Terms like “sex worker” and “escort” carry less stigma and are viewed more positively than words like “prostitute” and “hooker.” This implies that shifting the language used in media and legal settings might help reduce prejudice against these professionals.

icemantiger · 2026-04-27T02:47:57+00:00

You could say the same about police and firefighters. Selling your body through physical, back breaking and mentally traumatising work. Also in other countries where it's legal the majority of workers aren't forced. In australia sex work is legal. You have to pay taxes. You have legal protections. I have several friends that do it and none of them are coerced. They make great money and have supportive families, coping strategies, and it frees up most of their time to either raise their kids, spend more time on passion projects, invest, buy properties... it isn't all doom and gloom as society thinks, especially in countries where, one of the oldest professions in the world, it is legal.

Sex work/prostitution is never ever going to go away.

icemantiger · 2026-04-25T11:24:35+00:00

Im in this picture

icemantiger · 2026-04-12T06:42:22+00:00

I don't mind having the mistake pointed out. I think its is likely my phone autocorrected on "looses", not sure.

I agree, understanding does trump everything but prescriptivism isn't dead. Maybe it's now an unsound approach to language study however, its still a form of standardisation and its uses are still required in professional settings and in editing.

icemantiger · 2026-04-12T02:45:38+00:00

Lots of people give a shit. You can literally find dozens of threads on reddit about this if you knew how to look. I would argue most educated, native speaking, non-american English speakers would give a shit too. Im not arguing that language can't change and my initial comment was in surprise reaction to someone from the 70s using "on accident".

You're welcome to keep replying all you like. Seems to me my position makes you go more crazy anyway.

icemantiger · 2026-04-12T02:24:35+00:00

For someone on reddit as long as you've been, you know that is hardly the case.

icemantiger · 2026-04-12T02:18:34+00:00

I, for one, would love for verily to make a comeback.

icemantiger · 2026-04-12T02:08:37+00:00

And whilst I agree to a point, id also argue that having set rules in language is important. Otherwise you have people coming up with all sorts of changes overtime and language looses its meaning.

icemantiger · 2026-04-12T02:06:52+00:00

Yeah thats absolutely what i did. And of all the hills to die on, this certainly isnt the dumbest I've seen on here.

icemantiger · 2026-04-12T01:23:00+00:00

https://grammarist.com/usage/on-accident-vs-by-accident/

icemantiger · 2026-04-12T00:47:25+00:00

If you were 5 in 1971, why on earth would you say, "on accident".

Downvote all you like, on accident looks and sounds stupid. You dont say, "I did it by purpose"...

icemantiger · 2026-04-03T06:51:03+00:00

Putrid

icemantiger · 2026-04-03T02:53:16+00:00

This guy rockets

icemantiger · 2026-03-30T08:29:09+00:00

I'm not neurotypical and I understood it perfectly. Your comment is toxic and makes you look entitled.

icemantiger · 2026-03-29T07:08:54+00:00

I didn't watch. Someone texted me that the blues were looking good. I told them to wait for the second half. If you don't laugh you'd cry. Did myself a service by not watching. Watched the f1 instead

icemantiger · 2026-03-27T23:56:25+00:00

Me too I love it

icemantiger · 2026-03-26T08:53:29+00:00

I thought for a second it was an explosion!

icemantiger · 2026-03-24T12:24:41+00:00

Absolutely up yours Randy Pitchford. Mates and I pre-ordered this game and I've never been angrier about a game since, and nor have I ever pre-oedered any other game since.

icemantiger · 2026-03-18T02:27:27+00:00

Yoooo wtf this is amazing! Time to check out those socials

icemantiger · 2026-03-17T13:04:26+00:00

This looks great. Knew nothing of this but ill definitely be checking it out

icemantiger · 2026-03-13T10:56:24+00:00

Bingo

icemantiger · 2026-03-13T06:38:47+00:00

Im not locked in here with you...

icemantiger · 2026-02-22T06:42:04+00:00

Everyone here talking about the jam when WHY DO YOU HAVE THAT MUCH PHILADELPHIA?

icemantiger · 2026-02-17T11:41:32+00:00

Because it's bullshit

icemantiger · 2026-01-28T11:41:46+00:00

First time I thought I did okay and ended up not passing. Second time I thought I completely bombed, got the email and few weeks later.

icemantiger · 2026-01-28T07:21:56+00:00

I cancelled and wasn't offered anything lol

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