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davidn3600

(6,342 posts)
Sun Aug 10, 2014, 12:20 PM Aug 2014

How the hell does consensual prostitution harm anyone??? [View all]

Im not talking about sex trafficking or pimping or anything like that.

If a man pays a woman for sex, and she agrees and its all consensual and she wants to do it, and there is no violence and she can stop it at any point....what the fuck is the problem???? And why is it anyone elses business???

Sure there are criminals involved with it. There are criminals involved with everything. We don't shut down the entire internet because of hackers or people from the "Nigerian lotto" trying to scam people. We don't ban DVDs because a few people decide to pirate movies with it.
No one here is supporting rape. No one here is supporting sex traffickers. Those things are illegal and will always remain illegal.

We are talking about CONSENSUAL sexual activity here!

What's next? Feminists telling us that masturbation perpetuates rape culture? I'm surprised we haven't been told that yet! They already think pornography should be banned even if the people in it are willing participants.
I dont know who I fear more...these type of people who want complete control of society or the far-right Christians. Both of them want the government to bust down bedroom doors and enforce morality on consenting adults. It's getting to be a scary nation, that's for sure.

Just keep building more prisons!!!

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The problem is 2naSalit Aug 2014 #1
That's why you should have regulated establishments davidn3600 Aug 2014 #2
Three words... hlthe2b Aug 2014 #3
However... 2naSalit Aug 2014 #5
There are male prostitutes that service women too. n/t PowerToThePeople Aug 2014 #13
as well as other men. n/t 2naSalit Aug 2014 #17
Yes. n/t PowerToThePeople Aug 2014 #23
Yes, this. nt AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #37
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2014 #4
See Reply #5. 2naSalit Aug 2014 #6
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2014 #12
Those two 2naSalit Aug 2014 #14
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Make it legal. former9thward Aug 2014 #7
Hmmmm 2naSalit Aug 2014 #10
Humans want it all. former9thward Aug 2014 #11
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My my, 2naSalit Aug 2014 #21
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Stop saying sex is a need redqueen Aug 2014 #18
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2014 #25
No, I will not defy science. former9thward Aug 2014 #30
Hence, the person who is unable to perform does not exist as they defy science? LanternWaste Aug 2014 #71
Lol loved this AuntPatsy Aug 2014 #44
Lol! Max-Neef classifies the fundamental human needs as: Katashi_itto Aug 2014 #45
Oh, well that anonymous blogger is opiate69 Aug 2014 #49
Maslow defined 'needs' rather interestingly, and I think he got that one wrong. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #85
His inclusion of sex in the physiological needs is in reference to species, not individual, survival opiate69 Aug 2014 #88
Well, if it's in reference to the species Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #90
I was going to post this. hifiguy Aug 2014 #123
Ha! betsuni Aug 2014 #50
Sex with another person is a want. It is not a "need". MadrasT Aug 2014 #47
Your opinion. former9thward Aug 2014 #53
What scientists think you will die without sex with another person? gollygee Aug 2014 #62
What scientists think survival is the only criteria for need? opiate69 Aug 2014 #63
A need is a requirement gollygee Aug 2014 #64
Abraham Maslow, for one. opiate69 Aug 2014 #67
That's tenuous gollygee Aug 2014 #69
From his original paper, "A Theory of Human Motivation" (1943) opiate69 Aug 2014 #80
That doesn't say what you are claiming gollygee Aug 2014 #83
I had to pay for my advanced psychology classes. opiate69 Aug 2014 #86
I'm saying that the physiological need of sex does not require another person gollygee Aug 2014 #87
But, the psychological need (tier 3, "sexual intimacy") kinda does... opiate69 Aug 2014 #91
That's up on the hierarchy a bit gollygee Aug 2014 #94
And, again... opiate69 Aug 2014 #95
Well love and belonging and prostitution aren't really the same gollygee Aug 2014 #106
links? nt laundry_queen Aug 2014 #66
Plenty of information in this thread. former9thward Aug 2014 #75
so in other words, you got nuthin' Scout Aug 2014 #79
Another strawman knocked down by Scout! former9thward Aug 2014 #81
As I though. Nothing. nt laundry_queen Aug 2014 #89
oooooh baby if you loved me, you'd blow me, else I might die!!! Scout Aug 2014 #70
Which scientists believes that one many not exist if sexual gratification is not present? LanternWaste Aug 2014 #72
Cotton Mather lives on. former9thward Aug 2014 #76
Hence, no objective support to your imagined premise. I am shocked. LanternWaste Aug 2014 #93
You're not talking about actual prostitution BainsBane Aug 2014 #8
Spot on. TDale313 Aug 2014 #9
How many legal prostitutes in Nevada are underage? Travis_0004 Aug 2014 #20
Most of the prostitutes in Nevada, even in counties where it's legal, are not legal ones. redqueen Aug 2014 #24
Underage prostituion continues in places where it has been legalized BainsBane Aug 2014 #27
again with the BS reorg Aug 2014 #46
Correct. theHandpuppet Aug 2014 #122
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2014 #26
It doesn't. Iron Man Aug 2014 #15
Even if we were to stipulate that your hypothetical, idealized consensual form of prostitution Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #28
Apparently recognizing the facts you just pointed out redqueen Aug 2014 #29
Yeah, I just saw that other thread. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #31
I think it is embarrassing to proclaim one's sex life on an internet site... CTyankee Aug 2014 #102
If you are going to throw out a percentage, you should be able to cite it. joeglow3 Aug 2014 #58
Laugh. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #60
What did the abortion industry look like in the 1960's? joeglow3 Aug 2014 #97
You are making far too much sense. hifiguy Aug 2014 #125
Would the numbers about job satisfaction count? reorg Aug 2014 #107
It doesn't. LostInAnomie Aug 2014 #32
Wouldn't the solution be for law enforcement to focus on trafficking and child prostitution... DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2014 #33
I would think so, but I'm not one of the people looking to conflate the issue. LostInAnomie Aug 2014 #34
Has not stopped human trafficking in the red district in Holland. nt whosinpower1 Aug 2014 #113
And? LostInAnomie Aug 2014 #115
Child prostitution is a huge problem in many Asian and Eastern European nations. DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2014 #128
Logic would seem to dictate just that. hifiguy Aug 2014 #126
That isn't conflating whosinpower1 Aug 2014 #74
Are we moving to a moneyless country? PowerToThePeople Aug 2014 #82
Yep. It absolutely is conflating. LostInAnomie Aug 2014 #103
Such bullshit all the way around whosinpower1 Aug 2014 #110
Ah, I see. More dishonest conflation. LostInAnomie Aug 2014 #114
You would have to prove to me whosinpower1 Aug 2014 #116
How could legal prostitutes be any worse off? LostInAnomie Aug 2014 #118
You have brought up morality - repeatedly whosinpower1 Aug 2014 #129
It is an economic question treestar Aug 2014 #35
Most of the problems associated with prostitution... LostInAnomie Aug 2014 #39
No, don't agree treestar Aug 2014 #40
Meh... to each their own. LostInAnomie Aug 2014 #42
Why is it a hang up about sexuality not to want to sell it? treestar Aug 2014 #54
Great, if that works for you. LostInAnomie Aug 2014 #55
It would be nice if they didn't use names like "prude" treestar Aug 2014 #121
You realize a lot of people have a different view regarding sexuality joeglow3 Aug 2014 #59
Yes. Sucks to be them, I guess treestar Aug 2014 #120
Acting in a charmless manner shouldn't make one a criminal. DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2014 #132
thank you whosinpower1 Aug 2014 #61
I'm a sex-positive feminist. And I support consensual prostitution 100%. AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #36
The DU default response to "consensual sex" is... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Aug 2014 #38
I'm just curious - have you spent time looking at the arguments of the feminists? el_bryanto Aug 2014 #41
"the" feminists widely differ on that topic reorg Aug 2014 #51
If it is consensual then, whosinpower1 Aug 2014 #43
OK that covers 2% of prostitution. MadrasT Aug 2014 #48
choices are not made in a vacuum. Yes means nothing when no is not an option. n/t Scout Aug 2014 #52
Sex is never free. deaniac21 Aug 2014 #56
Payday lending rackets are consensual too. LanternWaste Aug 2014 #57
They're also legal and regulated opiate69 Aug 2014 #65
Better than going to a loan shark who will break your knee caps if you don't pay./nt DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2014 #133
In a broad sense it can hurt the income of a family. I know, I know, get a divorce if your spouse/SO Tikki Aug 2014 #68
I know of a family wherein the wife and children all knew redqueen Aug 2014 #73
There's nothing wrong with that scenario. And it's none of my business. bigwillq Aug 2014 #77
you ever buy a used car? snooper2 Aug 2014 #78
How the hell does any workplace harm anyone? Orsino Aug 2014 #84
It depends on where. I used to work in a hooker hot spot. It ruins neighborhoods. Throd Aug 2014 #92
SEX IS ONLY FOR SOMEONE YOU LOVE Blue_Adept Aug 2014 #96
I see more posts conflating sex with a need than with love in this thread. LanternWaste Aug 2014 #98
Possibly. Blue_Adept Aug 2014 #99
This is one of PasadenaTrudy Aug 2014 #100
I agree Douglas Carpenter Aug 2014 #101
I haven't replied to the many prostitution posts yet, but here goes. panader0 Aug 2014 #104
My job is forced on me by financial hardship reorg Aug 2014 #108
A person is very lucky who can make a living doing what they love. panader0 Aug 2014 #109
I don't think prostitutes see it as "selling the intimacy of sex" reorg Aug 2014 #111
At one point, I would have agreed with you. But the more I learn, the more my opinion changes Hugabear Aug 2014 #105
Consensual prostitution ... troublesome_mind Aug 2014 #112
Now now.. No reason to bring rational thought into this lol opiate69 Aug 2014 #117
Eeyup. hifiguy Aug 2014 #130
"Why is it anyone elses business?" Here's how it becomes someone else's business. WillowTree Aug 2014 #119
*crickets* redqueen Aug 2014 #124
How does adultery play into this? davidn3600 Aug 2014 #137
Well PowerToThePeople Aug 2014 #127
There you go again hifiguy Aug 2014 #131
Neither is OK. WillowTree Aug 2014 #135
So you want to jail whoever PowerToThePeople Aug 2014 #136
Please show me where I said anything at all about jailing anyone. WillowTree Aug 2014 #139
Your view doesn't bother me PowerToThePeople Aug 2014 #140
Please link to any post where anyone here said anything against any consensual sex act. Squinch Aug 2014 #134
No, because they know that doesn't play well. Instead, they just DEFINE acts they don't like Warren DeMontague Aug 2014 #138
Prostitution mazoo11 Oct 2015 #141
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