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In reply to the discussion: Prostitutes Are People, Not Criminals' by Belle Knox [View all]LostInAnomie
(14,428 posts)31. It's ridiculous that torture is where your mind goes when you hear about people having sex.
If a person wants to get waterboarded consensually there isn't a law against it. Have at it for all I care. I'm not going to make a moral judgement over the consensual actions of another adult that doesn't harm anyone else.
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It's just another law where the state tells you what you can do with your own body
scarystuffyo
Nov 2014
#3
That's just it, there is no simple, easy solution. Every single one has its flaws and drawbacks.
nomorenomore08
Nov 2014
#7
Legalization has its downsides too. See the Netherlands and Germany for examples. n/t
nomorenomore08
Nov 2014
#10
well, that and concern for the countless women victimized by an industry founded
geek tragedy
Nov 2014
#25
I believe Rachel Lloyd knows that she is arguing against legalization. nt
geek tragedy
Nov 2014
#168
Ya, we all know that only men who are deeply sexist want legal prostitution.
Threedifferentones
Nov 2014
#225
It's ridiculous that torture is where your mind goes when you hear about people having sex.
LostInAnomie
Nov 2014
#31
yes, the star of "Facial Abuse" has great insight into how prostitution and pornography
geek tragedy
Nov 2014
#50
So why not allow people to be waterboarded or tortured for the amusement of others?
geek tragedy
Nov 2014
#30
Is there some kind of book of strawmen and false equlvilances somewhere...
LostInAnomie
Nov 2014
#41
so now you do believe that paying people to be waterboarded should be legal?
geek tragedy
Nov 2014
#42
where prostitution is legalized and regulated, sex trafficking and off-the-books
geek tragedy
Nov 2014
#49
You seem to think that women are the only people that work as prostitutes.
LostInAnomie
Nov 2014
#59
Murder, and child abuse, and arson, and cancer are always going to exist too.
geek tragedy
Nov 2014
#61
No, you didn't say it was immoral. You just compared it to torture and selling children.
LostInAnomie
Nov 2014
#166
It's a simple question. Either you think exploitation is immoral or you don't.
LostInAnomie
Nov 2014
#174
It's legal where I live, and prostitutes definitely have it much better than in the US...
Violet_Crumble
Nov 2014
#196
Why would you have a difference between professional and personal when it was all fun?
treestar
Nov 2014
#224
Money does complicate everything it touches. That much is undeniable. n/t
nomorenomore08
Nov 2014
#97
No that was exactly what you were advocating--having doctors grab the baby out of the mother's arms
geek tragedy
Nov 2014
#165
If someone consents to be waterboarded, why is it any of your business?
Shoulders of Giants
Nov 2014
#54
I just gave you an example of where the man is paying the women for sex in porn.
Shoulders of Giants
Nov 2014
#139
So basically, you are telling me you are ok with people selling sex for money as long...
Shoulders of Giants
Nov 2014
#149
It's not so hard to understand why it isn't hard to not take the choosey choicey arguments of
kcr
Nov 2014
#81
If someone wants to pay for consensual sex, why is it even any of your business?
Shoulders of Giants
Nov 2014
#52
I didn't lie. You said that in context of a discussion about regulation involving pay.
kcr
Nov 2014
#145
No, you took my quote out of context to make it look like I was misrepresenting you
kcr
Nov 2014
#152
some people think choices are made in a vacuum. just because someone "chooses" something
Scout
Nov 2014
#255
Except in Germany they found that when they legalized prostitution, trafficking kept right on going
mythology
Nov 2014
#100
I wouldn't type meaningless things into a computer for 8 hours a day for free.
Shoulders of Giants
Nov 2014
#246
Well, that's what's being argued. Throw the pimps in jail. That's what prostitution is.
kcr
Nov 2014
#120
Because I dont think it solves anything at all to jail adults who engage in consensual sex
davidn3600
Nov 2014
#153
"We should especially not conflate the sex industry with the abuses of human trafficking"
Recursion
Nov 2014
#156
"Why does a porn actress have any interest in wanting other women to have to serve as prostitutes?"
LostInAnomie
Nov 2014
#205
are you suggesting that adults should be permitted to have consensual sex regardless of the motive
Douglas Carpenter
Nov 2014
#227