Posted by alexandra_k on November 20, 2005, at 15:56:49
In reply to Re: no girlfriend so I turned to prostition, posted by TexasChic on November 16, 2005, at 18:26:45
prostitution is legal in new zealand.
legal in brothels
legal in your own home (though there is haggling over whether it should be commercial zoned)the thought was...
i think it used to be that... it was illegal to accept money for sexual acts. it was not illegal to give money to someone to perform sexual acts. that meant... the girls (or some guys) got prosecuted, and the people giving them money weren't even considered to be breaking the law.
the trouble was...
safety. it is safer to work through a brothel than it is to go 'independent' on the streets, or in your own home. because... of security. with prostitution illegal you had to trust your brothel to protect you. now... with brothels being legal if things get out of control then the brothel owner can call the police (without fear of them or their workers being prosecuted). before that... they had to take matters into their own hands.
are conditions better for the average working girl with legalisation???
yes and no
yes and nobetter in the sense that you can now report crimes...
better in the sense that the law is now fairer with respect to the providers and the takers of the servicei have known a fair few people involved in prostitution...
some people did it because they needed the money and couldn't see another option...
some people continue with it because they come to rely on that money and can't see another option...
some people don't seem to have a problem with what they are doing...
other people do have a problem with what they are doing...i don't approve of prostitution
(those who offer - but even more than that those who pay for the service)
but then i don't approve of pornography
(those who model - but even more than that those who condone the sex industry by viewing the material)
but then i don't really approve of 'toys' and stuff eitherbecause to me...
what all these have in common...
is OBJECTIFICATION
that means... treating a person as a 'thing'
(or in the latter case associating sexual response with a 'thing')a thing whos purpose is to meet ones own needs and desires
a thing whose own needs and desires and preferences are cast aside for ones own
(or in the latter case training oneself to get off on 'a thing')but i guess i'm fairly conservative about that...
but i think it should be legalised
yes
(for people who are of the appropriate age)what i think the problem lies...
is in those who keep the sex industry alive...
but that being said...where would the internet be without the sex industry?????
i dunno.
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