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WEBSITE: theotherpress.ca
EMAIL: editor@theotherpress.ca

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Jacey Gibb
Editor-in-chief
Meditor@theotherpress.ca

Natalie Serafini
Assistant Editor
Massistant@theotherpress.ca

Angela Ho
Business Manager
Maccounting@theotherpress.ca

Chris Paik
Distribution Manager

Cody Klyne
Layout Manager

Joel McCarthy
Graphics Manager

Ed Appleby
illustrator

Jony Roy
Social Media Coordinator

Patrick Vaillancourt
News Editor
Minews@theotherpress.ca

Cheryl Minns

Arts Editor
Marts@theotherpress.ca

Sophie Isbister
Life & Style Editor
Mlifeandstyle@theotherpress.ca

Elliot Chan
Opinions Editor
Mopinions@theotherpress.ca

Eric Wilkins
Sports Editor
Msports@theotherpress.ca

Courtnie Martin
Sports Reporter

Sharon Miki
Humour Editor
Mhumour@theotherpress.ca

Cazzy Lewchuk
Aidan Mouellic
Julia Siedlanowska
Staff Writers

Steven Cayer, Brittney
MacDonald
Senior Columnists

Jerrison Oracion
Columnists

Anne Marie Abraham, Maria
Asselin-Roy, Dessa Bayrock,
Allie Davison, Angela Espinoza,
Mel Freylinder, Lindsey

Florio, John Sweeney
Contributors



Lay some sugar daddy on me

: prostitution, but the two vary

: in the type of relationship the

: sugar daddy and baby share,

: the longevity it has, and the

: expectations that come with it.

: And contrary to what you might
: think, a sugar baby isn’t actually :
: required to have sex with a
: sugar daddy—though they
: usually are.





Jacey Gibb
Editor-in-chief

, Seditor
@theotherpress.ca

pars for a post-secondary
education is super easy,
right? As someone with a
mountain of disposable income
lying on my bedroom floor,
paying for rent and living
expenses while in I’m in school
full-time has never been less
stressful.

Seriously, though. Every
student I know is struggling to
balance at least one (thought
usually more) job with their
academia. It’s easy to fall into
the trap of proclaiming that
students of today have it harder
than the generations before
us, but let’s just all agree that
juggling everything at once can

financial reprieve from the
government or post-secondary

be thankful there are still

us students.

Like sugar daddies.

No, this isn’t a type of
parent who showers their
children in sweets and cavities.
A sugar daddy is an older,
financially secure male who
engages in relations with

money. It’s been compared to

© Getloknowus!

© The Other Press has been Douglas College’s student newspaper since 1976. Since 1978 we have
been an autonomous publication, independent of the student union. We area registered society
under the Society Act of British Columbia, governed by an eight-person board of directors
appointed by our staff. Our head office is located in the New Westminster campus.

© The Other Press is published weekly during the fall and winter semesters, and monthly during
the summer. We receive our funding from a student levy collected through tutition fees every
semester at registration, and from local and national advertising revenue. The Other Press is a
member ofthe Canadian University Press (CUP), asyndicate of student newspapers that includes

Think no one would ever

: consider being in one of these

: pairings? The 2.7 million people
: who are currently registered

: to SeekingArrangements.com

: would disagree with you. Now

: considered to be the largest

: sugar daddy website on the web,
: SeekingArrangements is hardly
: alone. Type “sugar daddies” into
: any search engine and you'll

: be welcomed by pages upon

: pages of similar sites, including
: SugarDaddie.com, SugarSugar.
: com, and SugarDaddyCanada.

be demanding for anyone. With : com

It’s not like the concept

: of having a sugar daddy isa

institutions becoming more and : modern one either. Years ago, a

more unlikely, I guess we should : friend of mine was lamenting
: to me about how badly she
people out there looking out for : wanted a money slave—
someone who becomes sexually
: aroused by giving another

; person money. A costly kink,

: but if both parties are satisfied,
: then where’s the harm? If

: we're being honest here, some

: “normal” relationships operate

: in the exact same way, with one

younger women in exchange for person paying for everything

papers from all across Canada.

© The OtherPressreservestheright to choose what we will publish, and we will not publish material
that is hateful, obscene, or condones or promotes illegal activities. Submissions may be edited
for clarity and brevity if necessary. All images used are copyright to their respective owners.

: anyways. Pouring copious

: amounts of money into a

: partner who’s just not that into
: you isn’t a new thing; sugar

: daddy websites have just found
: a way to institutionalize it.

Does the world of sugar

: daddies seem like a far-off

: one? Think again. In terms

: of new students registering

: last year, both Simon Fraser

: University and the University

: of British Columbia were in

: the top 20—at #7 and #15,

: respectively. In 2013, 174 people
: between the two institutions

: signed up to be paired witha

: sugar daddy. Douglas College— :
: either thankfully or regretfully,
: depending on your feelings

: towards sugar daddies—did not :
: make the top 20 list.

While I would never

myself be involved in one of

: the relationships (I am neither
: financially sound nor an

: attractive female), I support the :
: rise in sugar daddies 100 per
: cent.

First off, let’s remember

that to be eligible for this type
: of arrangement, the sugar

: baby must be at least 18 years
: old. These are relationships :
: between two grown, consenting :
: adults. No one is being forced

: into signing up and no one is

: forcing them to continue doing
it. Assumedly these individuals
; are using protection too during
: any extracurriculars, so there

By www.kiss925.com

: should be no danger to the
: sugar baby’s health.

In my experience, the most

: common reaction to sugar

: daddies is how degrading it

: must be for the women who

: sign up. I’m glad the war on

: slut shaming has become so

: prominent in recent years

: because that’s exactly what

: these reactions are fostering.

: There is nothing shameful

: about consensual sex and

: as much as you want to pass

: judgment, that right doesn’t

: belong to you. Ifa woman wants
: to use her body to help pay for

her education or even just so

: she has some extra ched’ in the
: bank, then it’s her decision to

make.
Instead of focussing on

things like sugar daddies,

: how about looking at one of

: the reasons why they exist? A
: driving force for students is

the encumbering cost of post-

: secondary (which, according

: to SeekingArrangements, will

: have tripled between 1990 and

: 2017). If an alternative exists

; where someone can graduate

: from post-secondary without

: incurring this sort of outrageous

debt, then let people pursue it

: without unsolicited criticism.

So it goes,

Trcey Gibb

Editor-in-chief

coc Ug 9) CEM]



@ facebook.com/DouglasOtherPress

(J twitter.com/theotherpress
youtube.com/user/theotherpress
instagram.com/theotherpress
Edited Text
OtherPress.

Room 1020 — 700 Royal Ave.
Douglas College

New Westminster, BC

V3L 5B2

TELEPHONE: 604.525.3542
WEBSITE: theotherpress.ca
EMAIL: editor@theotherpress.ca

STAFF LIST

Jacey Gibb
Editor-in-chief
Meditor@theotherpress.ca

Natalie Serafini
Assistant Editor
Massistant@theotherpress.ca

Angela Ho
Business Manager
Maccounting@theotherpress.ca

Chris Paik
Distribution Manager

Cody Klyne
Layout Manager

Joel McCarthy
Graphics Manager

Ed Appleby
illustrator

Jony Roy
Social Media Coordinator

Patrick Vaillancourt
News Editor
Minews@theotherpress.ca

Cheryl Minns

Arts Editor
Marts@theotherpress.ca

Sophie Isbister
Life & Style Editor
Mlifeandstyle@theotherpress.ca

Elliot Chan
Opinions Editor
Mopinions@theotherpress.ca

Eric Wilkins
Sports Editor
Msports@theotherpress.ca

Courtnie Martin
Sports Reporter

Sharon Miki
Humour Editor
Mhumour@theotherpress.ca

Cazzy Lewchuk
Aidan Mouellic
Julia Siedlanowska
Staff Writers

Steven Cayer, Brittney
MacDonald
Senior Columnists

Jerrison Oracion
Columnists

Anne Marie Abraham, Maria
Asselin-Roy, Dessa Bayrock,
Allie Davison, Angela Espinoza,
Mel Freylinder, Lindsey

Florio, John Sweeney
Contributors



Lay some sugar daddy on me

: prostitution, but the two vary

: in the type of relationship the

: sugar daddy and baby share,

: the longevity it has, and the

: expectations that come with it.

: And contrary to what you might
: think, a sugar baby isn’t actually :
: required to have sex with a
: sugar daddy—though they
: usually are.





Jacey Gibb
Editor-in-chief

, Seditor
@theotherpress.ca

pars for a post-secondary
education is super easy,
right? As someone with a
mountain of disposable income
lying on my bedroom floor,
paying for rent and living
expenses while in I’m in school
full-time has never been less
stressful.

Seriously, though. Every
student I know is struggling to
balance at least one (thought
usually more) job with their
academia. It’s easy to fall into
the trap of proclaiming that
students of today have it harder
than the generations before
us, but let’s just all agree that
juggling everything at once can

financial reprieve from the
government or post-secondary

be thankful there are still

us students.

Like sugar daddies.

No, this isn’t a type of
parent who showers their
children in sweets and cavities.
A sugar daddy is an older,
financially secure male who
engages in relations with

money. It’s been compared to

© Getloknowus!

© The Other Press has been Douglas College’s student newspaper since 1976. Since 1978 we have
been an autonomous publication, independent of the student union. We area registered society
under the Society Act of British Columbia, governed by an eight-person board of directors
appointed by our staff. Our head office is located in the New Westminster campus.

© The Other Press is published weekly during the fall and winter semesters, and monthly during
the summer. We receive our funding from a student levy collected through tutition fees every
semester at registration, and from local and national advertising revenue. The Other Press is a
member ofthe Canadian University Press (CUP), asyndicate of student newspapers that includes

Think no one would ever

: consider being in one of these

: pairings? The 2.7 million people
: who are currently registered

: to SeekingArrangements.com

: would disagree with you. Now

: considered to be the largest

: sugar daddy website on the web,
: SeekingArrangements is hardly
: alone. Type “sugar daddies” into
: any search engine and you'll

: be welcomed by pages upon

: pages of similar sites, including
: SugarDaddie.com, SugarSugar.
: com, and SugarDaddyCanada.

be demanding for anyone. With : com

It’s not like the concept

: of having a sugar daddy isa

institutions becoming more and : modern one either. Years ago, a

more unlikely, I guess we should : friend of mine was lamenting
: to me about how badly she
people out there looking out for : wanted a money slave—
someone who becomes sexually
: aroused by giving another

; person money. A costly kink,

: but if both parties are satisfied,
: then where’s the harm? If

: we're being honest here, some

: “normal” relationships operate

: in the exact same way, with one

younger women in exchange for person paying for everything

papers from all across Canada.

© The OtherPressreservestheright to choose what we will publish, and we will not publish material
that is hateful, obscene, or condones or promotes illegal activities. Submissions may be edited
for clarity and brevity if necessary. All images used are copyright to their respective owners.

: anyways. Pouring copious

: amounts of money into a

: partner who’s just not that into
: you isn’t a new thing; sugar

: daddy websites have just found
: a way to institutionalize it.

Does the world of sugar

: daddies seem like a far-off

: one? Think again. In terms

: of new students registering

: last year, both Simon Fraser

: University and the University

: of British Columbia were in

: the top 20—at #7 and #15,

: respectively. In 2013, 174 people
: between the two institutions

: signed up to be paired witha

: sugar daddy. Douglas College— :
: either thankfully or regretfully,
: depending on your feelings

: towards sugar daddies—did not :
: make the top 20 list.

While I would never

myself be involved in one of

: the relationships (I am neither
: financially sound nor an

: attractive female), I support the :
: rise in sugar daddies 100 per
: cent.

First off, let’s remember

that to be eligible for this type
: of arrangement, the sugar

: baby must be at least 18 years
: old. These are relationships :
: between two grown, consenting :
: adults. No one is being forced

: into signing up and no one is

: forcing them to continue doing
it. Assumedly these individuals
; are using protection too during
: any extracurriculars, so there

By www.kiss925.com

: should be no danger to the
: sugar baby’s health.

In my experience, the most

: common reaction to sugar

: daddies is how degrading it

: must be for the women who

: sign up. I’m glad the war on

: slut shaming has become so

: prominent in recent years

: because that’s exactly what

: these reactions are fostering.

: There is nothing shameful

: about consensual sex and

: as much as you want to pass

: judgment, that right doesn’t

: belong to you. Ifa woman wants
: to use her body to help pay for

her education or even just so

: she has some extra ched’ in the
: bank, then it’s her decision to

make.
Instead of focussing on

things like sugar daddies,

: how about looking at one of

: the reasons why they exist? A
: driving force for students is

the encumbering cost of post-

: secondary (which, according

: to SeekingArrangements, will

: have tripled between 1990 and

: 2017). If an alternative exists

; where someone can graduate

: from post-secondary without

: incurring this sort of outrageous

debt, then let people pursue it

: without unsolicited criticism.

So it goes,

Trcey Gibb

Editor-in-chief

coc Ug 9) CEM]



@ facebook.com/DouglasOtherPress

(J twitter.com/theotherpress
youtube.com/user/theotherpress
instagram.com/theotherpress
File
OtherPress.

Room 1020 — 700 Royal Ave.
Douglas College

New Westminster, BC

V3L 5B2

TELEPHONE: 604.525.3542
WEBSITE: theotherpress.ca
EMAIL: editor@theotherpress.ca

STAFF LIST

Jacey Gibb
Editor-in-chief
Meditor@theotherpress.ca

Natalie Serafini
Assistant Editor
Massistant@theotherpress.ca

Angela Ho
Business Manager
Maccounting@theotherpress.ca

Chris Paik
Distribution Manager

Cody Klyne
Layout Manager

Joel McCarthy
Graphics Manager

Ed Appleby
illustrator

Jony Roy
Social Media Coordinator

Patrick Vaillancourt
News Editor
Minews@theotherpress.ca

Cheryl Minns

Arts Editor
Marts@theotherpress.ca

Sophie Isbister
Life & Style Editor
Mlifeandstyle@theotherpress.ca

Elliot Chan
Opinions Editor
Mopinions@theotherpress.ca

Eric Wilkins
Sports Editor
Msports@theotherpress.ca

Courtnie Martin
Sports Reporter

Sharon Miki
Humour Editor
Mhumour@theotherpress.ca

Cazzy Lewchuk
Aidan Mouellic
Julia Siedlanowska
Staff Writers

Steven Cayer, Brittney
MacDonald
Senior Columnists

Jerrison Oracion
Columnists

Anne Marie Abraham, Maria
Asselin-Roy, Dessa Bayrock,
Allie Davison, Angela Espinoza,
Mel Freylinder, Lindsey

Florio, John Sweeney
Contributors



Lay some sugar daddy on me

: prostitution, but the two vary

: in the type of relationship the

: sugar daddy and baby share,

: the longevity it has, and the

: expectations that come with it.

: And contrary to what you might
: think, a sugar baby isn’t actually :
: required to have sex with a
: sugar daddy—though they
: usually are.





Jacey Gibb
Editor-in-chief

, Seditor
@theotherpress.ca

pars for a post-secondary
education is super easy,
right? As someone with a
mountain of disposable income
lying on my bedroom floor,
paying for rent and living
expenses while in I’m in school
full-time has never been less
stressful.

Seriously, though. Every
student I know is struggling to
balance at least one (thought
usually more) job with their
academia. It’s easy to fall into
the trap of proclaiming that
students of today have it harder
than the generations before
us, but let’s just all agree that
juggling everything at once can

financial reprieve from the
government or post-secondary

be thankful there are still

us students.

Like sugar daddies.

No, this isn’t a type of
parent who showers their
children in sweets and cavities.
A sugar daddy is an older,
financially secure male who
engages in relations with

money. It’s been compared to

© Getloknowus!

© The Other Press has been Douglas College’s student newspaper since 1976. Since 1978 we have
been an autonomous publication, independent of the student union. We area registered society
under the Society Act of British Columbia, governed by an eight-person board of directors
appointed by our staff. Our head office is located in the New Westminster campus.

© The Other Press is published weekly during the fall and winter semesters, and monthly during
the summer. We receive our funding from a student levy collected through tutition fees every
semester at registration, and from local and national advertising revenue. The Other Press is a
member ofthe Canadian University Press (CUP), asyndicate of student newspapers that includes

Think no one would ever

: consider being in one of these

: pairings? The 2.7 million people
: who are currently registered

: to SeekingArrangements.com

: would disagree with you. Now

: considered to be the largest

: sugar daddy website on the web,
: SeekingArrangements is hardly
: alone. Type “sugar daddies” into
: any search engine and you'll

: be welcomed by pages upon

: pages of similar sites, including
: SugarDaddie.com, SugarSugar.
: com, and SugarDaddyCanada.

be demanding for anyone. With : com

It’s not like the concept

: of having a sugar daddy isa

institutions becoming more and : modern one either. Years ago, a

more unlikely, I guess we should : friend of mine was lamenting
: to me about how badly she
people out there looking out for : wanted a money slave—
someone who becomes sexually
: aroused by giving another

; person money. A costly kink,

: but if both parties are satisfied,
: then where’s the harm? If

: we're being honest here, some

: “normal” relationships operate

: in the exact same way, with one

younger women in exchange for person paying for everything

papers from all across Canada.

© The OtherPressreservestheright to choose what we will publish, and we will not publish material
that is hateful, obscene, or condones or promotes illegal activities. Submissions may be edited
for clarity and brevity if necessary. All images used are copyright to their respective owners.

: anyways. Pouring copious

: amounts of money into a

: partner who’s just not that into
: you isn’t a new thing; sugar

: daddy websites have just found
: a way to institutionalize it.

Does the world of sugar

: daddies seem like a far-off

: one? Think again. In terms

: of new students registering

: last year, both Simon Fraser

: University and the University

: of British Columbia were in

: the top 20—at #7 and #15,

: respectively. In 2013, 174 people
: between the two institutions

: signed up to be paired witha

: sugar daddy. Douglas College— :
: either thankfully or regretfully,
: depending on your feelings

: towards sugar daddies—did not :
: make the top 20 list.

While I would never

myself be involved in one of

: the relationships (I am neither
: financially sound nor an

: attractive female), I support the :
: rise in sugar daddies 100 per
: cent.

First off, let’s remember

that to be eligible for this type
: of arrangement, the sugar

: baby must be at least 18 years
: old. These are relationships :
: between two grown, consenting :
: adults. No one is being forced

: into signing up and no one is

: forcing them to continue doing
it. Assumedly these individuals
; are using protection too during
: any extracurriculars, so there

By www.kiss925.com

: should be no danger to the
: sugar baby’s health.

In my experience, the most

: common reaction to sugar

: daddies is how degrading it

: must be for the women who

: sign up. I’m glad the war on

: slut shaming has become so

: prominent in recent years

: because that’s exactly what

: these reactions are fostering.

: There is nothing shameful

: about consensual sex and

: as much as you want to pass

: judgment, that right doesn’t

: belong to you. Ifa woman wants
: to use her body to help pay for

her education or even just so

: she has some extra ched’ in the
: bank, then it’s her decision to

make.
Instead of focussing on

things like sugar daddies,

: how about looking at one of

: the reasons why they exist? A
: driving force for students is

the encumbering cost of post-

: secondary (which, according

: to SeekingArrangements, will

: have tripled between 1990 and

: 2017). If an alternative exists

; where someone can graduate

: from post-secondary without

: incurring this sort of outrageous

debt, then let people pursue it

: without unsolicited criticism.

So it goes,

Trcey Gibb

Editor-in-chief

coc Ug 9) CEM]



@ facebook.com/DouglasOtherPress

(J twitter.com/theotherpress
youtube.com/user/theotherpress
instagram.com/theotherpress
Edited Text
OtherPress.

Room 1020 — 700 Royal Ave.
Douglas College

New Westminster, BC

V3L 5B2

TELEPHONE: 604.525.3542
WEBSITE: theotherpress.ca
EMAIL: editor@theotherpress.ca

STAFF LIST

Jacey Gibb
Editor-in-chief
Meditor@theotherpress.ca

Natalie Serafini
Assistant Editor
Massistant@theotherpress.ca

Angela Ho
Business Manager
Maccounting@theotherpress.ca

Chris Paik
Distribution Manager

Cody Klyne
Layout Manager

Joel McCarthy
Graphics Manager

Ed Appleby
illustrator

Jony Roy
Social Media Coordinator

Patrick Vaillancourt
News Editor
Minews@theotherpress.ca

Cheryl Minns

Arts Editor
Marts@theotherpress.ca

Sophie Isbister
Life & Style Editor
Mlifeandstyle@theotherpress.ca

Elliot Chan
Opinions Editor
Mopinions@theotherpress.ca

Eric Wilkins
Sports Editor
Msports@theotherpress.ca

Courtnie Martin
Sports Reporter

Sharon Miki
Humour Editor
Mhumour@theotherpress.ca

Cazzy Lewchuk
Aidan Mouellic
Julia Siedlanowska
Staff Writers

Steven Cayer, Brittney
MacDonald
Senior Columnists

Jerrison Oracion
Columnists

Anne Marie Abraham, Maria
Asselin-Roy, Dessa Bayrock,
Allie Davison, Angela Espinoza,
Mel Freylinder, Lindsey

Florio, John Sweeney
Contributors



Lay some sugar daddy on me

: prostitution, but the two vary

: in the type of relationship the

: sugar daddy and baby share,

: the longevity it has, and the

: expectations that come with it.

: And contrary to what you might
: think, a sugar baby isn’t actually :
: required to have sex with a
: sugar daddy—though they
: usually are.





Jacey Gibb
Editor-in-chief

, Seditor
@theotherpress.ca

pars for a post-secondary
education is super easy,
right? As someone with a
mountain of disposable income
lying on my bedroom floor,
paying for rent and living
expenses while in I’m in school
full-time has never been less
stressful.

Seriously, though. Every
student I know is struggling to
balance at least one (thought
usually more) job with their
academia. It’s easy to fall into
the trap of proclaiming that
students of today have it harder
than the generations before
us, but let’s just all agree that
juggling everything at once can

financial reprieve from the
government or post-secondary

be thankful there are still

us students.

Like sugar daddies.

No, this isn’t a type of
parent who showers their
children in sweets and cavities.
A sugar daddy is an older,
financially secure male who
engages in relations with

money. It’s been compared to

© Getloknowus!

© The Other Press has been Douglas College’s student newspaper since 1976. Since 1978 we have
been an autonomous publication, independent of the student union. We area registered society
under the Society Act of British Columbia, governed by an eight-person board of directors
appointed by our staff. Our head office is located in the New Westminster campus.

© The Other Press is published weekly during the fall and winter semesters, and monthly during
the summer. We receive our funding from a student levy collected through tutition fees every
semester at registration, and from local and national advertising revenue. The Other Press is a
member ofthe Canadian University Press (CUP), asyndicate of student newspapers that includes

Think no one would ever

: consider being in one of these

: pairings? The 2.7 million people
: who are currently registered

: to SeekingArrangements.com

: would disagree with you. Now

: considered to be the largest

: sugar daddy website on the web,
: SeekingArrangements is hardly
: alone. Type “sugar daddies” into
: any search engine and you'll

: be welcomed by pages upon

: pages of similar sites, including
: SugarDaddie.com, SugarSugar.
: com, and SugarDaddyCanada.

be demanding for anyone. With : com

It’s not like the concept

: of having a sugar daddy isa

institutions becoming more and : modern one either. Years ago, a

more unlikely, I guess we should : friend of mine was lamenting
: to me about how badly she
people out there looking out for : wanted a money slave—
someone who becomes sexually
: aroused by giving another

; person money. A costly kink,

: but if both parties are satisfied,
: then where’s the harm? If

: we're being honest here, some

: “normal” relationships operate

: in the exact same way, with one

younger women in exchange for person paying for everything

papers from all across Canada.

© The OtherPressreservestheright to choose what we will publish, and we will not publish material
that is hateful, obscene, or condones or promotes illegal activities. Submissions may be edited
for clarity and brevity if necessary. All images used are copyright to their respective owners.

: anyways. Pouring copious

: amounts of money into a

: partner who’s just not that into
: you isn’t a new thing; sugar

: daddy websites have just found
: a way to institutionalize it.

Does the world of sugar

: daddies seem like a far-off

: one? Think again. In terms

: of new students registering

: last year, both Simon Fraser

: University and the University

: of British Columbia were in

: the top 20—at #7 and #15,

: respectively. In 2013, 174 people
: between the two institutions

: signed up to be paired witha

: sugar daddy. Douglas College— :
: either thankfully or regretfully,
: depending on your feelings

: towards sugar daddies—did not :
: make the top 20 list.

While I would never

myself be involved in one of

: the relationships (I am neither
: financially sound nor an

: attractive female), I support the :
: rise in sugar daddies 100 per
: cent.

First off, let’s remember

that to be eligible for this type
: of arrangement, the sugar

: baby must be at least 18 years
: old. These are relationships :
: between two grown, consenting :
: adults. No one is being forced

: into signing up and no one is

: forcing them to continue doing
it. Assumedly these individuals
; are using protection too during
: any extracurriculars, so there

By www.kiss925.com

: should be no danger to the
: sugar baby’s health.

In my experience, the most

: common reaction to sugar

: daddies is how degrading it

: must be for the women who

: sign up. I’m glad the war on

: slut shaming has become so

: prominent in recent years

: because that’s exactly what

: these reactions are fostering.

: There is nothing shameful

: about consensual sex and

: as much as you want to pass

: judgment, that right doesn’t

: belong to you. Ifa woman wants
: to use her body to help pay for

her education or even just so

: she has some extra ched’ in the
: bank, then it’s her decision to

make.
Instead of focussing on

things like sugar daddies,

: how about looking at one of

: the reasons why they exist? A
: driving force for students is

the encumbering cost of post-

: secondary (which, according

: to SeekingArrangements, will

: have tripled between 1990 and

: 2017). If an alternative exists

; where someone can graduate

: from post-secondary without

: incurring this sort of outrageous

debt, then let people pursue it

: without unsolicited criticism.

So it goes,

Trcey Gibb

Editor-in-chief

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Meditor@theotherpress.ca

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Massistant@theotherpress.ca

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Maccounting@theotherpress.ca

Chris Paik
Distribution Manager

Cody Klyne
Layout Manager

Joel McCarthy
Graphics Manager

Ed Appleby
illustrator

Jony Roy
Social Media Coordinator

Patrick Vaillancourt
News Editor
Minews@theotherpress.ca

Cheryl Minns

Arts Editor
Marts@theotherpress.ca

Sophie Isbister
Life & Style Editor
Mlifeandstyle@theotherpress.ca

Elliot Chan
Opinions Editor
Mopinions@theotherpress.ca

Eric Wilkins
Sports Editor
Msports@theotherpress.ca

Courtnie Martin
Sports Reporter

Sharon Miki
Humour Editor
Mhumour@theotherpress.ca

Cazzy Lewchuk
Aidan Mouellic
Julia Siedlanowska
Staff Writers

Steven Cayer, Brittney
MacDonald
Senior Columnists

Jerrison Oracion
Columnists

Anne Marie Abraham, Maria
Asselin-Roy, Dessa Bayrock,
Allie Davison, Angela Espinoza,
Mel Freylinder, Lindsey

Florio, John Sweeney
Contributors



Lay some sugar daddy on me

: prostitution, but the two vary

: in the type of relationship the

: sugar daddy and baby share,

: the longevity it has, and the

: expectations that come with it.

: And contrary to what you might
: think, a sugar baby isn’t actually :
: required to have sex with a
: sugar daddy—though they
: usually are.





Jacey Gibb
Editor-in-chief

, Seditor
@theotherpress.ca

pars for a post-secondary
education is super easy,
right? As someone with a
mountain of disposable income
lying on my bedroom floor,
paying for rent and living
expenses while in I’m in school
full-time has never been less
stressful.

Seriously, though. Every
student I know is struggling to
balance at least one (thought
usually more) job with their
academia. It’s easy to fall into
the trap of proclaiming that
students of today have it harder
than the generations before
us, but let’s just all agree that
juggling everything at once can

financial reprieve from the
government or post-secondary

be thankful there are still

us students.

Like sugar daddies.

No, this isn’t a type of
parent who showers their
children in sweets and cavities.
A sugar daddy is an older,
financially secure male who
engages in relations with

money. It’s been compared to

© Getloknowus!

© The Other Press has been Douglas College’s student newspaper since 1976. Since 1978 we have
been an autonomous publication, independent of the student union. We area registered society
under the Society Act of British Columbia, governed by an eight-person board of directors
appointed by our staff. Our head office is located in the New Westminster campus.

© The Other Press is published weekly during the fall and winter semesters, and monthly during
the summer. We receive our funding from a student levy collected through tutition fees every
semester at registration, and from local and national advertising revenue. The Other Press is a
member ofthe Canadian University Press (CUP), asyndicate of student newspapers that includes

Think no one would ever

: consider being in one of these

: pairings? The 2.7 million people
: who are currently registered

: to SeekingArrangements.com

: would disagree with you. Now

: considered to be the largest

: sugar daddy website on the web,
: SeekingArrangements is hardly
: alone. Type “sugar daddies” into
: any search engine and you'll

: be welcomed by pages upon

: pages of similar sites, including
: SugarDaddie.com, SugarSugar.
: com, and SugarDaddyCanada.

be demanding for anyone. With : com

It’s not like the concept

: of having a sugar daddy isa

institutions becoming more and : modern one either. Years ago, a

more unlikely, I guess we should : friend of mine was lamenting
: to me about how badly she
people out there looking out for : wanted a money slave—
someone who becomes sexually
: aroused by giving another

; person money. A costly kink,

: but if both parties are satisfied,
: then where’s the harm? If

: we're being honest here, some

: “normal” relationships operate

: in the exact same way, with one

younger women in exchange for person paying for everything

papers from all across Canada.

© The OtherPressreservestheright to choose what we will publish, and we will not publish material
that is hateful, obscene, or condones or promotes illegal activities. Submissions may be edited
for clarity and brevity if necessary. All images used are copyright to their respective owners.

: anyways. Pouring copious

: amounts of money into a

: partner who’s just not that into
: you isn’t a new thing; sugar

: daddy websites have just found
: a way to institutionalize it.

Does the world of sugar

: daddies seem like a far-off

: one? Think again. In terms

: of new students registering

: last year, both Simon Fraser

: University and the University

: of British Columbia were in

: the top 20—at #7 and #15,

: respectively. In 2013, 174 people
: between the two institutions

: signed up to be paired witha

: sugar daddy. Douglas College— :
: either thankfully or regretfully,
: depending on your feelings

: towards sugar daddies—did not :
: make the top 20 list.

While I would never

myself be involved in one of

: the relationships (I am neither
: financially sound nor an

: attractive female), I support the :
: rise in sugar daddies 100 per
: cent.

First off, let’s remember

that to be eligible for this type
: of arrangement, the sugar

: baby must be at least 18 years
: old. These are relationships :
: between two grown, consenting :
: adults. No one is being forced

: into signing up and no one is

: forcing them to continue doing
it. Assumedly these individuals
; are using protection too during
: any extracurriculars, so there

By www.kiss925.com

: should be no danger to the
: sugar baby’s health.

In my experience, the most

: common reaction to sugar

: daddies is how degrading it

: must be for the women who

: sign up. I’m glad the war on

: slut shaming has become so

: prominent in recent years

: because that’s exactly what

: these reactions are fostering.

: There is nothing shameful

: about consensual sex and

: as much as you want to pass

: judgment, that right doesn’t

: belong to you. Ifa woman wants
: to use her body to help pay for

her education or even just so

: she has some extra ched’ in the
: bank, then it’s her decision to

make.
Instead of focussing on

things like sugar daddies,

: how about looking at one of

: the reasons why they exist? A
: driving force for students is

the encumbering cost of post-

: secondary (which, according

: to SeekingArrangements, will

: have tripled between 1990 and

: 2017). If an alternative exists

; where someone can graduate

: from post-secondary without

: incurring this sort of outrageous

debt, then let people pursue it

: without unsolicited criticism.

So it goes,

Trcey Gibb

Editor-in-chief

coc Ug 9) CEM]



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(J twitter.com/theotherpress
youtube.com/user/theotherpress
instagram.com/theotherpress
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WEBSITE: theotherpress.ca
EMAIL: editor@theotherpress.ca

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Jacey Gibb
Editor-in-chief
Meditor@theotherpress.ca

Natalie Serafini
Assistant Editor
Massistant@theotherpress.ca

Angela Ho
Business Manager
Maccounting@theotherpress.ca

Chris Paik
Distribution Manager

Cody Klyne
Layout Manager

Joel McCarthy
Graphics Manager

Ed Appleby
illustrator

Jony Roy
Social Media Coordinator

Patrick Vaillancourt
News Editor
Minews@theotherpress.ca

Cheryl Minns

Arts Editor
Marts@theotherpress.ca

Sophie Isbister
Life & Style Editor
Mlifeandstyle@theotherpress.ca

Elliot Chan
Opinions Editor
Mopinions@theotherpress.ca

Eric Wilkins
Sports Editor
Msports@theotherpress.ca

Courtnie Martin
Sports Reporter

Sharon Miki
Humour Editor
Mhumour@theotherpress.ca

Cazzy Lewchuk
Aidan Mouellic
Julia Siedlanowska
Staff Writers

Steven Cayer, Brittney
MacDonald
Senior Columnists

Jerrison Oracion
Columnists

Anne Marie Abraham, Maria
Asselin-Roy, Dessa Bayrock,
Allie Davison, Angela Espinoza,
Mel Freylinder, Lindsey

Florio, John Sweeney
Contributors



Lay some sugar daddy on me

: prostitution, but the two vary

: in the type of relationship the

: sugar daddy and baby share,

: the longevity it has, and the

: expectations that come with it.

: And contrary to what you might
: think, a sugar baby isn’t actually :
: required to have sex with a
: sugar daddy—though they
: usually are.





Jacey Gibb
Editor-in-chief

, Seditor
@theotherpress.ca

pars for a post-secondary
education is super easy,
right? As someone with a
mountain of disposable income
lying on my bedroom floor,
paying for rent and living
expenses while in I’m in school
full-time has never been less
stressful.

Seriously, though. Every
student I know is struggling to
balance at least one (thought
usually more) job with their
academia. It’s easy to fall into
the trap of proclaiming that
students of today have it harder
than the generations before
us, but let’s just all agree that
juggling everything at once can

financial reprieve from the
government or post-secondary

be thankful there are still

us students.

Like sugar daddies.

No, this isn’t a type of
parent who showers their
children in sweets and cavities.
A sugar daddy is an older,
financially secure male who
engages in relations with

money. It’s been compared to

© Getloknowus!

© The Other Press has been Douglas College’s student newspaper since 1976. Since 1978 we have
been an autonomous publication, independent of the student union. We area registered society
under the Society Act of British Columbia, governed by an eight-person board of directors
appointed by our staff. Our head office is located in the New Westminster campus.

© The Other Press is published weekly during the fall and winter semesters, and monthly during
the summer. We receive our funding from a student levy collected through tutition fees every
semester at registration, and from local and national advertising revenue. The Other Press is a
member ofthe Canadian University Press (CUP), asyndicate of student newspapers that includes

Think no one would ever

: consider being in one of these

: pairings? The 2.7 million people
: who are currently registered

: to SeekingArrangements.com

: would disagree with you. Now

: considered to be the largest

: sugar daddy website on the web,
: SeekingArrangements is hardly
: alone. Type “sugar daddies” into
: any search engine and you'll

: be welcomed by pages upon

: pages of similar sites, including
: SugarDaddie.com, SugarSugar.
: com, and SugarDaddyCanada.

be demanding for anyone. With : com

It’s not like the concept

: of having a sugar daddy isa

institutions becoming more and : modern one either. Years ago, a

more unlikely, I guess we should : friend of mine was lamenting
: to me about how badly she
people out there looking out for : wanted a money slave—
someone who becomes sexually
: aroused by giving another

; person money. A costly kink,

: but if both parties are satisfied,
: then where’s the harm? If

: we're being honest here, some

: “normal” relationships operate

: in the exact same way, with one

younger women in exchange for person paying for everything

papers from all across Canada.

© The OtherPressreservestheright to choose what we will publish, and we will not publish material
that is hateful, obscene, or condones or promotes illegal activities. Submissions may be edited
for clarity and brevity if necessary. All images used are copyright to their respective owners.

: anyways. Pouring copious

: amounts of money into a

: partner who’s just not that into
: you isn’t a new thing; sugar

: daddy websites have just found
: a way to institutionalize it.

Does the world of sugar

: daddies seem like a far-off

: one? Think again. In terms

: of new students registering

: last year, both Simon Fraser

: University and the University

: of British Columbia were in

: the top 20—at #7 and #15,

: respectively. In 2013, 174 people
: between the two institutions

: signed up to be paired witha

: sugar daddy. Douglas College— :
: either thankfully or regretfully,
: depending on your feelings

: towards sugar daddies—did not :
: make the top 20 list.

While I would never

myself be involved in one of

: the relationships (I am neither
: financially sound nor an

: attractive female), I support the :
: rise in sugar daddies 100 per
: cent.

First off, let’s remember

that to be eligible for this type
: of arrangement, the sugar

: baby must be at least 18 years
: old. These are relationships :
: between two grown, consenting :
: adults. No one is being forced

: into signing up and no one is

: forcing them to continue doing
it. Assumedly these individuals
; are using protection too during
: any extracurriculars, so there

By www.kiss925.com

: should be no danger to the
: sugar baby’s health.

In my experience, the most

: common reaction to sugar

: daddies is how degrading it

: must be for the women who

: sign up. I’m glad the war on

: slut shaming has become so

: prominent in recent years

: because that’s exactly what

: these reactions are fostering.

: There is nothing shameful

: about consensual sex and

: as much as you want to pass

: judgment, that right doesn’t

: belong to you. Ifa woman wants
: to use her body to help pay for

her education or even just so

: she has some extra ched’ in the
: bank, then it’s her decision to

make.
Instead of focussing on

things like sugar daddies,

: how about looking at one of

: the reasons why they exist? A
: driving force for students is

the encumbering cost of post-

: secondary (which, according

: to SeekingArrangements, will

: have tripled between 1990 and

: 2017). If an alternative exists

; where someone can graduate

: from post-secondary without

: incurring this sort of outrageous

debt, then let people pursue it

: without unsolicited criticism.

So it goes,

Trcey Gibb

Editor-in-chief

coc Ug 9) CEM]



@ facebook.com/DouglasOtherPress

(J twitter.com/theotherpress
youtube.com/user/theotherpress
instagram.com/theotherpress
File
OtherPress.

Room 1020 — 700 Royal Ave.
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New Westminster, BC

V3L 5B2

TELEPHONE: 604.525.3542
WEBSITE: theotherpress.ca
EMAIL: editor@theotherpress.ca

STAFF LIST

Jacey Gibb
Editor-in-chief
Meditor@theotherpress.ca

Natalie Serafini
Assistant Editor
Massistant@theotherpress.ca

Angela Ho
Business Manager
Maccounting@theotherpress.ca

Chris Paik
Distribution Manager

Cody Klyne
Layout Manager

Joel McCarthy
Graphics Manager

Ed Appleby
illustrator

Jony Roy
Social Media Coordinator

Patrick Vaillancourt
News Editor
Minews@theotherpress.ca

Cheryl Minns

Arts Editor
Marts@theotherpress.ca

Sophie Isbister
Life & Style Editor
Mlifeandstyle@theotherpress.ca

Elliot Chan
Opinions Editor
Mopinions@theotherpress.ca

Eric Wilkins
Sports Editor
Msports@theotherpress.ca

Courtnie Martin
Sports Reporter

Sharon Miki
Humour Editor
Mhumour@theotherpress.ca

Cazzy Lewchuk
Aidan Mouellic
Julia Siedlanowska
Staff Writers

Steven Cayer, Brittney
MacDonald
Senior Columnists

Jerrison Oracion
Columnists

Anne Marie Abraham, Maria
Asselin-Roy, Dessa Bayrock,
Allie Davison, Angela Espinoza,
Mel Freylinder, Lindsey

Florio, John Sweeney
Contributors



Lay some sugar daddy on me

: prostitution, but the two vary

: in the type of relationship the

: sugar daddy and baby share,

: the longevity it has, and the

: expectations that come with it.

: And contrary to what you might
: think, a sugar baby isn’t actually :
: required to have sex with a
: sugar daddy—though they
: usually are.





Jacey Gibb
Editor-in-chief

, Seditor
@theotherpress.ca

pars for a post-secondary
education is super easy,
right? As someone with a
mountain of disposable income
lying on my bedroom floor,
paying for rent and living
expenses while in I’m in school
full-time has never been less
stressful.

Seriously, though. Every
student I know is struggling to
balance at least one (thought
usually more) job with their
academia. It’s easy to fall into
the trap of proclaiming that
students of today have it harder
than the generations before
us, but let’s just all agree that
juggling everything at once can

financial reprieve from the
government or post-secondary

be thankful there are still

us students.

Like sugar daddies.

No, this isn’t a type of
parent who showers their
children in sweets and cavities.
A sugar daddy is an older,
financially secure male who
engages in relations with

money. It’s been compared to

© Getloknowus!

© The Other Press has been Douglas College’s student newspaper since 1976. Since 1978 we have
been an autonomous publication, independent of the student union. We area registered society
under the Society Act of British Columbia, governed by an eight-person board of directors
appointed by our staff. Our head office is located in the New Westminster campus.

© The Other Press is published weekly during the fall and winter semesters, and monthly during
the summer. We receive our funding from a student levy collected through tutition fees every
semester at registration, and from local and national advertising revenue. The Other Press is a
member ofthe Canadian University Press (CUP), asyndicate of student newspapers that includes

Think no one would ever

: consider being in one of these

: pairings? The 2.7 million people
: who are currently registered

: to SeekingArrangements.com

: would disagree with you. Now

: considered to be the largest

: sugar daddy website on the web,
: SeekingArrangements is hardly
: alone. Type “sugar daddies” into
: any search engine and you'll

: be welcomed by pages upon

: pages of similar sites, including
: SugarDaddie.com, SugarSugar.
: com, and SugarDaddyCanada.

be demanding for anyone. With : com

It’s not like the concept

: of having a sugar daddy isa

institutions becoming more and : modern one either. Years ago, a

more unlikely, I guess we should : friend of mine was lamenting
: to me about how badly she
people out there looking out for : wanted a money slave—
someone who becomes sexually
: aroused by giving another

; person money. A costly kink,

: but if both parties are satisfied,
: then where’s the harm? If

: we're being honest here, some

: “normal” relationships operate

: in the exact same way, with one

younger women in exchange for person paying for everything

papers from all across Canada.

© The OtherPressreservestheright to choose what we will publish, and we will not publish material
that is hateful, obscene, or condones or promotes illegal activities. Submissions may be edited
for clarity and brevity if necessary. All images used are copyright to their respective owners.

: anyways. Pouring copious

: amounts of money into a

: partner who’s just not that into
: you isn’t a new thing; sugar

: daddy websites have just found
: a way to institutionalize it.

Does the world of sugar

: daddies seem like a far-off

: one? Think again. In terms

: of new students registering

: last year, both Simon Fraser

: University and the University

: of British Columbia were in

: the top 20—at #7 and #15,

: respectively. In 2013, 174 people
: between the two institutions

: signed up to be paired witha

: sugar daddy. Douglas College— :
: either thankfully or regretfully,
: depending on your feelings

: towards sugar daddies—did not :
: make the top 20 list.

While I would never

myself be involved in one of

: the relationships (I am neither
: financially sound nor an

: attractive female), I support the :
: rise in sugar daddies 100 per
: cent.

First off, let’s remember

that to be eligible for this type
: of arrangement, the sugar

: baby must be at least 18 years
: old. These are relationships :
: between two grown, consenting :
: adults. No one is being forced

: into signing up and no one is

: forcing them to continue doing
it. Assumedly these individuals
; are using protection too during
: any extracurriculars, so there

By www.kiss925.com

: should be no danger to the
: sugar baby’s health.

In my experience, the most

: common reaction to sugar

: daddies is how degrading it

: must be for the women who

: sign up. I’m glad the war on

: slut shaming has become so

: prominent in recent years

: because that’s exactly what

: these reactions are fostering.

: There is nothing shameful

: about consensual sex and

: as much as you want to pass

: judgment, that right doesn’t

: belong to you. Ifa woman wants
: to use her body to help pay for

her education or even just so

: she has some extra ched’ in the
: bank, then it’s her decision to

make.
Instead of focussing on

things like sugar daddies,

: how about looking at one of

: the reasons why they exist? A
: driving force for students is

the encumbering cost of post-

: secondary (which, according

: to SeekingArrangements, will

: have tripled between 1990 and

: 2017). If an alternative exists

; where someone can graduate

: from post-secondary without

: incurring this sort of outrageous

debt, then let people pursue it

: without unsolicited criticism.

So it goes,

Trcey Gibb

Editor-in-chief

coc Ug 9) CEM]



@ facebook.com/DouglasOtherPress

(J twitter.com/theotherpress
youtube.com/user/theotherpress
instagram.com/theotherpress
Edited Text
OtherPress.

Room 1020 — 700 Royal Ave.
Douglas College

New Westminster, BC

V3L 5B2

TELEPHONE: 604.525.3542
WEBSITE: theotherpress.ca
EMAIL: editor@theotherpress.ca

STAFF LIST

Jacey Gibb
Editor-in-chief
Meditor@theotherpress.ca

Natalie Serafini
Assistant Editor
Massistant@theotherpress.ca

Angela Ho
Business Manager
Maccounting@theotherpress.ca

Chris Paik
Distribution Manager

Cody Klyne
Layout Manager

Joel McCarthy
Graphics Manager

Ed Appleby
illustrator

Jony Roy
Social Media Coordinator

Patrick Vaillancourt
News Editor
Minews@theotherpress.ca

Cheryl Minns

Arts Editor
Marts@theotherpress.ca

Sophie Isbister
Life & Style Editor
Mlifeandstyle@theotherpress.ca

Elliot Chan
Opinions Editor
Mopinions@theotherpress.ca

Eric Wilkins
Sports Editor
Msports@theotherpress.ca

Courtnie Martin
Sports Reporter

Sharon Miki
Humour Editor
Mhumour@theotherpress.ca

Cazzy Lewchuk
Aidan Mouellic
Julia Siedlanowska
Staff Writers

Steven Cayer, Brittney
MacDonald
Senior Columnists

Jerrison Oracion
Columnists

Anne Marie Abraham, Maria
Asselin-Roy, Dessa Bayrock,
Allie Davison, Angela Espinoza,
Mel Freylinder, Lindsey

Florio, John Sweeney
Contributors



Lay some sugar daddy on me

: prostitution, but the two vary

: in the type of relationship the

: sugar daddy and baby share,

: the longevity it has, and the

: expectations that come with it.

: And contrary to what you might
: think, a sugar baby isn’t actually :
: required to have sex with a
: sugar daddy—though they
: usually are.





Jacey Gibb
Editor-in-chief

, Seditor
@theotherpress.ca

pars for a post-secondary
education is super easy,
right? As someone with a
mountain of disposable income
lying on my bedroom floor,
paying for rent and living
expenses while in I’m in school
full-time has never been less
stressful.

Seriously, though. Every
student I know is struggling to
balance at least one (thought
usually more) job with their
academia. It’s easy to fall into
the trap of proclaiming that
students of today have it harder
than the generations before
us, but let’s just all agree that
juggling everything at once can

financial reprieve from the
government or post-secondary

be thankful there are still

us students.

Like sugar daddies.

No, this isn’t a type of
parent who showers their
children in sweets and cavities.
A sugar daddy is an older,
financially secure male who
engages in relations with

money. It’s been compared to

© Getloknowus!

© The Other Press has been Douglas College’s student newspaper since 1976. Since 1978 we have
been an autonomous publication, independent of the student union. We area registered society
under the Society Act of British Columbia, governed by an eight-person board of directors
appointed by our staff. Our head office is located in the New Westminster campus.

© The Other Press is published weekly during the fall and winter semesters, and monthly during
the summer. We receive our funding from a student levy collected through tutition fees every
semester at registration, and from local and national advertising revenue. The Other Press is a
member ofthe Canadian University Press (CUP), asyndicate of student newspapers that includes

Think no one would ever

: consider being in one of these

: pairings? The 2.7 million people
: who are currently registered

: to SeekingArrangements.com

: would disagree with you. Now

: considered to be the largest

: sugar daddy website on the web,
: SeekingArrangements is hardly
: alone. Type “sugar daddies” into
: any search engine and you'll

: be welcomed by pages upon

: pages of similar sites, including
: SugarDaddie.com, SugarSugar.
: com, and SugarDaddyCanada.

be demanding for anyone. With : com

It’s not like the concept

: of having a sugar daddy isa

institutions becoming more and : modern one either. Years ago, a

more unlikely, I guess we should : friend of mine was lamenting
: to me about how badly she
people out there looking out for : wanted a money slave—
someone who becomes sexually
: aroused by giving another

; person money. A costly kink,

: but if both parties are satisfied,
: then where’s the harm? If

: we're being honest here, some

: “normal” relationships operate

: in the exact same way, with one

younger women in exchange for person paying for everything

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: anyways. Pouring copious

: amounts of money into a

: partner who’s just not that into
: you isn’t a new thing; sugar

: daddy websites have just found
: a way to institutionalize it.

Does the world of sugar

: daddies seem like a far-off

: one? Think again. In terms

: of new students registering

: last year, both Simon Fraser

: University and the University

: of British Columbia were in

: the top 20—at #7 and #15,

: respectively. In 2013, 174 people
: between the two institutions

: signed up to be paired witha

: sugar daddy. Douglas College— :
: either thankfully or regretfully,
: depending on your feelings

: towards sugar daddies—did not :
: make the top 20 list.

While I would never

myself be involved in one of

: the relationships (I am neither
: financially sound nor an

: attractive female), I support the :
: rise in sugar daddies 100 per
: cent.

First off, let’s remember

that to be eligible for this type
: of arrangement, the sugar

: baby must be at least 18 years
: old. These are relationships :
: between two grown, consenting :
: adults. No one is being forced

: into signing up and no one is

: forcing them to continue doing
it. Assumedly these individuals
; are using protection too during
: any extracurriculars, so there

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: should be no danger to the
: sugar baby’s health.

In my experience, the most

: common reaction to sugar

: daddies is how degrading it

: must be for the women who

: sign up. I’m glad the war on

: slut shaming has become so

: prominent in recent years

: because that’s exactly what

: these reactions are fostering.

: There is nothing shameful

: about consensual sex and

: as much as you want to pass

: judgment, that right doesn’t

: belong to you. Ifa woman wants
: to use her body to help pay for

her education or even just so

: she has some extra ched’ in the
: bank, then it’s her decision to

make.
Instead of focussing on

things like sugar daddies,

: how about looking at one of

: the reasons why they exist? A
: driving force for students is

the encumbering cost of post-

: secondary (which, according

: to SeekingArrangements, will

: have tripled between 1990 and

: 2017). If an alternative exists

; where someone can graduate

: from post-secondary without

: incurring this sort of outrageous

debt, then let people pursue it

: without unsolicited criticism.

So it goes,

Trcey Gibb

Editor-in-chief

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