tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12926563977114746.post7137139013925861760..comments2023-04-28T12:26:59.829+01:00Comments on LAURA'S DIARY: Pleased to meet you Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08722688493644926880noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12926563977114746.post-87518843669659915482013-05-23T13:36:06.317+01:002013-05-23T13:36:06.317+01:00Hi there and thanks for your comments. There is a ...Hi there and thanks for your comments. There is a 'dark' side to every industry and I agree that if we take sex work out of the dark ages and acknowledge it as a legitimate form of labour, then that will be a good start. Regarding providing a safe place of work, I couldn't agree more which is why decriminalization is so important, so that sex workers can share a premises without fear of arrest and the police can have a role as protectors, not persecutors. Thank you very much for your good wishes. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722688493644926880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12926563977114746.post-53094904821589408552013-05-22T22:30:29.803+01:002013-05-22T22:30:29.803+01:00Hi Laura - what you're doing is admirable, an...Hi Laura - what you're doing is admirable, and I hope it will help to clean up the sex industry (so to speak) so that it becomes a socially acceptable thing. Becoming socially acceptable should bring it out into the open so that there are no (or fewer) dark places for bad stuff to happen. Your own arguments about how you personally operate are excellent, but to help your cause I feel you do need to acknowledge in a more obvious way to your detractors that the nasty side of prostitution does exist and involves terrible exploitation. If we can clean things up, then vulnerable girls finding themselves having no other way to make money may be able to do so in a safe and pleasant environment. You also need to acknowledge more obviously that not every sex worker has made a positive career choice - but if they have had to make that choice then it need not lead to the terrible stuff it often does currently. Every sex worker ought to be able to do her work in the way you do - on her own terms, safely and with respect. Good luck with your campaign!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12926563977114746.post-30473292564680108702013-05-08T03:29:04.775+01:002013-05-08T03:29:04.775+01:00I love that pic of you in leather pants!I love that pic of you in leather pants!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12926563977114746.post-24817109914340139302013-03-05T18:43:56.960+00:002013-03-05T18:43:56.960+00:00Perhaps 'actresses' was a little harsh, bu...Perhaps 'actresses' was a little harsh, but certainly Ruhama have been caught being dishonest and (allegedly) using a convicted pimp over and over again in various guises as a 'victim'. Read here - http://sexwork.ie/2013/02/27/justine-reilly-brothel-keeper/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722688493644926880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12926563977114746.post-38468462232647359342013-03-05T16:14:48.815+00:002013-03-05T16:14:48.815+00:00"wheeling out actresses as 'survivors'...<i>"wheeling out actresses as 'survivors' of the sex trade to speak for them"</i><br /><br />Say, what? When did this happen and how did you know the "survivor" was a paid actor?<br /><br />Iamcuriousbluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10617001006322490293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12926563977114746.post-22731101689323890222013-03-03T21:36:05.422+00:002013-03-03T21:36:05.422+00:00Ah Kate, you've made my mascara run. Thank you...Ah Kate, you've made my mascara run. Thank you very much xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722688493644926880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12926563977114746.post-12001687860243945772013-03-03T17:49:27.378+00:002013-03-03T17:49:27.378+00:00Laura Lee you rock!!! I've only recently start...Laura Lee you rock!!! I've only recently started following your work in the last few months and you are an amazing women. You give me hope and inspired me to write my own submission and not just sit back and wait.<br /><br />Your strength is my strength and when you feel weak, remember there are many more like me who are supporting you and wishing you well.<br /><br />Those people who name call do it because they are ignorant and have no other method of defence. I pity them for being born so miserably blinkered and weak. If anyone actually turned the light on for them, they wouldn't be able to cope, so best leave them in the dark where they can shuffle around feeling self rightous. As they say, 'Ignorance is bliss!'.<br /><br />Thank you xCurvaceous Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12061002971706315436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12926563977114746.post-12273525010331623292013-02-15T15:13:10.610+00:002013-02-15T15:13:10.610+00:00Hey Jeff, thanks for your kind comments. I don'...Hey Jeff, thanks for your kind comments. I don't think it's any harm that people know about my abusive ex, it tends to take the legs away from the argument that I am in some sort of affluent bubble and wouldn't know what it is to experience abuse. I'm glad you like the leather trousers, I love them too :D xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722688493644926880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12926563977114746.post-58031608700757305192013-02-15T09:00:45.892+00:002013-02-15T09:00:45.892+00:00Oh, so this is what the world looks like outside o...Oh, so this is what the world looks like outside of the oven . . .<br /><br />Laura, very brave of you and I hope you'll look back on the decision to "out" yourself as a positive one. Good luck with it. On a baser note, does this mean you'll be wearing a blonde wig and dark glasses to outcalls?<br /><br />More seriously I am sorry to hear that you had an abusive partner in the past, and I suspect some "antis" will make much of that. I am also very sorry about the abusive comments. It seems as if some people are incapable of expressing an opposing opinion without framing it as a personal attack, or that some people take the 'net as a licence to be jerks. <br /><br />And as for the twerps who attacked your appearance, well, a bit controversial here, but maybe some men do really only fancy women if they look like Brazilian transvestites! I think you look great.<br /><br />And on another baser note – love the leather trousers.EnglishJeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13254661348714349410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12926563977114746.post-86439713780016979422013-02-12T23:44:16.918+00:002013-02-12T23:44:16.918+00:00I love that quote Joe, thanks. I know it's not...I love that quote Joe, thanks. I know it's not going to be easy but I knew that when I started. You know what makes it all worthwhile ? When other sex workers send me emails and say "thank you for standing up for us", it just fills me with pride. I've got loads more media stuff coming up so it's a case of KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722688493644926880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12926563977114746.post-7501102620649200992013-02-12T21:06:44.462+00:002013-02-12T21:06:44.462+00:00Very brave of you Laura, and I for one am proud of... Very brave of you Laura, and I for one am proud of you. I didn't watch the show, I dont think I could bare the hate spewed words. You know it's gonna be a up hill fight and quite a climb. But i know you can do it, so stick in there. <br /><br /> As for the haters,and Lord Morrow's of the world, I think this quote from George Monbiot says it all. <br /><br />"Tell people something they know already and they will thank you. Tell them something new and they will hate you for it."<br /> <br />Cheers,<br /> Joe frostJoe frosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02312596333356838959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12926563977114746.post-12780650792206773632013-02-11T16:59:17.738+00:002013-02-11T16:59:17.738+00:00Thanks Eve, that means a lot. Off to read yours no...Thanks Eve, that means a lot. Off to read yours now xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722688493644926880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12926563977114746.post-14204738260192892482013-02-11T13:15:59.684+00:002013-02-11T13:15:59.684+00:00Laura,
You were confident and well-informed unlik...Laura,<br /><br />You were confident and well-informed unlike Lord Morrow whose ill-informed ramblings were embarrassing. You are clever and beautiful and for some of us an inspiration. Don't let the trolls upset you. <br /><br />Eve x<br /><br />I had my little say here<br />http://evestemptations.wordpress.com/2013/02/04/how-i-promoted-trafficking-and-the-global-sex-trade/<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12926563977114746.post-78232137586987612752013-02-11T10:19:23.543+00:002013-02-11T10:19:23.543+00:00That's very kind, thank you.That's very kind, thank you. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722688493644926880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12926563977114746.post-75902359973385088572013-02-11T10:18:54.752+00:002013-02-11T10:18:54.752+00:00Thanks very much Adrian, much appreciated. I'l...Thanks very much Adrian, much appreciated. I'll check out your blog too. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722688493644926880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12926563977114746.post-43838277764241941752013-02-11T02:16:10.636+00:002013-02-11T02:16:10.636+00:00I watched the show. And how anyone could call you ...I watched the show. And how anyone could call you those names is a joke. Its just jealousy and people love to hate. Your a very beautiful woman, a lady with class & intelligence, have a lot of respect for what you did. That must not have been easy going on that show. Good on you. Ignore the haters. They have nothing better to do with their lifes than abuse people. Keep up the good work lauraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12926563977114746.post-29773643156919072112013-02-11T01:50:55.862+00:002013-02-11T01:50:55.862+00:00Hi Laura
A few thoughts for what its worth. There...Hi Laura <br />A few thoughts for what its worth. There are haters for every topic/subject in the world, they thrive on having their opinions heard and validated, they don't try to understand or debate, they operate from absolutes. They sadly lack empathy, something I sense you have in buckets,so keep up the good work, continue to advocate and represent, remain brave and forthright and concentrate on the good around you for the good will support you when the haters continue to hate. x Ado<br />www.adomackno1965.wordpress.comadrian mckennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452646177735070182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12926563977114746.post-45656112988293591542013-02-11T01:14:42.795+00:002013-02-11T01:14:42.795+00:00Thank you, I've learned some lessons for the n...Thank you, I've learned some lessons for the next time, but I guess I wasn't prepared for how vocal and involved the audience would be. It was very intimidating walking out onto that stage and knowing that every audience member was looking at me saying - "She's a hooker !"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722688493644926880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12926563977114746.post-23409974652616161742013-02-11T01:05:47.823+00:002013-02-11T01:05:47.823+00:00Nervous as may be, you did damn well for a first t...Nervous as may be, you did damn well for a first television appearance. The fact that the audience responded so positively to you is the proof. AllenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com