113
If you don't want people commenting on your posts, maybe you shouldn't post. No, you aren't
uppityperson
Feb 2012
#118
If your doctor checked for testicular cancer and then kept rubbing until you got off
Rowdyboy
Feb 2012
#71
Exactly. Sophistry. This is a man (do women ever get these?) paying for a hand job with a "massage"
anneboleyn
Feb 2012
#122
FWIW, back when I was in college I also had two friends who did happy ending massage
Blue_Tires
Feb 2012
#105