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Tikki

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68. In a broad sense it can hurt the income of a family. I know, I know, get a divorce if your spouse/SO

Reply to davidn3600 (Original post)

Mon Aug 11, 2014, 02:26 PM

Aug 2014

is using the services of a prostitute.

Seems like a simple solution, probably complicated, though.

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How the hell does consensual prostitution harm anyone??? [View all] davidn3600 Aug 2014 OP

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

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See Reply #5. 2naSalit Aug 2014 #6

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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

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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

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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