She relayed that anecdote in 2009, she was no longer a child and STILL did not see that pressuring people who were working hard for what was probably little above minimum wage was not something to brag about. Yeah, she’s guiding her father to the ‘good’ decisions. She is completely lacking in self-awareness.

Like not laughing at your boss’s dumb jokes, a refusal to buy would hurt their likelihood of keeping their jobs. But buying it/laughing at the jokes of a narcissistic tyrant, kills a little piece of your soul as it is a sign of your powerlessness.

Sounds like she has her father’s head for business. They are truly a family of Ferengi, except the women are sometimes allowed clothes.

The second part of that lemonade stand story In The New Yorker is kind of revealing, too, but in a different way:

They persuaded their bodyguard to buy lemonade, and then their driver, and then the maids, who “dug deep for their spare change.”

Get the fuck out of her with your trolling.

I’m not entirely sure I understand this binary you’re establishing. Prostitutes, and it’s pure speculation that this man was a sex worker, are sexually assaulted all the time. This feels more like trying to make excuses for a guy based on some kind of tribal identification (i.e., because he’s a gay, liberal…

Thanks! I’m enjoying a nice glass of Resiling right now.

I’m glad you noticed that guy and I’m glad store management helped in the way they did. That said, sorry you went though this at all and I hope you are treating yourself to something relaxing this evening :)

I asked them to have an employee walk me out and they were happy to help.

So, this had me shook for a minute today.

Has anyone been watching this season of RuPaul’s Drag Race? Faves? Thoughts?

the old benefit of the doubt for democrats eh?

I’m a sex worker. I don’t mind anyone raising questions or asking about context.

Ah, um. Exploiting a high-schooler’s addiction to crack to fuck him in the ass for $10 doesn’t really sound like super consensual sex work.

A grown man who seeks sexual gratification from a crack addicted 15 year old is a pretty deplorable person at any rate. I don’t know if that’s what happened here, but if the allegations are true this man is sick and took advantage of someone very vulnerable who needed help. At a mere 10-20 bucks a pop per sex act no…

The quoted article says that in 1986 consent was 16. So definitely statutory. Sex workers can also be raped, so if he assumed he could do whatever he wanted because he was paying, he was wrong/a rapist.

Sex workers are a population that is very vulnerable to sexual and physical abuse.

For 15 year olds?

Something I’ve been wondering about a lot lately is: at what age does someone become complicit in and responsible for something they were born into? Barron gets a pass, Arabella gets a pass, but ... Tiffany?