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Is Prostitution Really the World’s Oldest Profession?
It is pretty old.
By FORREST WICKMAN
MARCH 06, 20125:57 PM
The Procuress painting, 1622
The Procuress, oil on canvas by Dirck van Baburen in 1622
Painting by Dirck van Baburen/CGFA Art Museum
Rush Limbaugh called Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke a “prostitute” and a “slut” on the air ...[text shortened]... ostitution from 1929 and Joseph McCabe’s history The Story of the World’s Oldest Profession in 1932.
@handyandysaid The village astronomer doubled as witch doctor.
Reminds me of a song in which there were these lyrics, "Well, I'm the local witch doctor, son. They call me George Alfred Black." But I don't think he was from that early an era.
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@great-big-steessaid Reminds me of a song in which there were these lyrics, "Well, I'm the local witch doctor, son. They call me George Alfred Black." But I don't think he was from that early an era.
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