>>18225320Men didn't get physical with heterai and geisha either, unless they were willing to pay small fortunes.
These women were entertainers first and foremost. They feigned interest, they feigned affection, they feigned deep connection. They were masters of their craft. They were well-versed in most schools of philosophy, most lyrical masterpieces, many instruments, and most dances. They were absolute artisans of lying and pretending. That's why they were so popular.
Men went to these women to be intellectually stimulated, entertained, aroused. They were able to suspend their disbelief and be lulled into a stupor that led them to fleetingly believe that a beautiful woman of many talents was actually attracted to them.
The average man went to pornai, prostitutes, for sexual release. Prostitutes were always ostracized from society, since no one respect a whore. In greece they were disallowed from even attracting customers, so they wore sandals with etched soles that spelled "lust" or "love" in the sand as they walked. In Japan and China they were practically slaves in the red-light districts, and lived there indefinitely until they were able to buy their freedom. In western europe they were outcasts, living in huts well outside the settlements.
Heterai, concubines, geisha, they were idealized and constructed forms of the feminine. They were not real or genuine. They were approximations of the ideal. That's why they were so well regarded, wealthy, and protected.
Whores were the debasement of the feminine nature, the loss of innocence, purity, chastity, and value. That's why they were ostracized and found revolting by men and women alike, albeit for different reasons.
