But I don't think there's any higher or lower proportion of intelligence in the ladies on this site than in any other walk of life.
Originally Posted by KRH
Probably true. I've met some very smart ladies in P4P, but I try not to make those kind of comments
too often. It might come across as a condescending attitude about sex workers in general. Kind of like the old joke that the remarkable thing about a talking dog isn't the brilliance of the conversation but the fact that he talks at all. Is it really remarkable that an escort could converse at the same level as most people I deal with??? I may have been a bit too liberal with such comments in the past but I
try to avoid committing the "soft misogyny of low expectations" for women/sex workers, and limit observations about an escort's intelligence to the truly exceptional cases. I don't always succeed in striking the right balance. *shrug*
I'm also thinking, WTF do providers think about our conversational skills? I'll bet that's a much better story.
Originally Posted by Gonzo DFW
They rarely comment about that sort of thing. Either they don't value intelligence in a partner the same way we might, or they have very high expectations for us that few of us surpass, or they set moderate or even low expectations and we can't even meet those. Take your pick of explanations.