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Craigslist 'Adult' Ads Cleaned Up, But No Less Erotic

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(Newser) – Sure, the ads in Craigslist’s new “Adult Services” section are tamer than those that appeared in the old “Erotic Services” category, shuttered after the firestorm surrounding the “Craigslist killer” case. But read between the lines and the meaning is still the same, Chris Matyszczyk writes for CNET. “This is little more than a dance, a dysfunctional Argentine tango between those who advertise sexual services on Craigslist and those who have sought to pursue the site.”

The demands by law enforcement and the concessions from the Web, are “all mere posturing,” Matyszczyk writes, “as people have learned how to communicate with each other online in ways that will successfully circumvent the law's arm length.” And the purveyors of pleasure are wise to that fact, and even a bit cheeky. After all, “what conclusions can one possibly reach" from an ad that guarantees to "mostly please" clients?

Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist.
Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist.   (AP Photo)
Craigslist.org CEO Jim Buckmaster, left, and founder Craig Newmark.
Craigslist.org CEO Jim Buckmaster, left, and founder Craig Newmark.   (AP Photo)
Image from NYC's adult services section.
Image from NYC's adult services section.   (Craigslist.org)
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If you wander around the site, you will see new code words emerge, words that quickly become understood by those who regularly go there, seeking whatever it is they seek. - Chris Matyszczyk

You can try "causal encounters" or "women seeking men" or "men seeking men." And who would wish to declare that all of the massage advertisers in the "beauty" section are, indeed, merely masseuses and masseurs? -

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kokuaguy
Aug 10, 09 5:34 PM CDT
Legalize it / Regulate it / Tax it. Reply
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Radzyn
Aug 10, 09 5:36 PM CDT
Agreed. Craigslist Escort Services. Now with less killing!
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Deebles
Aug 10, 09 6:42 PM CDT
Well you know that would be wise K-guy, but it ain't gonna happen. As for tax, every smart prostitute and gambler since Al Capone knows that the IRS doesn't care what the profession is as long as you state the income--legal or not. That's why strippers can deduct breast implants, not that stripping is illegal, but no one cares about the profession. My friend the bookie has been writing in 'bookie' for twenty years--as he says they don't care, they just want their cut. It's all the legal bookies like insurance companies that try and dodge every tax. Think about this: The Bank of Wachovia paid not a single penny of taxes in 2004--they got money back. And they still went down the drain. What's up with that?
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jamerican
Aug 10, 09 5:58 PM CDT
Since most of our politicians are prostitutes, why not make it legal for the rest of us. Reply
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my-name-here
Aug 10, 09 6:02 PM CDT
perfectly stated, kokua Reply
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