Which perspective on prostitution do you find more persuasive: exploitation or sex work?

Answer 1

I suppose it's exploitation because the image is that relatively few people really enjoy the job, legal or not. It comes with a lot of social stigma, and it must be hard to have personal relationships outside work. Sounds like a tough life.

Answer 2

I think that prostitution's illegal status makes it so that in most cases, it is exploitation. The idea of an independent pro making money for themselves seems fair enough, but I think that is more the rarity than the reality. An independent can try to operate, but at some point a pimp will try to have her join his clan, and if he puts enough pressure on her she may give in and do that. An independent has little hope of getting protection from the cops, and there is no one else who will help her either, so she could find herself in some impossile situations. While I don't think the pimp/ho relationship is as exploitative as most believe, it isn't exactly healthy either. So, in the world as it is, I'd say prostitution is exploitative.

Now, if you are talking about a place where prostitution is legal, I'd say a working girl is no more or less explioted than anyone else--she sets up the deals with her customers or with the brothel she works at--set the deals up right and you are a contractor doing business, set them up wrong and you get screwed out of your money, just like any other business. I wouldn't think it would be a job for anyone (a lot of people couldn't handle it psycologically), but if a woman lives in a place where she is protected and not in fear of the law, she can remain a free woman despite renting her body out.

Answer 3

Even the most well balanced prostitutes I know, and I know a few yes, have a level of self loathing in there somewhere. These were by choice, not forced, they chose this lifestyle and live very fulfilling lives. But even if you can convince yourself it's just work there is some level of detachment involved. This little habit can take a lifetime to get over. I also know a few reformed prostitutes and they say the same thing. That years of detaching themselves from sex form habits that they never really get over. They never really feel connected sexually after a life of prostitution. So in that sense it is explotiation, but most often they are exploiting themselves.

Answer 4

I don't find either terribly appealing. Exploitation is too much like work to be much fun, even for the one doing the exploiting, and to come right out and call something work is to take all the enjoyment out of it for everyone involved.

Answer 5

I just dont like the idea of taking something as fun as sex and ruining it by making a job out of it. I like to cook. The last thing that i would want to do is become a chef. If i did, i am sure that coming home from work everyday i would not want to make a fancy meal. Why ruin such a fun hobby.

Answer 6

There's no doubt there are prostitutes who are enslaved workers, and there are women who formally or informally sell themselves out for sex on their own choice.

I just believe either way, it's wrong, and there are ways to combat it through police investigations and by trying to reduce objectification of women in society.
Also, human trafficking should be a major concern of our government.

Answer 7

It's case-by-case. Some women make an empowered decision and opt to enter that line of work. Others feel forced into it because their expenses (for whatever reason) exceed the salary which they could receive in another line of work. Still others ARE forced into it by physical threats.

Answer 8

this is an expoitation of fellows whether it is likewise an exploitation of ladies. (we could be careful right here using fact the connotation of the observe "exploitation" is different interior the U. S.. In Brit it has a greater aggressive meaning while interior the U. S. it merely potential "use".) we could continually stop thinking of prostitution as "the international's oldest occupation". this is no longer possibly a "occupation".

Answer 9

if you are talking about a legal house in Vegas; sex work; if you are talking running a girl on the street for drug money; exploitation

Answer 10

persuasive of what? a reason to get a job like that?