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<blockquote data-quote="sigfried" data-source="post: 9266436" data-attributes="member: 1798">Before I answer, please understand two things.1. I'm not justifying this statement2. I think that is a terrible thing to say and should not be saidThe Answer: It is a figure of speech often used to describe the act of using another person's clout to sell something.&nbsp; So an actor might &quot;whore themselves out&quot; to make a commercial that seems beneath their usual &quot;dignity&quot;.&nbsp; The phrase plays on the idea that prostitution is a shameful act for money and that when we sell something, we are degrading ourselves to do it. I've heard the phrase plenty off times, I might have even said it of myself once or twice, though never with me doing it to someone else, only me doing it myself. If you don't believe this is a common phrase, please see the American Heritage Dictionary[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=whoring#:~:text=whore%20out,for%20money%20or%20personal%20gain.[/URL]So this is a thoughtless thing to say about a female employee, but it is not an attack nor was it meant to be literally true. Dave was using this person as a well known industry figure to give clout to EGG so that investors would invest, exploiting their name for money. Its a nasty turn of phrase that reinforces the stigma of sex work (something I try to avoid in my games btw) and it is incredibly disrespectful and inappropriate to use for a colleague.But I did not take it as an intentional act to take sexual advantage of anyone. You may feel differently, I may be innocent/ignorant, but that's my explanation.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="sigfried, post: 9266436, member: 1798"] Before I answer, please understand two things. 1. I'm not justifying this statement 2. I think that is a terrible thing to say and should not be said [B]The Answer:[/B] It is a figure of speech often used to describe the act of using another person's clout to sell something. So an actor might "whore themselves out" to make a commercial that seems beneath their usual "dignity". The phrase plays on the idea that prostitution is a shameful act for money and that when we sell something, we are degrading ourselves to do it. I've heard the phrase plenty off times, I might have even said it of myself once or twice, though never with me doing it to someone else, only me doing it myself. If you don't believe this is a common phrase, please see the American Heritage Dictionary [URL unfurl="true"]https://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=whoring#:~:text=whore%20out,for%20money%20or%20personal%20gain.[/URL] So this is a thoughtless thing to say about a female employee, but it is not an attack nor was it meant to be literally true. Dave was using this person as a well known industry figure to give clout to EGG so that investors would invest, exploiting their name for money. Its a nasty turn of phrase that reinforces the stigma of sex work (something I try to avoid in my games btw) and it is incredibly disrespectful and inappropriate to use for a colleague. But I did not take it as an intentional act to take sexual advantage of anyone. You may feel differently, I may be innocent/ignorant, but that's my explanation. [/QUOTE]

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