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In reply to the discussion: What are the main reasons men pay for sex? [View all]Squinch
(50,955 posts)anecdote, followed up by the "we were just compressing a real romantic relationship" (!) anecdote, does not really have anything to do with the real reasons why men buy sex. The article is just a justification of "See? They're such nice guys! The women are so willing! Prostitution is great for everyone!"
I see a lot of comments here that, without seeming to realize it, boil down to, "Women are commodities, so why not?"
I am seeing a lot of "We biologically need to do this so we have to buy it."
I see nothing that explores why, if it is a biological need, the vast majority of those buying sex are men. And that DOES boil down to privilege. Men buy sex because they want to commoditize women, and they can afford to. And because there are enough women who need the money so much they will sell their bodies.
And PS, if the article really wanted to explore why men buy sex, they wouldn't have left out all those guys who are buying the tens of thousands of fifteen year olds on the streets in any major city in the country. The vast majority of prostitutes don't have their clients wiring money into their bank accounts. It usually isn't that kind of transaction.