Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Disclaimer - This video is entirely my interpretation and opinion. It is a critique and analysis of a phenomenon; It is not criticism of the individuals mentioned (except for Brandon Wade: His ego can take it).

Time stamps:
0:00 Welcome (back)
0:43 Introduction
2:00 What is a sugar baby?
4:43 "Empowering young, female entrepreneurs..."
5:10 Sugar babies ≠ Escorts et. al
13:00 Courtesan Culture: The Pre and Early Modern Sugaring World
16:22 The (unprofessional) college sugaring life and market
19:26 Young Men: Older Women
23:04 Conclusion: What now for modern love and relationships?

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Films referenced:
Death Becomes Her (1992), directed by Robert Zemeckis
Pretty Woman (1990), directed by Garry Marshall
My Fair Lady (1965), directed by George Cukor
Shiva Baby (2021), directed by Emma Seligman
A Wife Among Wives (1981), directed by Judith and David MacDougall

Music:
Provided to YouTube by Warner Classics International
Serenade · Dmitri Bashkirov
Melancholy Classics
℗ 1994 Erato Disques S.A.
Piano: Dmitri Bashkirov
Composer: Franz Schubert
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