Anonymous wrote:Ya'll know this is technically a Disney movie?

Anonymous wrote:Sometimes you guys overanalyze too much for your own good, just looking to be offended. I first saw this movie when I was probably 12? I did not take away that I needed a rich white man to save me, that being a prostitute was an okay career path, etc. If anything, I did take away that you should always be nice to someone because you never know where it can get you (the shopping scene).

If you really think 2 hours could have such an impression on your kid that they'd turn to prostitution or give up any ambition to just be "saved" by a man, then you're probably a crappy parent. A movie is for entertainment purposes only, it is not there to "teach" anyone about anything.

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Anonymous wrote:Because Julia Roberts and Richard Gere are so pretty.

Because shopping, yay!

Because what could be wrong with women, even sex workers, being expected to do the work of rehabilitating emotionally stunted capitalists? In a week?

There's a great Merrill Markoe essay on this that offers the following brief review: "It really sucks and it pissed me off." Yup.

What’s it like going through life with such a cynical, unimaginative approach?

Google suspended disbelief. It’s a thing.

You'd have to ask the Hollywood producers who greenlighted this predictable piece of trash. Handsome rich guy chooses to protect his emotions, but a beautiful whore with a heart of gold makes him open his heart! Edgy!

Whore?

Wow. Talk about misogyny.

Anonymous wrote:It’s an example of Hollywood objectifying women who need a male savior. Also, it’s OK to be a prostitute - one if your customers might sweep you off your feet!

Anonymous wrote:I saw it on VHS when I was nine. I had the biggest crush on Julia Roberts after that. It wasn't until I was older that I learned what a prostitute was and found the premise somewhat disturbing.

It's still very entertaining and definitely a touchstone of the 90s. It also couldn't possibly be made today with so much attention on human trafficking.

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Anonymous wrote:Oh, I see, so these days the accepted view on street corner prostitutes is that they are total GirlBosses, self-employed entrepreunerial business people.

This was actually a point of pride for the actual character in this movie in 1990.

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Anonymous wrote:Oh, I see, so these days the accepted view on street corner prostitutes is that they are total GirlBosses, self-employed entrepreunerial business people.

Are there still even street corner prostitutes? I thought they all advertised online.

Anonymous wrote:Big mistake. Huge.

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Anonymous wrote:A great movie and holds up surprisingly well! Not perfectly, but surprisingly well.

I don't have a daughter, but I wouldn't want to send the message to my daughter that being saved by a wealthy guy is the way to go. Or that wealthy guys are always middle aged white men.

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Anonymous wrote:And I literally knew strippers and escorts in DC who operated that way out of local clubs. They mostly went after lawyers, lobbyists, accountants, etc. They made good money, and you would never know it now.

I remember sitting at a charity event where one girl had her eye on something and basically used the auction item as a tool to see how far the men at the table would go to get it. Then she knew which one would be easily manipulated. Shocking, yet kinda cool to hear her break it down afterwards. She lives in a $7M home in the Bay Area now. If you asked her if she was used, she would say she used them.

Of course, there are plenty of elite prostitutes and escorts who make plenty of money, lead pretty glamourous lives in many ways and are able to choose their clients. However, they don't stand on street corners or parking lots, waiting for clients, and routinely administer their services in cars.


Nor is the main client base of the street prostitutes immaculate looking, minty fresh guys who treat their service providers with respect and charm.