Sex Pays and in Belle de Jour's Case it Pays Well
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Since the recent revelation of Belle de Jour's identity as research scientist Dr. Brooke Magnanti there have been several things that have perplexed me about her situation
I can't put my finger on quite everything that has confused me about this. The biggest question I've had so far is why does she even bother staying a research scientist? Let's do the math:
When you add it up it comes to £1.8 million pounds ($3 million US dollars).
Over a period of 6 years thats about £300K ($500K) per year. Even at the 40% tax rate she still would have cleared £180K ($300K) Compare that with a pre-tax salary of £50K ($83K)? I'm estimating her research scientist salary is £50K/year which after tax is most likely to be more like £30K.
Why would you bother being a research scientist if you can make 6 times that as Belle?
And that is what's really perplexing me!
She shouldn't be worrying about 'outing' herself as Dr. Brooke Manganti. From a purely financial standpoint, she should be burying "Brooke" and pursing her life as Belle.
Perhaps staying a research scientist morally legitimizes the fact that she worked as a prostitute? It was a means to an end. A very profitable end.
I just wonder, however, that if she didn't have those two letters "Dr." in front of her name, if people would be so forgiving of her past?
What do you think? Comments please.
I can't put my finger on quite everything that has confused me about this. The biggest question I've had so far is why does she even bother staying a research scientist? Let's do the math:
- £ 72,000 - Sex work - That's how much I estimate she received after her agent's cut. That's going on a rate of £200/hour, 2 hours per client, 3 clients per week, 60 weeks of sex work.
- £1,000,000 - Book sales and advances. That's how much I estimate she has received for the publication of her last three books. (Although I've privately been assured that the actual figure is more)
- £ 25,000 - Writing - That's how much I estimate she's made from her columns in various periodicals over the years.
- £ 750,000 - TV Rights - That's how much I estimate she has been paid for the TV rights for the both ITVseries, "Secret Diary of a Call Girl."
When you add it up it comes to £1.8 million pounds ($3 million US dollars).
Over a period of 6 years thats about £300K ($500K) per year. Even at the 40% tax rate she still would have cleared £180K ($300K) Compare that with a pre-tax salary of £50K ($83K)? I'm estimating her research scientist salary is £50K/year which after tax is most likely to be more like £30K.
Why would you bother being a research scientist if you can make 6 times that as Belle?
And that is what's really perplexing me!
She shouldn't be worrying about 'outing' herself as Dr. Brooke Manganti. From a purely financial standpoint, she should be burying "Brooke" and pursing her life as Belle.
Perhaps staying a research scientist morally legitimizes the fact that she worked as a prostitute? It was a means to an end. A very profitable end.
I just wonder, however, that if she didn't have those two letters "Dr." in front of her name, if people would be so forgiving of her past?
What do you think? Comments please.
Labels: blogging, prostitue, prostitute
posted by Naive London Girl at 11/18/2009 04:35:00 AM
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