Who is Calling Whom a Prostitute Here?

The money quote from a prostitute who auctioned off her services for charity: "There are people who are going to be donating money that's a lot more questionable than mine," she said. "The only thing I did was publicize it."

Well, the screw-up she made, if I can put it that way, was not hiring a philanthropic consultant like me to put her gift in the best light. It is not what she did, but how she positioned it that we might fault. Yes, other donors I can name have done worse, in fact it is quite common, but they didn't come right out and admit they were prostitutes. Most present themselves as business people on a journey from success to significance, or whatnot. I mean, think of what I could have done for this whore-with-a golden-heart, if she had contacted me earlier. First thing I would have done is to get her name changed to Mary Magdalene. That would have shut some mouths. Then I would have funneled the gift through Hudson Institute to some study by Bill Bennett of Family Values. Then we could get her born again, assuming she has to, being a Catholic. Or, we could say she has repented and and position the gift as atonement. Or, we could get her a book deal, put her on Oprah, and after she gets rich, have her repent.  Or, she could just put her client list on line and be done with it.

Who is to say in this upside down world of ours who is and who is not a prostitute? Had I myself not been a Dungeon Master to the Stars in a Wealth Bond*age B*rdello, I could not stomach my current role as Morals Tutor to America's Wealthiest Families. In those days as a prostitute, I still had a conscience, but it wears off.  One thing leads to another, but at least I don't work in a think tank. That may be next step my Rake's Progress. I hope not. A think tank, that postmodern madhouse would be the end of the line. I still have some standards. Dear God! May I not sink that low, poor wretch that I am! Spare me that last humiliation of a once proud intellect.

Comments

[Hager if Hager was not Kind]

Leave it to JJ to sniff out the money quote. (How would he know what a money quote IS, have you asked yourself that? My mother thinks it's what you ask a contractor for.) God bless you, JJ, sincerely. You're going to need it.

[phil]

I only know what I read in the philanthropy blogs.

[the LOVE you MAKE]

"We both get something we want -- where's the negative?"

"It's not love, obviously. I didn't come here looking for a husband."

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[JJ Commoner]

"It's a social arrangement. I buy him a nice shirt and we go out for dinner. For as long as he stays with me he doesn't pay for anything, and I get what I want -- a good time. How is that different from a man buying a young girl dinner?"

It's subversive, dammit. Rich (mostly white men) having mistresses or younger trophy girlfriends / wives is about power. You're not supposed to demonstrate to them that others can do THAT, too !

[phil]

"Preying on poverty" is a phrase used in the article. Free choice all over the world. People doing deals. You can make a market in most anything. And every market clears at a price. You could call that Freedom or you could call it Wealth Bond*age. I wonder if any of the young men in the article are giving their earning to charity. That would make the whole things a lot less sordid. Maybe we need a "Red" campaign for prostitutes. 10% of every purchase goes to a charity of your choice.