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Pseudo-Intellectual with Lauren Chen

Ep 155 | VICE on Sugar Babies: Misjudged or Materialistic?

Pseudo-Intellectual with Lauren Chen

Lauren Chen

News Commentary, Society & Culture, News

4.31.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2020

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Dating is changing in our culture, and on a more general scale, so are our romantic relationships. In this episode, Lauren takes a look at the classic "sugar baby" and "sugar daddy" relationship, which is becoming increasingly common in modern times. Are we too quick to judge this lifestyle, or is it perhaps more harmful than VICE makes it out to be? Protect your home equity from cybercriminals. Get one month RISK-FREE protection at https://HomeTitleLock.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey guys, welcome back to the show.

0:07.0

Today we're going to be talking about Sugar Babies.

0:12.0

You see, recently we did a live show about

0:14.6

Simps which you guys seem to enjoy and although Simping is a pretty new term and

0:19.6

concept what with the whole e-girl angle the general idea of people using money for

0:25.3

companionship or attention from people they're attracted to that is not a new

0:31.0

concept that's been going on for a while.

0:33.4

In fact, I would actually say that's probably

0:36.4

literally been going on for forever. I mean, I wouldn't be surprised if

0:40.6

our Paleolithic ancestors weren't above using some mammoth meat or whatever it was to gain the favor of she cavemen and if you ask me the most common form of this kind of resources for attention exchange

0:55.6

currently isn't simping it's actually the sugar baby relationship.

1:00.7

Yep good old fashioned sugar babies and sugar daddies. You see if you don't know the term

1:06.3

sugar babies are pretty much people, usually women but as we will see, sometimes men too,

1:12.0

who trade their attention, and even sex for money

1:16.3

from sugar daddies or sugar mamas and although sugar babies are definitely not I guess

1:22.2

accepted in our society. They are like simping I think on the rise

1:27.3

especially as traditional courtships and relationships like marriage are on the decline.

1:33.2

Sugar baby setups are so widespread now.

1:36.0

There are even apps for sugar babies and sugar daddies

1:39.5

to find each other.

1:40.6

And note the plural there., apps, as in more than one.

1:46.0

And there have been tons of articles, investigative reports, and heck, even Dr. Phil

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