Can You Be Considered High Class When You Sell Sex?

[wearboots4me]

I don't think selling sex in and of itself makes anyone low class. Especially people who cannot find decent paying jobs due to discrimination.
Some escorts are low class, (and no I DO NOT mean anyone on this site) the ones who rip guys off. But that is because they are thieves,not just because they escort. There are honest and dishonest people who are escorts the same as there are honest and dishonest doctors, mechanics, construction workers, librarians, and so on.

[dreamon]

let's be clear, you are incorrectly painting all sex workers with a broad brush.

prostitutes are streetwalkers - selling sex on the street to random johns for 50 quid

we are talking about escorts/companions - selling sex online for much higher rates to a much wealthier clientele.

So your premise is false on its face. High class escorts are way way way above prositutes, even though the actual definition is the same.

I respectfully disagree. I don't think this is an entirely fair statement. For some, it might be a matter of circumstance. Not everyone has the means to work as an escort/companion.

[Jamie French]

Hell no we aint got no class! When you're a hooker, everyday is Saturday. Aint no school on Saturday.

[GrimFusion]

Class is a perception. It's only as accurate as known history would insist. If a room full of nobodies knew no better, a convenience store hooker could have "class" so long as she looked and behaved the part.

Honestly, though; nobody I know has any real class.

[Odelay]

Wow, this post brought GrimFusion back out of hiding. Impressive. Welcome back, dude.

[NearBostonMass]

Yes, I believe you can have class and sell sex. Of course, it all comes down to just exactly how you define class in an individual. For me, it's more about the innate qualities that a person possesses. How you treat people, your respect for your self and others and your sense of fair play and dignity should be weighed more than how you measure up next to a theoretical standard which most people probably base on superficial things like clothing, the way you communicate and how much money you have.
Think of all the horrible things people have had to do during war time to survive. If you lived through Stalingrad and had to eat rats to survive would you be any less classy?
Eating a rat with a knife and fork: Not necessarily classy.
Sharing your rat with someone starving to death: classy.
John Gotti in a $3K suit: Not Classy.
Homeless guy defending young TGirl from taunts of passing assholes: Classy.

Yes, I think you can still respect yourself and sell sex for a living, even if you are not forced into it by circumstances. I think it just depends on how you view the act of sex and it's level of intimacy for you and how you go about selling it. For me, it's not that much different than providing a legitimate massage. For others it's a big deal.
Finally, for the record, I prefer the ones without class.

Dear Quote Investigator: There is a famous story about sex and money that I have heard in myriad variations. A man asks a woman if she would be willing to sleep with him if he pays her an exorbitant sum. She replies affirmatively. He then names a paltry amount and asks if she would still be willing to sleep with him for the revised fee. The woman is greatly offended and replies as follows:

She: What kind of woman do you think I am?
He: We’ve already established that. Now we’re just haggling over the price.

This joke is retold with different famous individuals filling the roles. Often Bernard Shaw is mentioned. Might also be Lord Beaverbrook of the great nation of Canada.

[AshlynCreamher]

Dear Quote Investigator: There is a famous story about sex and money that I have heard in myriad variations. A man asks a woman if she would be willing to sleep with him if he pays her an exorbitant sum. She replies affirmatively. He then names a paltry amount and asks if she would still be willing to sleep with him for the revised fee. The woman is greatly offended and replies as follows:

She: What kind of woman do you think I am?
He: We’ve already established that. Now we’re just haggling over the price.

This joke is retold with different famous individuals filling the roles. Often Bernard Shaw is mentioned. Might also be Lord Beaverbrook of the great nation of Canada.

I believe Winston Churchill quoted this as well

[Lester316]

Whilst I can't actually be bothered to look up the actual definition this really depends on your notion of what 'class' is.

If the suggestion is class = quality service then I'd say of course an escort can be high class, much in line with what Christian said earlier. It would come down to expectations and hoping to get what you pay for. The analogy that springs to mind being air travel - if I book and pay for first class, I expect a much better standard of service.

I think the OP was certainly a bit sour though and meant class in terms of character which is of course totally wrong. Whatever job you choose to do (or have to do) has no reflection on whether you are a classy individual or not and his attempt at suggesting all TS-girls who escort aren't classy simply whiffs of someone who is not happy with his own individual experiences.

[Carlos Cain]

[QUOTE=NearBostonMass;1588776]Yes, I believe you can have class and sell sex. Of course, it all comes down to just exactly how you define class in an individual. For me, it's more about the innate qualities that a person possesses. How you treat people, your respect for your self and others and your sense of fair play and dignity should be weighed more than how you measure up next to a theoretical standard which most people probably base on superficial things like clothing, the way you communicate and how much money you have.

Eating a rat with a knife and fork: Not necessarily classy.
Sharing your rat with someone starving to death: classy.
John Gotti in a $3K suit: Not Classy.
Homeless guy defending young TGirl from taunts of passing assholes: Classy.

Yes, I think you can still respect yourself and sell sex for a living, even if you are not forced into it by circumstances.

I agree with many points made here. I respectfully disagree that you can have respect for yourself if you sell sex for a living. Also in line with your point about possessions, and clothes and superficial things... anyone who escorts and is not forced to do so by circumstance ... they do it because they are wholly superficial. Otherwise ......... why would they do it? And anyone who does crystal meth, certainly doesn't respect themselves.

[Stavros]

I don't know about high class, I am more concerned with the Ruling Class, as they seem to get away with theft and murder on a scale that sets them apart from everyone else.