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[[Image:CassieSocilatorSaga.jpg|thumb|right|Cassiopeia is harassed for being a socialator ([[Saga of a Star World]]).]] | [[Image:CassieSocilatorSaga.jpg|thumb|right|Cassiopeia is harassed for being a socialator ([[Saga of a Star World]]).]] | ||
A '''socialator''' is a 4,000 [[yahren]] old profession sanctified by the "elders," wherein a person obliges the desires of others. In other words, it's a euphemism for [[w:Prostitute|prostitute]] or "space hooker. | A '''socialator''' is a 4,000 [[yahren]] old profession sanctified by the "elders," wherein a person obliges the desires of others. In other words, it's a euphemism for [[w:Prostitute|prostitute]] or "space hooker"<ref>Actress [[Laurette Spang]] called her character's original vocation this in ''[[Sciography]]''.</ref>. | ||
[[Cassiopeia]] was a socialator prior to the [[Battle of Cimtar|Cylon sneak attack]] on the [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Colonies]] ([[Saga of a Star World]]). | [[Cassiopeia]] was a socialator prior to the [[Battle of Cimtar|Cylon sneak attack]] on the [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Colonies]] ([[Saga of a Star World]]). | ||
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* ''According to ''[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]'' (a non-canonical piece of merchandise published in 1979):'' | |||
: Socialators are "a caste whose function was to entertain and give pleasure to others" and were "skilled in the music and the dance, and could speak with intelligence on nearly any subject".<ref>{{cite_book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=26}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 02:34, 10 October 2007
A socialator is a 4,000 yahren old profession sanctified by the "elders," wherein a person obliges the desires of others. In other words, it's a euphemism for prostitute or "space hooker"[1].
Cassiopeia was a socialator prior to the Cylon sneak attack on the Colonies (Saga of a Star World).
Notes
- According to Encyclopedia Galactica (a non-canonical piece of merchandise published in 1979):
- Socialators are "a caste whose function was to entertain and give pleasure to others" and were "skilled in the music and the dance, and could speak with intelligence on nearly any subject".[2]
References
- ↑ Actress Laurette Spang called her character's original vocation this in Sciography.
- ↑ Kraus, Bruce (1979). Encyclopedia Galactica, p. 26.