The guy who plays Spike on Buffy the Vampire Slayer was in town last weekend and I met a girl who says that she got his autograph and paid extra to have a photograph with him. She showed me the photograph and it was a picture of him and her hugging each other, very tightly, while they looked into the camera. Is this comparable to prostitution?
Is this comparable to prostitution?
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I suppose it all depends on how you define prostitution. If you look at it in its purest form it is simply a transaction in which one party agrees to provide a service to the other in exchange form some goods or service. If that's the case then pretty much anything can be compared to prostitution.
The traditional definition of prostitution is the exchange of sexual services for a good or service (usually momey). I guess one could argue that someone who sleeps with their boss for a promotion is prostituting themselves since they are providing a sexual service for a promotion.
Is a celebrity tightly hugging a fan for a picture prositution? I would argue no based on intent. Although some may say hugs can be sexual, that was not the intent of this transaction. The celebrity was making a fan happy, which is good for their own career, and making money off of it. The fan was paying for time spent with the celebrity.
Might the fan later have sexual thoughts about the encounter? It's quite possible; however, the was not the intent of the original transaction.
The traditional definition of prostitution is the exchange of sexual services for a good or service (usually momey). I guess one could argue that someone who sleeps with their boss for a promotion is prostituting themselves since they are providing a sexual service for a promotion.
Is a celebrity tightly hugging a fan for a picture prositution? I would argue no based on intent. Although some may say hugs can be sexual, that was not the intent of this transaction. The celebrity was making a fan happy, which is good for their own career, and making money off of it. The fan was paying for time spent with the celebrity.
Might the fan later have sexual thoughts about the encounter? It's quite possible; however, the was not the intent of the original transaction.
I was going to reply with "What? No." but decided to elaborate my argument a bit.stinkynuts said:Not even close.
Does anyone remember an early 80s photo spread in Swank Magazine that featured Chuck Berry standing Naked with women? Apparently he was pretty down and out and he resorted to this underground generation of income through his fan base. He invited various women who wrote amorous letters to a cheap Motel and they took turns posing naked with him for instant polaroids. I think he only charged them 50 bucks a piece but the real money came from the additional shots he kept and sold to the skin magazines. I threw it away but I wish I saved it.
Now thats prostitution. Swank Titled the feature - "The only Magazine with the Balls to Show you Chuck's Berries"
Now thats prostitution. Swank Titled the feature - "The only Magazine with the Balls to Show you Chuck's Berries"
No, prostitution involves exchange of money for a sexual act.
Plus I think there's a lot of guys on this board who would beg to differ otherwise they might want to burn the photos of them with hockey players and other athletes.
Plus I think there's a lot of guys on this board who would beg to differ otherwise they might want to burn the photos of them with hockey players and other athletes.
Its not prostitution but its screwed up. Just out there to make an extra buck and not careing about the fans.
Everything comes to an end. Frasier's character lasted through two hit shows for two decades and now Kelsey Grammer can't get arrested. Star Trek's second wind lasted from 1987 through to 2004. Now no interest in a new series, feature film, nothing. The franchise shut down.
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Kelsey Grammer begged to get a chance at auditioning for the the new X-men movie he is playing the Beast.
Joss Wedon has plans for an Angel Movie that includes buffy.
I didn't watch the TV shows so don't ask.
Kurt
Joss Wedon has plans for an Angel Movie that includes buffy.
I didn't watch the TV shows so don't ask.
Kurt
