[neuro-praxis]

http://secretdiaryofadublincallgirl.wordpress.com/

This was linked to by JuliusCaesar in the other thread currently running about prostitution ("Would you?"), but I felt it is such compelling reading for Irish women that it deserved a re-post here.

[panda100]

Her blog piece on the review section is soo spot on! Why can't this get published in a book. 100% more accurate than that nonsense book thats on the shelves at the moment.

[Hollypop]

I'm watching a similar program on Netflicks. It's fantastic. The uk one.

[ted1]

Haha, different thing. The blog is of a Dublin girl.

[CarMe]

Oh wow so far i think it's a brilliant blog but can someone tell me how to read it from the beginning and not from most recent post?

[Acacia]

I clicked on the link from the other thread and ended up abandoning the thread completely to read this girl's blog. She's a very good writer and what she wrote about has stayed with me for days. Very interesting and sad- it made feel guilty for being rather complacent about this issue.

[Stripey Cat]

I haven't read every entry on the blog, but from I can gather she wasn't forced in prostitution, was she? Maybe I missed something.

[fatmammycat]

Originally Posted by Stripey Cat

I haven't read every entry on the blog, but from I can gather she wasn't forced in prostitution, was she? Maybe I missed something.

So what, she doesn't say she was 'forced', in fact she writes very well of her reason to work as she does.

[Fenian Army]

How do we know it is legit?

Please don't read anything into the question and take it at face value.

[krankykitty]

We don't.. But in that case, how do we know when any anonymous account of anything is legit? Including that book out at the moment "Between the Sheets" which the blog talks about. Does it matter? It's another point of view, or experience that I'm sure some sex workers would share.

[Babybuff]

great read, great writer..inspirational.

[BarackPyjama]

Originally Posted by krankykitty

Does it matter?

Yeah, I'd say whether it's fact or fiction does matter quite a lot. It's an interesting read though... but I'm a bit skeptical about its authenticity.

[krankykitty]

What parts of it do you doubt, just curious?

Even if its a complete work of fiction I'm sure the issues that the blog raises could possibly be what other sex workers experience on a day to day basis? Or at least some of them.

[BarackPyjama]

Originally Posted by krankykitty

What parts of it do you doubt, just curious?

Well the fact that she's essentially painting the majority of her customers as sex-crazed, violent and depraved lunatics for one.

I'd imagine that the majority of men who use prostitutes are probably sad and lonely middle-aged individuals who can't get sex elsewhere. Rather than being filthy, depraved and violent sex monsters. I'm open to being wrong about that but I'd assumed that was the case and that's where the majority of the demand for prostitution came from?

Originally Posted by krankykitty

Even if its a complete work of fiction I'm sure the issues that the blog raises could possibly be what other sex workers experience on a day to day basis? Or at least some of them.

Probably. As I said, it's an interesting read but I do get the whiff of an 'agenda' from it. There seems to be a fair amount of anti-prostitution stuff going around in the media so it wouldn't surprise me - plus her articles only go back as far as January 14th. The timing is pretty coincidental.

[Piste]

Whether it's authentic or not, this blog is absolutely heartbreaking.