• Tzeentch
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    Then all physical jobs, of any kind, are prostitution.AmadeusD

    No, I don't think so. Because not all jobs commodify the body for entertainment.
  • AmadeusD
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    But only a one of them is having sex for money. And that is called prostitution. Not commodifying one's body. We do not call builders football players. Because they are builders. We don't call prostitutes football players. Because they are prostitutes.

    That is also an extremely reductive way to describe most jobs that aren't having sex for money. A football player is commodifying their skills, not their body. Body is required, sure, but you could have hte exact same body, no skill, and no job. I don't personally care, it just seems patently wrong.
  • Tzeentch
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    But only a one of them is having sex for money. And that is called prostitution. Not commodifying one's body. We do not call builders football players. Because they are builders. We don't call prostitutes football players. Because they are prostitutes.AmadeusD

    Nowhere was I suggesting we start calling everything "prostitution".
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