History PlayingWith / UnproblematicProstitution

* '''Inverted''': Alice works as a prostitute. She catches hell from her pimp if she takes time off, or refuses a client, for any reason, and gets to keep only a small amount of her earnings. Some of her clients are belligerent and cruel, she's shamed by her society, and she's always worried about being caught by the police. She does not have access to reliable birth control, and has been infected with several different [=STDs=]. She didn't get into TheOldestProfession of her own volition: she was [[YouWouldMakeAGreatModel deceived and trafficked into it]] at the age of 14.

** Alice is a CamWhore or phone sex worker, and thus never has any ''actual'' contact with her clients.

** Alice speaks positively about her job, and it sounds like she's a prostitute, but she's actually a CamWhore, stripper, porn actress, phone sex operator, geisha, escort, et cetera.

* '''Inverted''': Alice works as a prostitute. She catches hell from her pimp if she takes time off, or refuses a client, for any reason, and gets to keep only a small amount of her earnings. Some of her clients are belligerent and cruel, she's shamed by her society, and she's always worried about being caught by the police. She does not have access to reliable birth control, and has been infected with several different [=STDs=]. Oh, and she didn't get into TheOldestProfession of her own volition: she was [[YouWouldMakeAGreatModel deceived and trafficked into it]] at the age of 14.

** Alice is a priestess in service to a LoveGoddess.
** Alice works a regular nine-to-five job in an office. She gets laid off, and her unemployment benefits run out. In order to keep a roof over her head until she gets a "real" job, Alice begins [[CamWhore camming on OnlyCams]].

** Alice agrees with society's views that SexIsGood, and the story makes it clear she (personally at least) isn't compulsed.

** Prayers to this LoveGoddess sometimes involve ritual sex, with Alice as a stand-in for the goddess, and the money paid to her as a sort of "offering" to the goddess. But she never feels used, she never contracts any diseases, and her clients treat her with respect.
** She finds that she likes camming much better than she liked being an OfficeDrone. She gets to set her own hours and work from home, and she makes more money camming than she did pushing paper. And, of course, she can't get pregnant by one of her clients or contract any sexually-transmitted infections from them, because she's not ''actually'' having sex with them. (And she never gets overstimulated or tired from masturbating on camera, her clients are respectful, and she never has to worry about one of them finding out where she lives and stalking her or worse.)

** Alice's job is not only respected but ''prestigious'', more so than a CEO.

* '''Implied''': Alice's job is never outright stated, but the series shows Alice accepting men (and some women) to her office - whose contents are obscured by camera angles et.c. - every day. Some of her friends discuss if she should switch jobs before she grows too old to keep it, and she simply responds that she wants to keep it as long as she is fit enough.

** Alice finds that while many men are turned off by her career choices, the ones who aren't are the sorts she's truly interested in anyways.

* '''Inverted''': Alice works as a prostitute. She catches hell from her pimp if she takes time off, or refuses a client, for any reason, and gets to keep only a small amount of her earnings. Some of her clients are belligerent and cruel, she's shamed by her society, and she's always worried about being caught by the police. She does not have access to reliable birth control, and has been infected with several different [=STDs=].

** Alice is [[EternalSexualFreedom living in a time or place where sexual mores are quite a bit more conservative than they are in modern, Western society]]; [[RealityEnsues in a realistic setting]], she would be ''[[HonorRelatedAbuse killed]]'', [[HonorRelatedAbuse either by her family or by the state]], just for becoming the victim of a ''rumor'' that she was engaging in prostitution or other "illicit" sex, let alone ''actually'' doing it.

* '''Parodied''': Alice has GRatedSex with her clients, and [[ReadyForLovemaking the bedroom is prepared]] by DisneyCreaturesOfTheFarce.

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* '''Inverted''': Alice works as a prostitute. She catches hell from her pimp if she takes time off, or refuses a client, for any reason, and gets to keep only a small amount of her earnings. Some of her clients are belligerent and cruel, she's shamed by her society, and she's always worried about being caught by the police. She does not have access to reliable birth control, and has been infected with several different STIs.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Some sex workers have good working conditions and experiences, others not so much. Even for those in good conditions, attitudes vary by temperament, the shy college student trying to make ends meet will feel ashamed, while the ridiculously lazy girl with few sexual taboos figures it's good money for a job that doesn't requires much talent or effort and has shorter hours than a desk job in some cubicle.

** Alice started prostituting herself to escape PerpetualPoverty, or to [[SingleMomStripper support her child(ren)]].
** Alice ''used'' to be a prostitute, but [[MissKitty is not anymore]].
** When asked about [[WhatExactlyIsHisJob what she does for a living]], Alice has to lie, because prostitution is frowned upon and/or illegal in her society. She tells people she works in customer service.
** Alice gets a client who is belligerent and prone to violence.
** Alice has had a problem with drugs, and in fact began [[HookersAndBlow prostituting herself to pay for her habit]].
** Alice began working as a prostitute when she was 15.
** Birth control and STI prevention are seen as Alice's responsibility.
** Alice is facing a CareerVersusMan dilemma: she can't get a boyfriend to stick around because [[MyGirlIsNotASlut they're put off by her (current or past) prostitution]].
** Alice finds that she can't get a "real" job because businesses are concerned about what hiring a former prostitute (even though it was legal work) would do to their image.

** Alice was coerced into prostitution during a war.
** Alice is a CamWhore, stripper, porn actress, phone sex operator, etc., not a prostitute.
** Alice becomes pregnant by one of her clients.
** Sakura is a geisha, not a prostitute.
** Birth control is not available to unmarried women in Alice's society, or not legal at all.

** She then found it to be quite enjoyable, and has never had any problems in her "work".
** She works as a madam, and she treats all the young women that work for her with dignity, providing them nice rooms to work in, condoms and dental dams (and a requirement for clients to use them), free STI screenings and birth control, time off, a baseline salary, health and dental benefits, a 401k plan, protection, etc.
** Aside from awkward conversation, she has no on-the-job trouble, and genuinely enjoys what she does.
** Alice is able to turn him down and make him leave.
** She has since gotten clean, and managed to keep herself firmly NailedToTheWagon.
** 15 is considered legally an adult in this setting; she is above the age of consent.
** Alice is able to access both reliable birth control and STI prevention and/or treatment.
** Alice meets a man who has no MadonnaWhoreComplex and genuinely cares about her, and eventually marries him.
** Alice is able to put a spin on it and get hired that way, or is able to [[StartMyOwn start her own business]].
** She is able to take time off until she's better, and get antibiotics.
** She finds working in this capacity enjoyable, and no one holds it against her after the war is over.
** Her working conditions are still great, and she can turn down sex with a client or colleague if she wishes.
** Alice can either easily obtain an abortion, or [[GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion if she decides to carry to term]], can raise the child or put him/her up for adoption easily.
** In order to reimburse her patron for the high cost of her training, Sakura must sell her virginity to the highest bidder. She does, and has an enjoyable time with him. [[note]] This "virginity bidding" ''used'' to be TruthInTelevision in times past, but in modern times, a ''maiko'' is no longer required or even encouraged to do this when she completes her training and transitions into an actual geisha. [[/note]]
** Alice has ways of obtaining reliable birth control (legally or otherwise) anyway.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Some sex workers have good working conditions and experiences, others not so much.

* '''Basic Trope''': [[TheOldestProfession Sex work]] is portrayed as enjoyable and safe.

* '''Straight''': Alice works as a prostitute. She gets to take time off without hassle, can say no to any clients she wants, lives in a setting where STIs are few and far between (and those that do exist are ''easily'' cured) and has access to reliable birth control. She is also treated with respect and dignity by her clients, law enforcement, and society at large.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice actually gets benefits, like one would get at most jobs.

* '''Justified''': In this setting, SexIsGood, and no one is scorned or viewed as immoral for having it or enjoying it.

* '''Subverted''': Alice started prostituting herself to escape PerpetualPoverty, or to [[SingleMomStripper support her child(ren)]].

* '''Double Subverted''': She then found it to be quite enjoyable, and has never had any problems in her "work".

* '''Averted''': There ''is'' no prostitution in this setting.

* '''Enforced''': SexIsGood

* '''Invoked''': Alice begins working for a pimp or madam who genuinely cares about the well-being of his/her employees, in a place where prostitution is legal and regulated.

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* '''Basic Trope''': Sex work is portrayed as enjoyable and safe.

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** Alice is a priestess who engages in sacred prostitution in the name of a LoveGoddess, and is held in high esteem because of her status as priestess.

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