Does the fate of Anna epitomize the self-victimization and destructiveness of the sex industry?

Question

Or, are the two unrelated?

I am kind of hoping those young girls who watch movies such as, Pretty Woman, and are disillusioned by the fallacy of a glorified sex trade will connect the dots on this one.

Was her life-long drug use and suicidal tendencies related to the low self-esteem she felt due to her work within the industry? Did she suffer as a result of of marketing herself as more object than person? More cartoon than reality?

Answer 1

The problem I have with your question is that it assumes that the sex industry is forcing these women to participate in it when in fact a lot of them do it willingly for the money.Anna Nichole was no exception,she realized early that she had one asset,her sex appeal and she exploited it and let others exploit it too and the thing is she did very well at it.She had no education,no desire to better herself through other means and definitely no moral values that would keep her from leading the kind of life she did,because of this I'm not sure that she was a victim of something she embraced and clearly enjoyed.I do agree with you in that participation in the sex industry can bring nothing but sorrow although you wouldn't think it the way we glorify sex as a society.

Answer 2

I think in her case, it was truly her choice to become involved in the sex industry. It is something that seemed to work alright for her, unlike other women who get into the sex industry and suffer at the hands of their clients/pimps.


That creep idiot who was crying paternity, the problems with the diet business, the death of her son, these were what finanlly broke her spirit. This is what killed her - and not the sex industry in this case.

I do not condone the sex industry and I agree with you that movies such as pretty woman etc are a disgrace, and send a very wrong message to young girls. I think that Julia Roberts and other mainstream actress do much more damage than Anna Nicole ever could.

Anna Nicole never had respect and prestige and was often laughed at as a sex star. Anna was never a real role model, such as the likes of Julia Roberts - who really should consider her roles more wisely. Anna was a simply a free spirit with very little influence and her business was her own.

Answer 3

Why is Anna Nicole Smith even important? Why are Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears important? People die tragically around the world everyday. On the day Anna Nicole Smith died, the United States could have invaded Iran, and nobody would have noticed. Your brains are being anesthetized by a shallow, corporate media that has nothing but profit as it motivation. There is no desire to speak the truth if it doesn't make money. Anna Nicole Smith is a great diversion from what is important in the world, and the fact that you aren't thinking about things that are critical is, frankly, disturbing.

Answer 4

until we have an actual cause of death, we cant really say that.

if her death was caused by the destructive nature of drugs and alcohol that go hand in hand with the sex industry, then yes, it is possible that it does.

on the other hand, if it has to do with her implants, like is suggested, i think this is not necessarily a dig only at the sex industry but also hollywood and celebrities, that make women conform to their standards of either beauty, elegance or infamy.

if natural causes caused her death, then it doesnt make sense to blame it on the destructiveness of the sex industry. it is just life.

Answer 5

To hook Anna Nicole Smith to " the sex trade " borders on libel.She was an entertainer who posed for Playboy; not a prostitute, as Julia Roberts played in " Pretty Women ". You are seriously confused. Too much social science and humanities have softened your brain; if you ever had one.

Answer 6

I think she was a headstrong woman who would have chosen her sex partners and wasn't a victim. It's hard for me to say for sure that she committed suicide. If she did, I think it was accidental, like she was playing around and took too many. I never saw her depressed, or acting like Britney Spears is.

Answer 7

Actually, it epitomizes the self-victimization and destructiveness of being a celebrity.

Answer 8

More than anything, Anna epitomizes the destructiveness of a lack of conscience. Sex was just part of her self centered, anything goes nature.

Proverbs 30:20
"This is the way of an adulteress:
She eats and wipes her mouth
and says, 'I've done nothing wrong."

Answer 9

It also epitomizes how completely nuts it is for people to keep idolizing these so-called celebrities.

Answer 10

Sounds like the subject of a thesis!
"A comparison of suicide rates versus job roles"

You can't make rash statements on the basis of one death, accidental or otherwise. Do some research, get published.