What is your opinion on prostitution?

Postby SolidSnickerdoodle » Sun Jan 22, 2017 2:16 pm

Interpret the title of this post however you like. Should it be legal? Should it be illegal? What do you think of the act itself? Have you ever hired one? There's a lot of different angles to this, and I'm interested in hearing your thoughts.
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Re: What is your opinion on prostitution?

Postby Jay Feely » Sun Jan 22, 2017 4:07 pm

Absolutly not. The reason is exploiting yourself for money ais not moral to me.
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Re: What is your opinion on prostitution?

Postby Jason Toddman » Sun Jan 22, 2017 4:14 pm

Although I have (and have always had) virtually no interest in engaging the services of a prostitute, I think it should be legalized, taxed, and regulated so that women (and men) who engage in it have legal and medical protections, cut out the pimps who abuse them, and so on. Of course it should also be 100% voluntary on their part with standard STD checks every so often. But criminalizing it has been a failed policy; just as much as the so-called war on drugs or Prohibition.
And since I do not drink, drug, smoke, nor engage in sexual activities, i think I can state this with perfect objectivity.
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Re: What is your opinion on prostitution?

Postby Jason Toddman » Sun Jan 22, 2017 4:15 pm

Jay Feely wrote:Absolutly not. The reason is exploiting yourself for money ais not moral to me.

Really? Why is that really any different from any other job? Not that it should be any person's first choice for a job (let alone a career), but when a person has no other means of supporting themselves (not even welfare) and cannot find a more dignified job, why shouldn't they do that rather than starve (or go on welfare for that matter)? It should be of course a last resort - but still a resort with legal and societal protections.
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Re: What is your opinion on prostitution?

Postby wataru14 » Sun Jan 22, 2017 8:14 pm

In an ideal sense, I have no problem with it. However,in practice there is a very deep connection between human trafficking, exploitation, and other horrors. If the process could be cleaned up and regulated (Sex Workers' Union?), then I would be OK with it.

Re: What is your opinion on prostitution?

Postby 31acujoker » Tue Jan 24, 2017 6:43 am

Well here in Australia prostitution is legal, provided it's confined to brothels, the prostitutes themselves are required to have regular health check-ups for STD's and the like and every establishment has security so the girls are safer. It's not something I'd ever take part in but there have been proven financial, social and safety benefits from the legalisation of prostitution here.
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