A very English Scandal

Jalima, naughty, naughty, naughty ?

Jalima, your comment made me laugh outloud!!! ???

Me too, Julima!

I don't think sex work is an acceptable career choice which you can compare with being a teacher or police officer. I certainly wouldn't like any relative of mine to be a sex worker, nor would I like any relative of mine to employ a sex worker. It is surrounded with criminal elements for a start. There is a high level of substance abuse connected with it, plus the risks of being assaulted or murdered are , I would suggest, higher than that of a teacher. Even the so-called "high class" trade who may earn a large amount of money is not really something you would boast to your grandchildren about, and the workers are often controlled by "minders" (aka pimps) who will take their cut in exchange for "protection". Its not really a "career" with much progression or longevity either. Plus can you imagine the reality - having to service drunk, smelly, foul mouthed men for hours really worthy of the term "career"? yuk

I'm with you suzied. You're absolutely right about the level of risk in sex work being much higher than in the police, social work or teaching. I was a sw for 35 years, never got assaulted. I don't know any sex workers who managed even short periods without being assaulted.
There is, imo, a lot of nonsense talked about sex work.

Nurses and doctors too have to intimately service smelly people.Nurse and doctors too get paid for servicing smelly people. Some patients are not very nice people apart from common humanity.

The thing about sex workers is that they do no formal training , are seldom well educated people, and are often forced to work as they do. Sex workers' conditions of service should be as respectable and as safe as those of other low paid workers .

There is still a debate about whether low paid workers should be required to separate bodies and souls , however many workers from all professions separate body and soul vis MPs and local authority workers who cover up scandals. Sex workers are not the only professional sinners.

I didn’t say they were sinners. I don’t think medics have to employ the same level of intimacy with their clients in terms of their own bodies.

That's right Suzie. It is about level of intimacy. Sex is very intimate. I have heard that sex workers will refuse to kiss the client's mouth or face for the reason that the sex worker is able to separate body and soul as far as their vagina is body, but the soul connotations of kissing cannot be willed away.

The sex worker may well truly like or feel fond of her client but any professional, not only sex workers, should keep an emotional distance.

Gosh "Iam64* - I read your post and thought you were saying you'd been a sex worker for 35 years. Then I realised you were using the initials SW to represent social worker. Some confusion there on my part. No offence intended.

Non taken Sparklefizz - I did meet a lot of sex workers of all ages and genders.