Changing What Escorts Are Called in Reviews

[madeinwales56]

I have just copied a link to a review I posted to help out a fellow punter. When I was reading my review I noticed that my reference to the "lady" in question had been changed to Sex Worker rather than the more vernacular term we are all familiar with.
Has there been a change of policy regarding what we call escorts that I have missed?

[tynetunnel]

It would appear to be a preference of the new owner of this site 

[Kev40ish]

https://www.ukpunting.com/index.php?topic=251791.msg2578843#msg2578843

[Marmalade]

I have just copied a link to a review I posted to help out a fellow punter. When I was reading my review I noticed that my reference to the "lady" in question had been changed to Sex Worker rather than the more vernacular term we are all familiar with.
Has there been a change of policy regarding what we call escorts that I have missed?

He doesn’t like it. It makes rogue malware introduced by Russian cyberprοssies explode with vomit. The only way round it is to think pink elephant pink elephant as you type and then it comes out ok.

Like this:prοssie 

[Cuntminion]

I personally would never use the no longer accepted word and do not think i have ever

Does it offend me? No
May it offend someone else? Possibly
Is there a much easier nuetral word that can be used? Yes

And like any word that factors into my judgement i gauge how use could possibly be received before using a word

Very few things offend me but i like to be aware how it might offend others

I like the word cunt though so glad tgat stayed

[EastCoast Rambler]

I think that SP or service provider would be better. To me, sex worker makes me think about girls working  on the streets.

[tynetunnel]

He doesn’t like it. It makes rogue malware introduced by Russian cyberprοssies explode with vomit. The only way round it is to think pink elephant pink elephant as you type and then it comes out ok.

Like this:prοssie 

I was sure someone said the prοssie  word was banned! 

[CoolTiger]

I was sure someone said the prοssie  word was banned! 

There you go... Not banned!!

[Kev40ish]

I was sure someone said the prοssie  word was banned! 

Is everyone just trying to see how far they can push the new Admin?

I personally don’t have a problem with it, but really don’t like the term Sex Worker. I prefer Service Provider SP, but it’s not my train set..

[tynetunnel]

Is everyone just trying to see how far they can push the new Admin?

I personally don’t have a problem with it, but really don’t like the term Sex Worker. I prefer Service Provider SP, but it’s not my train set..

No certainly not, I was just trying to figure out Marm’s trick! I too would prefer SP or Service Probider, or indeed WG but it’s not my site, and so Sex Worker it is

[The Outsider]

I've never used the term and probably never will... certainly not on here it seems! 

However, as a general point, is it possible to show which words have been auto-corrected in a post so we can maybe understand the original context?

[Kev40ish]

I've never used the term and probably never will... certainly not on here it seems! 

However, as a general point, is it possible to show which words have been auto-corrected in a post so we can maybe understand the original context?

There is only one word banned that auto corrects pross**

[snaitram99]

There is only one word banned that auto corrects pross**

So can the good honest word "prostitute" in full still be used? (suppose I'll find out if this gets auto-corrected)

This is a serious question, not extracting the micturition. There are sometimes quotes made on the board from laws or official documents that use the full word and it wouldn't be accurate if auto-corrected to Sex Worker.

There's always whore, harlot, putain etc.

[Thecunninglinguist]

"Lady of easy virtue" is fairly fluffy?

[Tricky Dickie]

"Lady of easy virtue" is fairly fluffy?

Not easy at all. If you don’t have the cash then you don’t get to play. How about “negotiable virtue”?

[Marmalade]

I prefer “hot sticky warm juicy smelly cuntilips on long slim legs”

If anyone wants to autocorrect prοssie to hot sticky warm juicy smelly cuntilips on long slim legs I don’t really mind, it’s just that it’s a lot to type ...

  

[billygreen]

I think that SP or service provider would be better. To me, sex worker makes me think about girls working  on the streets.

And service user for punter?

[winkywanky]

'Client'.

Or even 'valued customer' 

[Tricky Dickie]

“Cash dispenser”?

[Tricky Dickie]

If anyone wants to autocorrect prοssie to hot sticky warm juicy smelly cuntilips on long slim legs I don’t really mind, it’s just that it’s a lot to type ...

Plus if it’s a post from friend HP of this parish then you know they weren’t long slim legs.   

[Marmalade]

She might call herself...
Pretty Ravishing One-of-a-kind Simmeringly Seductive Impeccable Escort
We call her p****** for short.

Who’s good at acronyms?
S.L.U.T.
C.U.N.T.
would be quite easy, only four words...
S.E.X.W.O.R.K.E.R. would be one of those never ending pages of AW rubbish you have to scroll through to get to the price.

[Ali Katt]

I think it lose its way if reviews were doctored to make them "family friendly".

So "I was finger banging Kara's tight cunt and telling her what a slut she is"

Becomes "I was playing with Kara's lady parts and telling her what a nice person she is"

As amusing as it is it loses something, but what do I know I read transgressive fiction.

[Hardpunt2]

Is using words like prostitute and prossie really that bad? By definition that's what the service providers are. I understand whore is derogatory and probably shouldn't be used!

This is a forum where people discuss paying for sex, do we really need to ban the word that is the very definition of that?

[Marmalade]

Is using words like prostitute and Sex Worker prοssie really that bad? By definition that's what the service providers are. I understand whore is derogatory is a nice term and probably shouldn't can also be used!

Fixed that for you. 

[wylie anchor]

I think it lose its way if reviews were doctored to make them "family friendly".

So "I was finger banging Kara's tight cunt and telling her what a slut she is"

Becomes "I was playing with Kara's lady parts and telling her what a nice person she is"

As amusing as it is it loses something, but what do I know I read transgressive fiction.

Had to google that...… 'What is transgressive fiction? Well, if you find yourself saying "damn, that's fucked up" more than three times but keep on reading, there's a pretty good chance the book in front of you is a work of transgressive literature.

[winkywanky]

I thought transgressive fiction might be stories about dominant trannies, the truth is apparently rather less engaging   

[BigD77]

I believe the correct term is "women who work as sex workers".

The thought behind it being that they are first and foremost human beings, and what they may do for a living does not define them.

[Jonestown]

So

"I was finger banging Kara's tight cunt and telling her what a slut she is"

Becomes

 "I was playing with Kara's lady parts and telling her what a nice person she is"

Sounds like Jeremy Clarkson is dictating the new language norms.

I quite like “strumpet”

[finn5555]

I believe the correct term is "women who work as sex workers".

The thought behind it being that they are first and foremost human beings, and what they may do for a living does not define them.

They sell sex and fuck every Tom Dick and Abdul as blinded by £££ but of course that don’t define them 

[winkywanky]

I believe the correct term is "women who work as sex workers".

The thought behind it being that they are first and foremost human beings, and what they may do for a living does not define them.

I believe the full term is women who work as sex workers and pay the requisite tax and national insurance. A bit of a mouthful, but that shouldn't be a problem.

[SlamBoy]

What is wrong with the word 'prozzie'? Surely it is just a contraction of 'prostitute'? 

[winkywanky]

I guess it's the same as the word Paki for example. It's a simple shortening of Pakistani but has derogatory connotations.

One could say the same about 'Brit' when spoken about by other nationalities, but we just have to put up with it  .

[The Outsider]

I think it lose its way if reviews were doctored to make them "family friendly".

So "I was finger banging Kara's tight cunt and telling her what a slut she is"

Becomes "I was playing with Kara's lady parts and telling her what a nice person she is"

As amusing as it is it loses something, but what do I know I read transgressive fiction.

That's why I was querying if there could be an indication of which words have been "corrected".  If it's just the one at the moment, don't suppose it matters.  Just not a fan of invisible censorship of other people's styles.  The way somebody writes can be as informative as the content of the review. 

[SlamBoy]

I guess it's the same as the word Paki for example. It's a simple shortening of Pakistani but has derogatory connotations.

One could say the same about 'Brit' when spoken about by other nationalities, but we just have to put up with it  .

Or the word 'taxi' for 'taximeter cabriolet'

Or the word 'web' for 'world wide web'

. . . etc. etc. etc. - not all contractions are either derogatory or intended to be derogatory. There are certainly some derogatory terms for WGs, but I wasn't aware that 'prozzie' was one of them (and seemingly, I'm not alone on this) 

. . . I fear for the future.

[Poopster]

I believe the correct term is "women who work as sex workers".

The thought behind it being that they are first and foremost human beings, and what they may do for a living does not define them.

Well princess, sorry, but you're wrong.  In a simple transactional arrangement between two people, the two ARE defined by their roles in that transaction.  The two people are punter and prostitute,  these are the terms that define them within that context. 

Of course, prostitutes and punters wear many hats; mother, father, colleague, boss, son, daughter, neighbour, friend etc etc.  Here on UKP, we generally tend to keep those roles and relationships separate from our punting, just as I'm sure you tend to keep them separate from your prostitution.  Let's stick to the transactional nature of what we do here and define our roles in simple terms: I am a punter, you are a prostitute. 

Don't be ashamed of that here, it's a perfectly good word and has a definition that describes what you do, it has no negative connotations for me and, I suspect, the vast majority of those of us who pay prostitutes for their services.

Back to the main thrust of this thread, what puzzles me is the idea that a contraction of prostitute is now to be considered offensive.  It is not the same as the other contraction that has been bandied about, the term for those from Pakistan.  By that logic even America is offensive, the correct term is United States of America.  Fuck, let's not even think of words like let's, won't, don't, isn't.

The point is, a contraction isn't offensive in itself and this idea that prossie is now offensive on a site meant for men to review prostitutes for sex, is a worrying one for me.  I don't feel a word should be banned just because admin doesn't like it, words should only be banned if genuinely offensive... words like nigger... which no right-thinking person should find acceptable, yet I can type with reckless abandon.

Anyway, it's new Admin's trainset, I can be told to fuck off if I don't like it, but I don't like the precedent set here.

[Marmalade]

I believe the correct term is "women who work as sex workers".

The thought behind it being that they are first and foremost human beings, and what they may do for a living does not define them.

Prοssies certainly believe some weird things. I suppose you want to distinguish them from four-legged creatures? By that logic we should call airline pilots “men (or women or transgenders or transsexuals or whatever) that work as airline pilots” and rubbish collectors as “men who work as rubbish collectors” and doctors as “men who work as doctors”.

It’s absolute bollocks of course. If you were writing a bloody biography of course it’s about “the person” but quite frankly when you go to the doctor’s with a cough, you go to that person in their professional capacity, as a doctor, not as a person who is making a lot of money or having sex with his wife up the arse. That’s neither what you’re interested in or any of your fucking business. You go to see the doctor at the GUM clinic to get doctor-treatment, not to see how Mr so-and-so happens to be practicing medicine. and we go to prostitutes in their professional capacity as prostitutes. We don’t even get to know their real fucking name and they don’t want us to. So do us a favour and fuck off with your political-correctness-insecurities.

Call yourself a courtesan or a fucking rocket scientist if you want. Your social worker can call you a “person who works as a sex worker”.  To a punter you are a prοssie. That is your ‘professional status you silly cow. 

[Happyjose]

Replies #33 -#35 

[MME]

The point is, a contraction isn't offensive in itself and this idea that Sex Worker is now offensive on a site meant for men to review prostitutes for sex, is a worrying one for me.  I don't feel a word should be banned just because admin doesn't like it, words should only be banned if genuinely offensive... words like nigger... which no right-thinking person should find acceptable, yet I can type with reckless abandon.

Anyway, it's new Admin's trainset, I can be told to fuck off if I don't like it, but I don't like the precedent set here.

I'm with the Poopster on this one. I'm not too keen on censorship like this either, however it's admins site so we have little choice in the matter - it does though give a bit of an insight into what may lie ahead..

[Marmalade]

I guess it's the same as the word Paki for example. It's a simple shortening of Pakistani but has derogatory connotations.

One could say the same about 'Brit' when spoken about by other nationalities, but we just have to put up with it  .

It’s a tortuous argument but I don’t like to use the word ‘Paki’ or ‘Chinky’. There are times when there is no choice but to refer to someone’s nationality, but it’s an adjective, not a role that someone chooses. There is a problem for instance with crime levels among people of certain nations, but then it’s still better to use the scientifically correct word.

Funnily enough, the term ‘Brit’ is rarely used as a compliment, whereas ‘English’ is loved by Americans (for the accent) and Scots, for some godforsaken reason, are loved everywhere except in England. Broad brush of course!

[The Outsider]

*snip* The point is, a contraction isn't offensive in itself and this idea that Sex Worker is now offensive on a site meant for men to review prostitutes for sex, is a worrying one for me.  I don't feel a word should be banned just because admin doesn't like it, words should only be banned if genuinely offensive... words like nigger... which no right-thinking person should find acceptable, yet I can type with reckless abandon.

Anyway, it's new Admin's trainset, I can be told to fuck off if I don't like it, but I don't like the precedent set here.

Just to illustrate my earlier point, this post doesn't makes sense now that it's been auto-corrected.  The term "Sex Worker" is fine, but that's presumably not what was originally typed by Poopster.  Could the software add a style to the font to show what had been edited?

[winkywanky]

Or the word 'taxi' for 'taximeter cabriolet'

Or the word 'web' for 'world wide web'

. . . etc. etc. etc. - not all contractions are either derogatory or intended to be derogatory. There are certainly some derogatory terms for WGs, but I wasn't aware that 'prozzie' was one of them (and seemingly, I'm not alone on this) 

. . . I fear for the future.

I do a little bit too.

[winkywanky]

It’s a tortuous argument but I don’t like to use the word ‘Paki’ or ‘Chinky’. There are times when there is no choice but to refer to someone’s nationality, but it’s an adjective, not a role that someone chooses. There is a problem for instance with crime levels among people of certain nations, but then it’s still better to use the scientifically correct word.

Funnily enough, the term ‘Brit’ is rarely used as a compliment, whereas ‘English’ is loved by Americans (for the accent) and Scots, for some godforsaken reason, are loved everywhere except in England. Broad brush of course!

Indeed, and that was my point.

A lot of Yanks do indeed love the English accent, and upon hearing our dulcet tones those of a friendlier persuasion will often ask whether we know the Queen  .

I think the English are generally fine with the Scots, although this doesn't seem to be reciprocated...case in point, Scotland teams will generally get a shout from the English when playing non-Brit opponents, but English teams will always get the thumbs-down irrespective of who they are playing.

I think it's true to say we (English) are pretty well seen as 'the old enemy' within the UK (apart from N.I. Unionists), and frequently around the world too, as a result of our colonial past. But curiously, as you allude to, abroad it tends to be our 'Britishness' that gets the flak.

[winkywanky]

I believe the correct term is "women who work as sex workers".

The thought behind it being that they are first and foremost human beings, and what they may do for a living does not define them.

You forgot to be inclusive   

The term should be female sex workers, let's not forget there are also male sex workers, as well as Transsexual sex workers, gender-fluid sex workers, the list goes on...

[Vivago]

Funnily enough, the term ‘Brit’ is rarely used as a compliment, whereas ‘English’ is loved by Americans (for the accent) and Scots, for some godforsaken reason, are loved everywhere except in England. Broad brush of course!

Whats in a name? A great deal for some. I once had a fat, ugly Scottish cunt physically attack me because I had the temerity to call her a jock. Well to be honest, I called her a jock several times because I knew it was winding her up and we were 5 days into the horrible 7 day Trans Siberian Express and the only way to fend off insanity was in drinking vast quantities of Russian vodka and wind up fellow cabin fever sufferering passengers.

[Marmalade]

Whats in a name? A great deal for some. I once had a fat, ugly Scottish cunt physically attack me because I had the temerity to call her a jock. Well to be honest, I called her a jock several times because I knew it was winding her up and we were 5 days into the horrible 7 day Trans Siberian Express and the only way to fend off insanity was in drinking vast quantities of Russian vodka and wind up fellow cabin fever sufferering passengers.

Lucky you with cash to splash on the Trans Siberian Express as well as endless posh hookers on Seeking, I'm sure our collective heart bleeds for your sufferering (or should that be Viva go-go, Monsieur Le Viv?) 

[winkywanky]

Whats in a name? A great deal for some. I once had a fat, ugly Scottish cunt physically attack me because I had the temerity to call her a jock. Well to be honest, I called her a jock several times because I knew it was winding her up and we were 5 days into the horrible 7 day Trans Siberian Express and the only way to fend off insanity was in drinking vast quantities of Russian vodka and wind up fellow cabin fever sufferering passengers.

...like I think I've said before Vivago, we all look forward to when you 'write the book'  .

[Horizontal pleasures]

Using $$ instead of ss is the i$$ue I think in the word formerly used:  p r o $ $ i e. I call them ladies.  Curiously no-one calls them e$corts

[tantric talents]

Curiously nothing written above appears to have been edited yet?
Is this a wind up or has this thread been allowed edit free status?

[Kev40ish]

Curiously nothing written above appears to have been edited yet?
Is this a wind up or has this thread been allowed edit free status?

There is only one word that is auto censored that Pross**

[winkywanky]

Using $$ instead of ss is the i$$ue I think in the word formerly used:  p r o $ $ i e. I call them ladies.  Curiously no-one calls them e$corts

Probably because most punters don't go anywhere with them, normally not even outside of the bedroom