the term prostitute?

[Vichyssoise]

It's a word to describe what we are, along with all the other words. They all refer to someone who sells sexual favours for money. It doesn't bother me in the slightest. It's who we are. One word that bugs me a little is, escort. What the hell is that all about, trying to make it sound something it isn't. Although courtesan is frowned upon it is slightly more honest than escort.

[Caledonia]

It's a word to describe what we are, along with all the other words. They all refer to someone who sells sexual favours for money. It doesn't bother me in the slightest. It's who we are. One word that bugs me a little is, escort. What the hell is that all about, trying to make it sound something it isn't. Although courtesan is frowned upon it is slightly more honest than escort.

I don't like the word escort much either although I use it in my advertising.

[Caledonia]

It's a word to describe what we are, along with all the other words. They all refer to someone who sells sexual favours for money. It doesn't bother me in the slightest. It's who we are. One word that bugs me a little is, escort. What the hell is that all about, trying to make it sound something it isn't. Although courtesan is frowned upon it is slightly more honest than escort.

I don't like the word escort much either although I use it in my advertising.

[SheilaStar]

How about ...

LADY OF THE NIGHT!

That's a joke.

I always preferred 'Call girl' as a more modern, cleaner and prescriptive term even though I don't use it. Or could it even be 'text girl' nowadays?

[Justine]

I too like the term call girl. "Escort" is not what we do unless escorting from the front door to the bedroom is meant but of course it isn't. The fact is though that "escort" is the one word used mostly I believe when men are searching, if we have it in our tags and search words and on our websites etc then we are found easily.

Googling callgirl is not going to throw up much for punters but escort is! So escorts we will stay whether we like it or not.

[amy]

How about ...

LADY OF THE NIGHT!

I'd have to be a Lady Of The Mid Morning To Sometime In The Afternoon When I Get Bored And Go Home . I can barely stay awake through Family Guy nowadays.

[BlaqHarlot]

The term prostitute doesn't bother me at all, as I am selling sex that's what I am.
I've noticed though wasters or abusive idiots who texts or call you usually use the term "prostitute" in order to insult you or degrade you which makes me giggle.

I just say 10/10 for observation mate!
Everyone has their preference some may not mind prostitute, some escort, hooker, working girl etc etc.

Sheila I like Lady of the Night! Hahah.

[BadBell]

I don't at all. If it offends them I suppose your in the wrong industry. I'm comfortable with the word whore too.  The one word I don't like is courtesan. Whether your walking the streets or in a penthouse in Dubai, a brass is a brass, and rich men see allsorts x

[mature helen]

I think prostitute is like any other negative if you embrace it it takes away the negative connotations....Yes I'm a prossie and proud!!!

[Justine]

I don't at all. If it offends them I suppose your in the wrong industry. I'm comfortable with the word whore too.  The one word I don't like is courtesan. Whether your walking the streets or in a penthouse in Dubai, a brass is a brass, and rich men see allsorts x

Now if I had to choose a word we are sometimes called which I don't like, it is brass.

[bigbird]

The public use this term to try and put us down and denigrate what we do...I have never considered myself to be a prostitute, my job would have been significantly easier if I had been

I have always attracted the difficult cases and spent a lot of time being an acting psychologist, lover, friend all rolled into one...I did not expect this and have had to consult with a psychiatrist many times over the years, it can be a huge responsibility.

[SimplySinful]

The term prostitute doesn't bother me at all, as I am selling sex that's what I am.
I've noticed though wasters or abusive idiots who texts or call you usually use the term "prostitute" in order to insult you or degrade you which makes me giggle.

I just say 10/10 for observation mate!
Everyone has their preference some may not mind prostitute, some escort, hooker, working girl etc etc.

Sheila I like Lady of the Night! Hahah.

I used to have a problem with it, until I realised I was letting what a bunch of people invested in making us feel bad for their own ends (ie. media, government, big business, assorted individuals) dictate what I thought. Historically it's been peddled as a dirty word, with dirty associations, take that away, and all it does is describe what we do.

I still won't say its my favourite, probably working girl. But I also love Lady of the Night!

Terms like escort are just sanitised media friendly terms that enable us to advertise.

[washingline]

New and old terminology for the word prostitute. Service provider.  Adult worker.  Masseur.  Sauna assistant.  Escort.  Kept woman. Mistress.  Courtesan. Mistress. Harlot. Call girl.  Working girl.  Hooker.  (please feel free to add your own).
I like service provider best of all    It depends what company i'm in, as to how I describe my job. It is after all just a profession, eg hair dresser, beautician, nail technician, nurse etc 

[meetingdiversity]

I now prefer being called an escort.

[sweetmilf]

I often don't mind as a generic term, but I do resent the degree of hypocrisy when journalists and "society/government" generally use the term.  They underestimate how hard this work is and the benefit, which this work brings to the society.