Providers, gentlemen and fine young gentlemen

[The_Impeccable_G]

I am between laughing ? and puking ? when I read in the forum about providers, gentlemen and fine young gentlemen. How did we come up to this totally unerotic terms? What happened to escorts? Why don't we call escorts by their name?

[KeepItReal]

I am between laughing ? and puking ? when I read in the forum about providers, gentlemen and fine young gentlemen. How did we come up to this totally unerotic terms? What happened to escorts? Why don't we call escorts by their name?

A rose, by any other name... ?

 

Why does it bother you? Pop, soda, soda pop, soft drink - does it really matter what you call the source of your sugar high? ?

[The_Impeccable_G]

Of course it does. By the way I don't drink any of these.

[KeepItReal]

Of course it does. By the way I don't drink any of these.

http://www.dumpaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/funny-large-fountain-drinks-big-gulp-diet-soda.jpg

[coriolis888]

 

I am between laughing ? and puking ? when I read in the forum about providers, gentlemen and fine young gentlemen. How did we come up to this totally unerotic terms? What happened to escorts? Why don't we call escorts by their name?

 

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eu·phe·mism

/ˈyo͞ofəˌmizəm/

 

 

noun

 

1. a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
   

[MikeBiDude]

I am between laughing ? and puking ? when I read in the forum about providers, gentlemen and fine young gentlemen. How did we come up to this totally unerotic terms? What happened to escorts? Why don't we call escorts by their name?

For me it’s a counter to some of the negative, dehumanizing terms describing escorts often tossed around here.

[cany10011]

The worst is when someone calls them 'scorts... it sounds very "bro"

[rvwnsd]

I am between laughing ? and puking ? when I read in the forum about providers, gentlemen and fine young gentlemen. How did we come up to this totally unerotic terms? What happened to escorts? Why don't we call escorts by their name?

"Escort" is hardly an erotic term. If you want to accurately describe most of the individuals who advertise their services you would use the term "sex worker."

 

I like to use the term "playmate." It accurately describes what occurs when we have a "playdate."

[The_Impeccable_G]

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eu·phe·mism

/ˈyo͞ofəˌmizəm/

 

 

noun

 

1. a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
   

I don't see how is this relevant. Sex is not unpleasant or embarrassing.

[The_Impeccable_G]

"Escort" is hardly an erotic term. If you want to accurately describe most of the individuals who advertise their services you would use the term "sex worker."

 

I like to use the term "playmate." It accurately describes what occurs when we have a "playdate."

Good suggestion.

[+ sync]

The worst is when someone calls them 'scorts... it sounds very "bro"

[+ keroscenefire]

I think I found my new term:

[+ nycman]

I think I found my new term:

Damn, you beat me to it,

 

Long live the 80’s!

[+ sam.fitzpatrick]

I am between laughing ? and puking ? when I read in the forum about providers, gentlemen and fine young gentlemen. How did we come up to this totally unerotic terms? What happened to escorts? Why don't we call escorts by their name?

 

I intentionally use the term "providers" as a short cut to typing out "escorts and masseurs" or when I want to be ambiguous about which group I am referring to. At other times I use providers because I hate trying to remember the correct spelling for the latter and I don't want to type out "massage therapist."

[HotWhiteThirties]

Always interesting what seemingly mundane thing gets someone "worked up." I have my own items, so I get it. This annoyance is not one of them, however. I will say, that respect can be erotic to some, and I have always felt "provider" to be a respectful/safe term, where other terms seemed more charged. I don't personally find escort offensive, but on occasion have had guys tell me they preferred the term "provider." Maybe times have changed??‍♂️. I don't ever want to use a term that would seem degrading, of course.

Edited March 21, 2021 by HotWhiteThirties

[+ Socalguy]

I love the expression and the respect 'companion' is given in Firefly.

[+ poolboy48220]

I love the expression and the respect 'companion' is given in Firefly.

And that having a companion on the ship gave them some respectability

[+ poolboy48220]

I love the expression and the respect 'companion' is given in Firefly.

And that having a companion on the ship gave them some respectability

[YourMascMuscle]

We sometimes live in a land of labels. But cavemen must have gotten by without labels! Which means we can too lol.

[YourMascMuscle]

We sometimes live in a land of labels. But cavemen must have gotten by without labels! Which means we can too lol.

[YourMascMuscle]

When people call me bro lol lolol

[YourMascMuscle]

When people call me bro lol lolol

[Bucky]

I'm so over the woke crowd. There's nothing wrong with being a ho.

[+ azdr0710]

though "provider" has a bit of a medical insurance/primary doctor vibe to it, I much prefer it to the wink-wink-nudge-nudge connotation that "escort" carries.....

[orville]

though "provider" has a bit of a medical insurance/primary doctor vibe to it, I much prefer it to the wink-wink-nudge-nudge connotation that "escort" carries.....

Whenever I hire I feel, in many ways, that I'm having some sort of (stress?) therapy.

Sex is a basic physiological need and erotic massage can have serious benefits thanks to the release of endorphins.

So it wouldn't be completely inappropriate to call these workers providers, especially if we look at sex work in a progressive way.

Who knows if 50 to 100 years from now it becomes a legal and recognized profession in developed countries.

Edited March 22, 2021 by orville