Riding on a wave of anti-prostitution sentiment
in France, feminist groups there are calling
for a crack down on”sugar daddy” websites. These niche
matchmaking sites, such as SugarDaddy.fr and
SeekingArrangement.com, hook up wealthy men with pretty women who
don’t mind being arm candy for hire.
Tacky? Possibly. Illegal? Nope. While the sites certainly
facilitate sexual relationships, they’re more than simply
marketplaces for sex.
They don’t, however, shy away from advertising the financial
aspects of their “mutually beneficial arrangements.” And for some
folks, this explicit collusion of sex and material comforts is
enough to render the whole shebang immoral and criminal.
Heaven forbid men who don’t mind being used for their money find
women who don’t mind being used for their bodies, and vice versa,
without having the decency to cloak it in the language of love and
romance! For these transgressions, SugarDaddy.fr now faces not
just increased legislative scrutiny but also a lawsuit.
Brought by French feminist group Équipe d’Action, the suit
accuses the website’s owners of running a secret prostitution
racket. Équipe d’Action and other feminist groups are also asking
French lawmakers—who are currently considering legislation that
would fine men for soliciting sex from prostitutes—to look into the
site and others like it.
“We hope lawmakers will look at (these) websites when they
discuss the adoption of the law criminalising the purchasing of
sexual acts,” said Anne-Cécile Mailfert, a spokeswoman for French
feminist group Osez le Feminisme.
Mailfert added that these sites hide “violence against women in
beautiful wrapping paper”—because apparently nothing says women’s
oppression like buying them nice dinners and shoes before taking
them to bed.
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