Is prostitution wrong?

[Nysse]

because...well just to be straight out with you...If he's my boyfriend I should be the only girl turning him on.

Well...No offence, but that isn't going to be the case. You don't really expect to be the only girl 'turning him on', do you?
Be realistic...

but I would like my boyfriend too not go to stripjoints.

I just think that it's not very fair to tell someone they can't do something because you would prefer they didn't, especially when it isn't harmful in any way, but merely a personal preference of yours.

 

[hug-a-tree]

Well...No offence, but that isn't going to be the case. You don't really expect to be the only girl 'turning him on', do you?
Be realistic...

I just think that it's not very fair to tell someone they can't do something because you would prefer they didn't, especially when it isn't harmful in any way, but merely a personal preference of yours.

For fuckssake, what's with you? I don't like stripjoints, that's all. If he wants to go I can't stop him of course, I'm just not crazy about them. I'm not you, you see.
I understand that I'm not going to be the only girl turning him on, but with him going to stripjoints that sure as hell isn't helping. And with the guys that I've dated they wouldn't want me going there either, so it works out for us both.

 

[Nysse]

For fuckssake, what's with you?

I simply wanted to know why someone wouldn't want their boyfriend going to a stripclub.

I don't like stripjoints, that's all.

I see that.

If he wants to go I can't stop him of course,

Of course. I got the impression you would try, that's all.

I'm not you, you see.

Lucky you.

And with the guys that I've dated they wouldn't want me going there either, so it works out for us both.

Well, that's lovely.

 

[hug-a-tree]

ah, whatever.

 

[James R]

I think you'll find, Nysse, that most women don't approve of their boyfriends/husbands going to strip joints - for exactly the reasons hug-a-tree gave.

 

[Nysse]

I think you'll find, Nysse, that most women don't approve of their boyfriends/husbands going to strip joints - for exactly the reasons hug-a-tree gave.

Well, I’m not one of them, so I simply wanted to understand the reasoning behind their feelings.

 

[J.J]

LoL Who said Prostitution is wrong?

Making money is not wrong
Prostitution is a way to make money
Thuse prostitution is not wrong

Explain why It is wrong? What you mean by wrong?
Think if it's wrong why it existed and have bussiness thoughout our civilization.

 

[emtkooter]

But please don't forget that there's lots more to prostitution than just the two people who engage in the act. Also don't forget that it's actually a form of prostitution when a man buys a few drinks or dinner for his date in the hopes of getting laid!

Baron Max

This reminds me of a joke my girlfriend once told me.

The only difference between a prostitute and a girlfriend is that the girlfriend cost more.

I chuckled.

 

[hug-a-tree]

I simply wanted to know why someone wouldn't want their boyfriend going to a stripclub.

Oh okay well that's fine.

 

[factcheck]

To Baron Max,

you're wrong, to put it simply. "Cavewomen" (better known as neanderthals) led small bands of hunter-gatherers throughout hominid evolution. Similarly, when the agrarian transition emerged, the burgeoning hunter-gatherer populus was led predominantly by the women, in what is known as a matriarchy. Neanderthals, as were other hominids, including early humans, were generally monogomous, which means that they aren't oppertunistic with partners. They were family oriented, to help ensure safe and successful offspring as both parents would be needed to nurture the child.

And in regards to your second statement, you're spot on. Prostitution is about more than the sex worker and her/his client. It's about the abusers that coerce and manipulate many of the prostitutes. It's about the pimps that drug and abuse their prostitues. It's about the men who, of their own volition, repress women and keep many of them poor in order to get laid.

A man buying his date a drink "in hopes of getting laid" is hardly comparable to a woman selling herself on city streets, subjecting herself to rape, disease, abuse, drug addiction, and death.


Qorl- Prostitution doesn't eradicate rape, murder, violence, ect. Essentially, legalizing prostitution, specifically street-walking, will bolster a society that opresses, abuses, and objectifies women more brazenly than it all ready has.

 

[Pit]

And in regards to your second statement, you're spot on. Prostitution is about more than the sex worker and her/his client. It's about the abusers that coerce and manipulate many of the prostitutes. It's about the pimps that drug and abuse their prostitues. It's about the men who, of their own volition, repress women and keep many of them poor in order to get laid.

Agreed. Idea: If prostitution was legalized, could it be regulated, like any other job? You could, in theory, apply minimum wage, vacation days, and protect them against pimps and others who abuse them.

A man buying his date a drink "in hopes of getting laid" is hardly comparable to a woman selling herself on city streets, subjecting herself to rape, disease, abuse, drug addiction, and death.

Sorta. In the long run, is it really sensible to ban something that you can give away for free?
Adding to what I said above, you could also make condoms mandatory.

Qorl- Prostitution doesn't eradicate rape, murder, violence, ect. Essentially, legalizing prostitution, specifically street-walking, will bolster a society that opresses, abuses, and objectifies women more brazenly than it all ready has.

No more than strip clubs and porn. But what do I know?

 

[M00se1989]

Is prostitution wrong? Only if your not a consenting prostitute....

 

[cosmictraveler]

If your pimp takes all the money that you earn and gives you nothing!

 

[NetJaded]

It's not usually a clear cut answer.

Is it okay for two adults to willingly exchange money for a service? Yes?

But it's rarely that simple. Who grows up wanting to suck cock for a living and be debased in every way possible? Why do most prostitutes have drug and alcohol issues? Why do many of them have histories of sexual abuse as children?

There is no such thing as a happy hooker, it's a myth. And you can't tell me that the obese 50 year old man who pulls his car up next to a 19 year-old tweaker hooker who ran away from home at 15 because her stepfather molested her is blind to the fact that he is not benefiting from her misfortune.

 

[Cowboy]

To be honest, I find prostitution to be kinda pathetic (both for the customer and the prostitute). That being said, I don't see it as being wrong so long as both parties are willing participants.

 

[cosmictraveler]

To be honest, I find prostitution to be kinda pathetic (both for the customer and the prostitute). That being said, I don't see it as being wrong so long as both parties are willing participants.

So you would allow your wife to get a male prostitute to use as you would be using a female?

 

[Cowboy]

So you would allow your wife to get a male prostitute to use as you would be using a female?

I can't stop her, nor do I think it should be illegal. But I don't consent to that, so I'd probably leave her on the grounds that she'd be cheating. The act of her hiring a male prostitute wouldn't be wrong. It would be the fact that she's doing it while she's married to me that I don't agree with.

 

[spidergoat]

It's not usually a clear cut answer.

Is it okay for two adults to willingly exchange money for a service? Yes?

But it's rarely that simple. Who grows up wanting to suck cock for a living and be debased in every way possible? Why do most prostitutes have drug and alcohol issues? Why do many of them have histories of sexual abuse as children?

There is no such thing as a happy hooker, it's a myth. And you can't tell me that the obese 50 year old man who pulls his car up next to a 19 year-old tweaker hooker who ran away from home at 15 because her stepfather molested her is blind to the fact that he is not benefiting from her misfortune.

Some people might because it's profitable. The state of the industry at present can't be used as an argument, because it's the product of illegality. It's much different in a place like the Netherlands or Germany.

 

[quadraphonics]

Some people might because it's profitable. The state of the industry at present can't be used as an argument, because it's the product of illegality. It's much different in a place like the Netherlands or Germany.

Or Nevada.

Similarly, recent changes in the enforcement policy towards prostitution have done a lot to alter the industry and its perceptions (both inside and out) in the United States. To wit: police organizations have been cracking down on street prostitution, but leaving work-from-home prostitutes alone. The motive for that was that the street prostitution is a lot more publicly noticeable and so generates a lot more complaints and concern. The behind-closed-doors type of prostitution where women advertize on Craiglist or set up "Massage Parlors" is a lot less conspicuous and so doesn't rate actively policing.

The flipside of this is that it has made prostitution a safer, more pleasant experience for prostitutes (no more pimps running streetcorners), and so they tend to view the profession in a better light and be more likely to make a permanent career choice out of it.

 

[SilentLi89]

I believe if you are providing a service to someone you should be paid for it. You may clean your child's room because you love them, but your housekeeper does it because you pay them. Sex isn't different in that regard, you have sex with your partner because you love them or because you want to, but a prostitute does it because you pay them. Prostitutes and housekeepers offer a service that people do for free all of the time, as long as it is regulated and safety for both clients and service providers is a priority I see nothing "wrong" with it.