A TV show is premiering in the UK next week called The Secret Diary of a Call Girl, based on the writings of "Belle de Jour," the pseudonym of a high-class British call girl who chronicles her life in her blog and books. The program is brewing up a lot of controversy because it is said to depict prostitution in a much different light than most people are used to; namely, that being a hooker can be an enjoyable experience. In fact, people find the idea that Belle not only likes sex but likes getting paid for it so unbelievable that they've insisted she's a fake. The Guardian has an article today in which they get different people — a sex magazine editor, a professor of criminology, someone from a prostitutes collective — to weigh in on the show, which many have deemed "dangerous" because it supposedly glamorizes prostitution. In response, Belle says on her blog:

Unless you have been a sex worker, or know one intimately, you have No. Fucking. Clue.

I totally agree with her on that. And lucky for me, I actually do know a call girl intimately. Well, not in a sexual way, but she's one of my BFFs. After the jump, College Callgirl and I discuss how turning tricks can be both sexist and sexy.

Wrong Call [Guardian]

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