Legalized Prostitution: For or Against?

[GrkGuy187]

Re: Should prostitution be legalized?

I can't stand the prostitution business to be honest. I find it absolutely disgusting. Yes it's the woman's choice to sell herself - but what type of sane woman on this planet can stand up and be proud of being a prostitute? That's not a real job. Please. I've seen first hand what it does to the women who work in those places, and it's terrible.

 

[HunterM]

Re: Should prostitution be legalized?

Yes, but it must be tightly controlled. If it was allowed publicly, rape rates would plummet.

Totally agreed!

If your cock slides into my ass, it automatically connects to your credit card account for a charge...good for 10 minutes. It recharges every 10 minutes as long as your cock is still in my ass. If I get a "denied" message from your account, your cock gets ejected; and my ass is shutting down for business.

 

[refujiunderground]

Re: Should prostitution be legalized?

if somebody wants to make money off of their body for sexual purposes, then they have every right to. as long as they are of age though and consenting to it. there's are people outthere that are doing it against their will or are sex slaves. it should be regulated by the government where brothels are taxed. if i were president, i'd legalize prostitution in all 50 states.

 

[looseliam]

Re: Should prostitution be legalized?

Only because politicians sell their dignity doesn't mean that it should be legal.
Only because soldiers kill people, it doesn't mean that it should be legalized. It was a rough example, but you know what I'm getting at.

It is not right to be a whore, it is not right to sell sex, and if it were legal many would get the impression of the opposite. It would become okay, and later it would become "accepted".

It is not right by whose standards? From where are you deriving authority to say what is morally prudent or not?

 

[Kabluey]

Re: Should prostitution be legalized?

Well, it was made legal here about ten years ago. Hasn't really changed anything apart from people not getting arrested and brothels being more open about their business.
But it hasn't changed public perception about the trade, probably hasn't done anything to improve the behaviour of exploitative brothel owners and hasn't stopped street prostitution (don't think that's legal, but have no idea). The trade wasn't particularly big before, doesn't seem much bigger now.
Just means that people make a decision based on their own morals (and probably their own need for discretion) but not the law.

 

[looseliam]

Re: Should prostitution be legalized?

It is not right by the standards of objective morality (yes, it exists!)
I do not have authority but I have an opinion that I am pretty much willing to spread. Morality exists for a reason.

Let's just agree to disagree.

Bollocks. Morality was created by man and is thus fallible and changing. Look what was 'moral' and 'acceptable' thousands of years ago that we, today, discourage.

But yes, I agree we disagree =]

 

[Latimer]

Re: Should prostitution be legalized?

It shouldn't be legalized. It should be rooted out and crushed.
There always will be people who are willing to sell their dignity, but it doesn't mean, that I have to approve of it.
I strongly oppose the legalization of prostitution, because it would lead many to believe that it is "okay" to sell yourself out.

"Rooted out and crushed?" About as much a chance of that happening as rooting out and crushing extra-marital sex, be it hetero or homo.

Commercial sex threads appear frequently here, and I've been surprised to find that over the two or three years I've been posting that I'm the only man who writes about his own experiences as a whore. I thought "escorting" was something a good many gay men in their twenties did for greater or lesser periods--generally lesser--while engaged in or on their way to other endeavors. My hustler buds were largely other college and grad students, or recent graduates and young professionals out for bucks and a good time. Maybe it's the places I've lived, but I've always imagined a lot of other young guys were doing the same.

Legalize prostitution? Of course. The only problems I would see are that some of us on both sides of the transaction would prefer to avoid any official record of it--forget registries and social security deductions--and that the "illicit" status of commercial sex can add a certain thrill.

As I've written before, I had a great time selling my ass. Many fine men, and some awesome sex.

 

[Latimer]

Re: Should prostitution be legalized?

Yeah, you may be right. Perhaps it was just the places I was living and the company I kept--I often hooked up with guys at clubs or gyms who had the same sideline that I did. Perhaps once you're involved in the scene you understand and/or interpret (rightly or wrongly) behavior in ways you otherwise wouldn't.

My best straight friend/sometime workout partner tells me that during his trainer/waiter/would-be actor years many of his fellow t/w/a buds straight and gay were escorting on the side, and that he turned down more than a few offers, including porn, to do so himself. He's outstandingly cute. Would have been a big hit.

I once worked at a small, privately-owned gym. Found out that the handsome former bodybuilder owner (a cop, no less!), had a very small stable of GFP bodybuilders he repped.

But again, maybe I've got a particularly skewed view of the subject.

 

[teadrinker]

Re: Should prostitution be legalized?

Of course it should. It's an absurdly puritanical hypocritical double-standard which makes it illegal in the first place. Prostitutes of both sexes and all persuasions will always be working, and there will always be calls for their services. (And as we know from the news, the sort of people who trumpet the loudest about the evils of the sex trade are often the greatest users.) If it's lawful, then there can be some sort of proper legal protection for them. As there should be.

-T.

 

[geloge]

Re: Should prostitution be legalized?

I can't stand the prostitution business to be honest. I find it absolutely disgusting. Yes it's the woman's choice to sell herself - but what type of sane woman on this planet can stand up and be proud of being a prostitute? That's not a real job. Please. I've seen first hand what it does to the women who work in those places, and it's terrible.

Just women?

I have seen a lot of moral prostitution, more than sex prostitution. I've seen a lot of people in a work just to pay their bills, proud or not. I've been one of them, I'm still one of them.

 

[frankfrank]

Re: Should prostitution be legalized?

I am giving my ass away for free now. So, why should I pay for sex if prostitution was legal?

^ If it were legal, then you could charge money for using your ass. Extra income wouldn't hurt.

Of course it's one choice to pay for sex or not...and it's one's choice to rent out his body or not. If "prostitution" means somebody getting paid to do a desired thing in return with their body, then it can be applied to many things besides sex. I've often said that people such as attorneys and politicians are doing the EXACT same thing, except it's not sexual in nature.

What about those who sell their dignity in absence of sex - politicians, lawyers, executives, etc.? You don't have to have sex to be a whore.

Just remember, your morals are no more right or important than anyone else's, even if they disagree.

And looseliam says the same thing, too! L., I don't always agree with you, but your post here and the one a little bit earlier that preceded it, are so entirely spot-on!!! You have said a number of things over the years that make me think, as well.

Good for you. Only because you enjoyed your occupation, doesn't make it right.
But make no mistake, I don't wish to convert you, I just reflect my point of view and opinion.

You might want to note that his first paragraph was actually FROM SOMEBODY ELSE'S POST, but it wasn't clear because LatimerRd made a mistake on the Quote function and it didn't "print" as one. Yes, that happens...easily.

Being intimately involved with the topic of this thread, LatimerRd's comments here are valuable and relevant. I'm vaguely sure that I remember he had a thread about this topic maybe two years ago, and I think I made some heartfelt and very favorable comments in it. I'm even thinking it may have been a thread about wanting to become and escort and "What's involved with it?" or something, I'm not entirely sure, but it's all good.

I have every bit as much respect for prostitutes as I do for many/most "mainstream" occupations, and don't let anybody kid you into thinking that it's easy and fun. If one is to be good at this, and unless that person is über-versatile, a prostitute is going to deal with situations, fetishes, etc. which may be profoundly uncomfortable. And, not only DEAL with it, but in such a way that the client doesn't become uncomfortable because the sex worker can't 100% deal with the request. This is a very special skill, way over and above the obvious things such as "being a fantastic cocksucker" etc.

Absolutely, I am entirely for it being legal, even to the degree that I'd like to see it NOT taxed, but I don't think that will ever happen.

 

[zombiekiller]

Should prostitution be illegal?

I say no.

Like everything else, people can be forced into it. People can do it in the most unhealthy way. People can abuse it.

Just because something is illegal doesn't mean people don't do it. The market is still there, and there are always people all too willing to profit from it. Because it is illegal, chances are it is taken over by the worst personalities society can offer. I'm talking about the slump lords, pimps, basically the worst of the low lives out there.

And who gets hurt in all of this? The people who do the work (prostitutes) and the clients.

If it is legalized, at least it can be regulated. I'm not saying everything will be perfect if it is legal. But at least rules and regulations can be put in place to protect those who provide the service and those who seek the service.

Think prohibition.

And no, I have absolutely no inclination to pay someone for sex. I don't think there is anything wrong with being a prostitute (unless one is forced into doing it). I've just never had any trouble getting sex when I wanted it. But I can understand that many people prefer to seek out prostitutes.

 

[SLOPPYSECONDS]

Re: Should prostitution be illegal?

it not sport a kings or sumthang?
_or wot a menu a day so nice folkeess cans do it?_
or tis anoda policaulls play fa da funnee hat?
! or

tinku

 

[Harke the Boeotarch]

Re: Should prostitution be illegal?

I say bring prostitution back under the wing of the Roman Catholic Church!

 

[jbrown329]

Re: Should prostitution be illegal?

^^ Isn't it legal where you're at?

 

[nycguydowntown]

Re: Should prostitution be illegal?

^^ Isn't it legal where you're at?

yeah when I was in Amsterdam there were a lot of skankie hoes in the red light district ---but all woman!!!

 

[Telstra]

Re: Should prostitution be illegal?

If sex is legal, prostitution should be legal.
As simple as that.

 

[MakeDigitalLove]

Re: Should prostitution be illegal?

If sex is legal, prostitution should be legal.
As simple as that.

Although I think Prostitution should be legal, this is just a simpleton statement.

 

[SLOPPYSECONDS]

Re: Should prostitution be illegal?

If sex is legal, prostitution should be legal.
As simple as that.

sumthang no harpan yet
_1t part a 2nd part wot a sumthang etc_

murch wot legal world ova nots but at da ways
_1st worldees wanna grow up ans go finga teys ways fa eons ans pull head outs a owns ass-

tinku

"musical taday is?"
zombies picinc
_nooooooooo_
ha

 

[SaskGuy]

Re: Should prostitution be illegal?

Yes. If it were legalized, people wouldn't be catching and spreading STDs, and the prostitutes would be able to do business in a much safer environment.

The prohibition comparison is good. During prohibition, crime skyrocketed and so many people went blind and died of badly made liquor.

In Canada, prostitution is legal, but the laws are set up so it's extremely difficult for prostitutes to conduct business legally, so it might as well be illegal. At least that's what I hear anyway.

Personally, I'm not into seeing, or being a prostitute, but for those who are, the whole industry could be made so much safer if it was legal.