If I thought getting through 21 hours of my new job was challenging, I can't imagine what it would be like to work as a prostitute. Generally, even the fanciest ones face severe danger. If a client robs, beats, or rapes you, who are you going to turn to for help? Certainly not the police, as you'd then be arrested for breaking the law yourself. The law makes prostitutes even more vulnerable.
I think prostitution should be legal, and I wrote all about it at BlogHer. Hop over there and take a gander. Think I'm brilliant? Full of shit? (Well, that's sadly literally true, as my digestive system decided to melt down today, but that's another story.) Leave a comment over there and start the discussion: How do you think we can best protect sex workers?
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I think the reason that prostitution is illegal is that laws are sexist. Prostitution is a skill that, for the most part, is a women's game. If it were legal, women could be small business owners just by renting their bodies. That would give them money and power and control, and we can't have that, can we?
ReplyDeleteAin't that the truth?
ReplyDeletewow, suebob, I never thought about it like that. I've been wrestling with the moral question, but you've got a really good point there.
ReplyDeleteProstitutes lives are in enough danger on all fronts - sexual, physical and emotional. They do not need the additional pressure and dilemmas dealing with law authorities entails.
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