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more about #belledejour more comments → NewsBunny: I wish we'd just go ahead and legalize prostitution. It's ridiculous. And couldn't we get a better handle on things like the spread of STDs if this ... more » IBleedGlitter: The High Priestess of Tinsel: So men like having both their egos and penises massaged? Who would have thought? more » Pantra: I'm so sick of the myth that women can get laid whenever they want. No. It is so completely not true. I think this is a way that endorses crap stereo... more » fatmonalisa: I'm friends with a Call Girl and while I get some people find it morally wrong, I don't understand why prostitution can't be legal and regulated. I me... more » clevernamehere: I can't believe the question that led to that response wasn't included: "On your blog recently, you considered whether men or women have it easier in ... more » Jeremy: My interest in sleeping with a prostitute has nothing to do with having them fakely swoon over creepy advances or because I have some bizarre fetish ... more » morosa: Or maybe the appeal is in the simplicity of it all? For men who have money to burn and no real desire for a committed relationship, visiting a prostit... more » AndPreciousLittleofThat: I always thought the joke was that you didn't pay prostitutes for the sex, you pay them to go away afterwards. Apparently that's incorrect. You pay ... more » sarasasa: After all, women are widely perceived as the gatekeepers to sex, so in theory they can have it as often as they like, and men do not get a say in that... more » Penny: Wait...men who are addicted to success, I assume, would have cash, right? There are plenty of women who would respond to that. And when she means a ... more » Trulymadlyme: . Also, the power of being a decent-looking blond woman in the world. People may not take you seriously at first but they don’t resent your approac... more » EarlyGrey: What a shitty excuse for seeing a prostitute. Addicted to success? Sounds like these are guys who can't get laid by the conventionally attractive wome... more » Diziet_Sma: So Brooke, lemme get this straight - you're saying men visit prostitutes because they can't get a girlfriend? HOLD THE FRONT PAGE! more » Mistress_ava2005: My Body-My Business. And I mean that literary. Dr Magnanti/Bell is the ballsiest chick that I wish I knew. Life is hard and complex and one does w... more » ice cream for breakfast: does anyone actually have the url to her blog? Or has it since become private or taken down? more » -
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Belle De Jour On Why Some Men Visit Prostitutes
"[M]y clients were men who were addicted to success. They knew I, as a call girl, would respond positively to their advances, whereas outside of the transaction a woman like me might not." — Belle de Jour/Brooke Magnanti [NYT] -
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Will Young Women Copy Belle De Jour?
Blogging call girl Belle de Jour's real identity has had a few days to percolate, her dad and ex have weighed in, and people are finally beginning to think of the children.
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Daily Mail: Belle De Jour's Ex Resents Her, Wants Her Back
"She never asked if she could write about our life together and I feel humiliated. She hates me because she thinks I leaked her name, but I still love her and think about her every five minutes." [Daily Mail] -
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The "Glamor" Of Prostitution And The Outing Of Belle De Jour
The recent unmasking of prostitute/blogger Belle de Jour has the British press talking about everything from anonymous blogging to what her mom thinks. But what her story really shows is how much prostitutes differ from one another.
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