Comments on: Revisiting Sex Work in the light of Capital and the Pleasure Principle. http://davidrobertlewis.wordpress.com/2008/03/26/revisiting-sex-work-in-the-light-of-capital-and-the-pleasure-principle/ Perspectives from the Global South Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:56:44 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Juliana http://davidrobertlewis.wordpress.com/2008/03/26/revisiting-sex-work-in-the-light-of-capital-and-the-pleasure-principle/#comment-606 Juliana Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:02:39 +0000 http://davidrobertlewis.wordpress.com/2008/03/26/revisiting-sex-work-in-the-light-of-capital-and-the-pleasure-principle/#comment-606 Sex can be construed as work. It is and the fact of that functions very well for many people. You make assumptions about pimps and prostitutes - food is essential, shelter is essential - sometimes we commercialize getting or giving or experiencing these things - you assume an almost zero sum game scenario where clients become less than by virture of being a client and not a whore. When you deal in sex as a service, sometimes sacred, sometimes banal - you realize there can be great beauty in that transaction, great joy in knowing you can give this to someone or get this from someone when there may be no other way to do so. Sex obvioulsy can be commecialized and private at once. Sex can be construed as work. It is and the fact of that functions very well for many people.

You make assumptions about pimps and prostitutes – food is essential, shelter is essential – sometimes we commercialize getting or giving or experiencing these things – you assume an almost zero sum game scenario where clients become less than by virture of being a client and not a whore.

When you deal in sex as a service, sometimes sacred, sometimes banal – you realize there can be great beauty in that transaction, great joy in knowing you can give this to someone or get this from someone when there may be no other way to do so.

Sex obvioulsy can be commecialized and private at once.

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