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In reply to the discussion: What are the main reasons men pay for sex? [View all]johnlucas
(1,250 posts)I just told you why it increases.
They're not following through.
It is NOT hard.
That 20 to 30 million number I got from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) & the Global Slavery Index.
You REALLY think it's hard to shut down operations affecting 0.03% to 0.04% of the world's population?
I believe that number is MUCH higher than that but it's not unstoppable in the LEAST.
You act like there are billions & billions of people being trafficked but that just ain't true.
The number while objectively big is actually very small on a global scale.
You stop the trafficking by cutting off the sources. VERY easy.
But if the countries benefit from this slave trade (and as we see from history they do), they AIN'T gonna try to truly stop it.
You dismiss that woman because you dismiss who she is & what she does for a living.
THAT'S why this issue doesn't get solved.
Too much stigma around prostitution because so many people think it's a filthy trade by default.
When it's just sexthe whole reason we exist on the planet to begin with.
Because of the stigma we either have to demonize the people participating in it or treat them as lost children who need to be saved.
There ain't a lick of middle ground & balance on the issue.
People looking at the trade of prostitution are too ashamed & it affects clear thinking on the issue.
"Based on a blog" you say dismissively. No, based on someone who actually lived the fucking life.
It's like someone talking about the tragedies in Ferguson & refusing to talk to the actual people who live in Ferguson.
A bunch of know-it-alls in ivory towers too high-falutin' to actually talk to the people on the grounds.
Sort of like how women get irritated at men telling them what their issues are & not even bothering to actually talk to the women themselves.
That Maggie McNeill lady isn't the only one telling you what I'm relaying to you.
But I thought by showing her blog, it would be the gateway to learning about the issue.
She links to other resources from other people.
Sex workers have a problem with government know-nothings, misguided saviors of both the female & male varieties, & the general societal stigma condemning what they do.
You don't just LEGALIZE it, you LEGALIZE it & ENFORCE THE PROTECTIONS.
It's not hard at all but because of the stigma of prostitution, hardly nobody really gives a damn about actually solving the problems in the trade.
They would rather moralize & grandstand.
It ain't hard at all to stop the trafficking of three-hundredths to four-hundredths of the world's population.
The question is are the governments REALLY committed to stopping this slavery?
Judging by the finances they put towards the problem, hell no.
John Lucas