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History of Feminism

Violet_Crumble

(35,955 posts)

4. Prostitution is legal where I live...

Reply to seabeyond (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 20, 2012, 08:43 AM

Apr 2012

It has been for a long time, and it hasn't been harmful to our society. We're a pretty tough bunch, coz we also manage to survive with a thriving x-rated porn industry, possession of weed being decriminalised, and other things that just aren't allowed in some other states...

http://www.scarletalliance.org.au/laws/act/

While yr not going to see brothels appearing at career days and urging school kids to consider working in a brothel as a career, sex workers have all the same protections as any other worker does. The brothels are highly regulated and aren't allowed to operate in residential areas. I've never seen prostitutes like the ones I've seen in the US on episodes of cops, and it's not something that's ever going to just vanish totally, so I think the way it is here is far, far preferable to what I've seen in parts of the US...

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Where were all the Happy-Hookers when I was on The Game? [View all] seabeyond Apr 2012 OP

To me there are different venues used in prostitution.. Little Star Apr 2012 #1

i have been wanting to get back to this post. seabeyond Apr 2012 #2

Thank you MadrasT Apr 2012 #3

Prostitution is legal where I live... Violet_Crumble Apr 2012 #4

Legal Prostitution in Australia a "Failure" seabeyond Apr 2012 #5

This could be you HoosierCowboy Nov 2012 #6

I'm not sure how that's an argument against legalised prostitution... Violet_Crumble Nov 2012 #10

When men and women ismnotwasm Nov 2012 #7

I posted that while at a musical ismnotwasm Nov 2012 #8

i hesitated when first reading your post, but got it with the decriminalization. seabeyond Nov 2012 #9

It's not difficult to find those happy hookers. caseymoz Nov 2012 #11

Depends on which end of the social spectrum you're playing on ismnotwasm Nov 2012 #12

Been there, done that. MadrasT Nov 2012 #13

VERY few people seem to care about any story that doesn't match the happy hooker narrative. redqueen Nov 2012 #14

The myth of the myth of the Happy Hooker. caseymoz Nov 2012 #15

Funny how when an organization with a significant financial stake in a hugely profitable industry redqueen Nov 2012 #19

Are you fucking kidding me? ismnotwasm Nov 2012 #24

That pisses me off ismnotwasm Nov 2012 #18

So much about the liberal blind spots on this issue pisses me off. The average age of entry into redqueen Nov 2012 #20

well documented. well known. 12. 12 is the age most are entering, or there in. in our face 12. seabeyond Nov 2012 #21

But but but ismnotwasm Nov 2012 #23

Which raises the question: caseymoz Nov 2012 #16

Truth to tell ismnotwasm Nov 2012 #17

i guess it would depend if one chooses to just looka t the shallow surface or actually spend time to seabeyond Nov 2012 #22