Comments on: the death of the dc madam: fallout, afterthoughts, interview http://www.tinynibbles.com/blogarchives/2008/05/the-death-of-the-dc-madam-fallout-afterthoughts-interview.html Journalist and author Violet Blue's site for sex and tech culture, accurate sex information, erotica and more. Tue, 26 May 2015 17:18:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Annie O http://www.tinynibbles.com/blogarchives/2008/05/the-death-of-the-dc-madam-fallout-afterthoughts-interview.html/comment-page-1#comment-1936 Annie O Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:00:39 +0000 http://www.tinynibbles.com/?p=1834#comment-1936 Thanks for using my photo on your kick-ass blog. Cheers, Annie O Thanks for using my photo on your kick-ass blog.

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]]> By: Joe Pulcinella http://www.tinynibbles.com/blogarchives/2008/05/the-death-of-the-dc-madam-fallout-afterthoughts-interview.html/comment-page-1#comment-1221 Joe Pulcinella Fri, 09 May 2008 11:32:05 +0000 http://www.tinynibbles.com/?p=1834#comment-1221 Well put, aliyah. The US prison system is meant as much to show you who's boss as much as it is to reform or punish. No, wait, it's ALL ABOUT showing who's boss in Palfrey's case. How dare she go back to fulfilling a market need after the federal goons' attempt to convert her into a compliant, tax-paying drone? It reminds me of Winston Smith at the end of "1984." The State didn't want to kill him. That would mean that they would lose and Smith would win as he hadn't yet loved Big Brother. I guess in her own little way, Palfrey won in the end despite the horrible price. Well put, aliyah. The US prison system is meant as much to show you who’s boss as much as it is to reform or punish. No, wait, it’s ALL ABOUT showing who’s boss in Palfrey’s case. How dare she go back to fulfilling a market need after the federal goons’ attempt to convert her into a compliant, tax-paying drone? It reminds me of Winston Smith at the end of “1984.” The State didn’t want to kill him. That would mean that they would lose and Smith would win as he hadn’t yet loved Big Brother. I guess in her own little way, Palfrey won in the end despite the horrible price.

]]> By: aliyah http://www.tinynibbles.com/blogarchives/2008/05/the-death-of-the-dc-madam-fallout-afterthoughts-interview.html/comment-page-1#comment-1219 aliyah Fri, 09 May 2008 02:21:11 +0000 http://www.tinynibbles.com/?p=1834#comment-1219 i read your article earlier this morning on s.f. gate. i can't imagine what palfrey was going through. she had been in prison before and had decided "never again". that she was convicted flies in the face of reason. the people who were commenting in on the page there about how her business was not without victims, i.e. families, the women, etc. well, guess what? she is a victim of this. her business model allowed women to make the choice to provide a service. the men who called to make appointments were making a choice. they were all adults. no one was coerced into this. the victimisation came by way of the ultra conservative government poking their nose into it. why can't adults be allowed to be human? sex is in our nature and should be celebrated. not vilified. anyway, thank you for yet another insightful article. i read your article earlier this morning on s.f. gate. i can’t imagine what palfrey was going through. she had been in prison before and had decided “never again”.

that she was convicted flies in the face of reason. the people who were commenting in on the page there about how her business was not without victims, i.e. families, the women, etc. well, guess what? she is a victim of this.

her business model allowed women to make the choice to provide a service. the men who called to make appointments were making a choice. they were all adults. no one was coerced into this.

the victimisation came by way of the ultra conservative government poking their nose into it.

why can’t adults be allowed to be human? sex is in our nature and should be celebrated. not vilified.

anyway, thank you for yet another insightful article.

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