Scarlet-collar
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Scarlet-collar is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to female entrepreneurs in the Internet sex industry.
Meaning
Of or pertaining to female entrepreneurs in the Internet sex industry.
Example Sentences
'Scarlet collar' workers are the feminists of the modern age, say psychologists, free from coercion and the dangers of the traditional, male dominated business.
2000 August 13, Now, cybersex industry, in The Tribune, Chandigarh, India, The Tribune House (2000), editorial page, The new 'Scarlet collar' worker is typically a 25 to 35-year-old former prostitute or lap dancer with young children and a desire to better her income while working from home.
1995, Nadine Strossen, Defending Pornography: Free Speech, Sex and the Fight for Women's Rights, Scribner (1995), p. 190, Given the relatively high pay, many 'scarlet collar workers' make an economically rational choice to enter the sex industry rather than to pursue more socially acceptable, but less remunerative, work.
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