how would it be interpreted as prostitution? the close analogue is porn stars right

darth_avocado 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Well Sweden sure thinks it could be a form of prostitution. While Some form of OF is similar to pornography (pre recorded shows) other is similar to prostitution and therefore illegal (paying for custom live sexual acts). Obviously Sweden isn’t US, but it’s not as clear as “OF is just porn”.

https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2025-06-10/swe...

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gampleman 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Porn comes from pornē, Greek for prostitute. So at least etymologically (and arguably logically as both involve sex for money) porn is prostitution.

If that’s accepted, then I find it hard not to also accept OF as a form of prostitution.

	▲	ghef453 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		School comes from skholē, Greek for "leisure" or "spare time.". Therefore people can't be stressed for finals at university, since it's all leisure! “Etymologically, X comes from Y, therefore X is a form of Y” is quite the jump in logic...