Reply #15: Part of the regulating it to be clean and safe

[ThomCat]

would be making sure that the prostitute isn't being forced into it. That helps.

I think, in theory, it's possible to have prostitution without the woman being reduced to a commodity. In practice I'm not sure how that would work.

But practically speaking I think that's a moot point. We're unlikely to get rid of sexism or objectification any time soon. In the meantime, if there is going to be prostitution we need to find ways to make it safe for the women.

Some guy saying that his car is clean just doesn't cut it. It's still his car, not someplace she would be safe and could call for help if necessary. A regulated brothel with bouncers is more what I would think necessary.