As the jet-setters arrive at Davos, so do the “sex workers.” That’s the preferred euphemism for prostitutes these days. Or, better yet, “escorts.” “Prostitute” has that nasty old Biblical, judgmental ring to it. The major corporate media don’t report it, of course, because, well, they might lose their privileged entre to the annual event. Then too, some of them may be participants in the WEF sexcapades themselves.
However, over the past several years, some of the European press have dared to report on the less-than-pristine behavior of “the great and the good” at these soirees that are billed as gatherings to “build a better world.” The German Bild, the largest circulation daily newspaper in Europe, and the British Daily Mail have published stories reporting on the “escort services,” i.e., pimps, that provide hundreds of young ladies for “dates” and sex orgies for the World Economic Forum attendees. WEF “clients” reportedly pay thousands of dollars per night for the ladies’ services. Saving the world is such a tough business! — William F. Jasper