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In reply to the discussion: Prostitutes Are People, Not Criminals' by Belle Knox [View all]Niko
(97 posts)167. You're ARGUING FOR legalization
Do you even realize that you're making the argument that prostitution ought to be legalized and regulated when you post something like that to make your "point"?
That girl was underage - hence, it was not consensual. She was a victim of rape and human trafficking. She wasn't a sex worker.
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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