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Odd how you can pull that one out of your ass LOL. I was there live. As I said, Zoya was in the living room doorway - and I watched Taboo get ready to go out.

Today I turn in my keys. Being totally honest here, this board is no longer fun. We seem to have crossed a threshold where insults and name-calling have become the norm, and respect is a lost art. This has become nothing more than an extension of the BS we hear every day in politics, and I simply don't need it. I wish you all well, but even more so, i wish you the courtesy to think first - talk later. You might be surprised how well that works.

What's the big deal? Did Kristy go ballistic when Kami screwed cokeboy, or the guy in Thailand? These are young, single, experimental girls - and they happen to be best friends. And besides, a lot of girls "cuddle and play" (it's safer than playing with a boy!).

I just love how aggressive she gets :D

This was my intent, and what I feel is sometimes lacking. I have gone overboard too at times - it's just that we need to keep the above in mind before we let things get out of hand.

For a board like this to be successful, and fun, there must be some level of respect for both the RLC participants and the people posting here. To be honest, the lack of that respect is what is currently driving the American political process. If we don't insist on a little respect for each other and the apartment tenants, the quality of the conversation here will eventually become very trollish - leaving the trolls to occupy a majority of the posts. When I originally joined here, we disagreed - but we always ended our conversations with some sort of understanding. In truth, I don't see much of that anymore. Think it over. The tenants deserve respect as do all of us.

Tell you what Corbo, I don't want to continue this uncomfortable discussion either, and it does appear we are all not so sure anymore who said what or what comment we got pissed about. Let's agree to let this one go, and if the issue comes up again, lets try and clarify what one means before we jump off the handle. Language is part of the problem - I know I struggle sometimes to understand the true meaning when various phrases are different between us. I also think, like I said before, America's tendency to pre-label any girl in this profession as "trash" tends to put us on the defensive with the girls. Had a post said that "escorting" is one possibility of how they make money, I don't think I would have reacted like I did because it was raised as a possibility - not a fact. I am sure some of the girls in these apartments lead lives we would not want our daughters to lead - but I'm also sure all these girls have different limits of what they would do to survive. We should accept those ideas without being judgemental about them.

I'm not sure what you want from us Corbo (& friends). If your expecting us to agree with you, that's simply not going to happen. If you want us to know that you think the girls are prostitutes, whores, and cover it by being Escorts, then fine; we understand you feel that way. Now can we just drop this discussion?

I do think part of the problem is cultural. America, like it or not, is very Victorian. "Prostitution" has a very bad connotation here. It is degrading. Any girl that takes part in sex-for-money is considered "trash". All girls who take money for sex are in this category in America - whether they are high class Escorts, or drug dealers. I suspect that many of the readers here are American or English, and conversations that throw the word "prostitute" around freely will result in these girls being viewed in a very bad way. I don't want to see that because of some old Victorian attitudes. Most of these girls are trying to make a living and start a career, or looking for a husband, in any way they can. Some have more limits than others, but they all are trying to survive with the tools they have. I just don't want to pre-label them.

Looks like Kira can add a little "rough fun" to things now and then :)

That is exactly my point! Any girl that leaves for the evening (or night for that matter) can be doing anything from a job, to meeting with friends, to clubbing, to sleeping with a guy (money or no money involved). My point is, as soon as we use the word "prostitute" here on the board, all the other possibilities are forgotten, and the discussion here turns to issues that only have to do with them selling their bodies. If one or more of these girls actually IS visiting with friends or going to a job, that is all forgotten - she is simply a "prostitute" to CC readers. I've said this over and over - "what they do outside of the apartment isn't our business, and should stay so". An accusation of prostitution, regardless of what evidence you have ("being an escort") diminishes the girls and this site, and all who add to the discussion. Why can't we simply enjoy what the girls do for their free rent without insulting their lot in life?

The point is, the French and Spanish translations (Google) made it very clear of what was being assumed. If the google translations are at fault, then I suggest the posters be more careful - it's all we have to figure out what your talking about. Yes, I have a problem of even talking about prostitution on this sight because it's terribly insulting to the girls. Nothing like that should be brought up at all unless there is proof to start with. Every time we do this, we tarnish the girls reputations for no reason, and emphasize our ignorance of facts. As someone here has said, it's totally unlikely that these girls would be broadcast by RLC if this was going on. On the other hand, what these girls do outside of the apartment is none of our business.

Are you guys being serious here??? A girl walks in with a handful of money, and the immediate assumption is that she's a prostitute? I can't believe what I'm reading. I'll be honest here. THIS is proof positive of what you guys think of these girls. They have money? They must be trash. This is almost enough to make me call it quits on this board.

People will always make assumptions - and usually the worst ones. The same things happen with conspiracy theorists. You provide a valuable service to us Kitek in translating the girls discussions, and it is greatly appreciated.

I loved that movie... and would have given anything to play opposite Jennifer Grey. Her smile disarmed me.