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[[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".<ref>Actress [[Laurette Spang]] called her character's original vocation this in ''[[Sciography]]''.</ref>. Those who practice this profession are scorned by members of the [[Otori Sect]].

[[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]]).

== 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".<ref>{{cite_book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=26}}</ref>  I.e., they would be more akin to [[w:Geisha|geishas]] and [[w:Courtesan|courtesans]] than modern prostitutes.
* The legality of prostitution under Colonial law was maintained in the [[Re-imagined Series]], as noted in the episode "[[Black Market]]".

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