Posted by TexasChic on November 20, 2005, at 19:56:28
In reply to Re: no girlfriend so I turned to prostition, posted by alexandra_k on November 20, 2005, at 15:56:49
> ... 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.
Wow, that seems like a step in the right direction. Its not like its going to go away any time soon, so it would be nice to see some protection. And like you said, the people who hire them are just as responsible. I think all women deserve to be treated humanely even if they aren't exactly making the best life decisions.> 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 either
>
I respect that. I firmly believe people are intitled to their own opinions. I mean, how else would you be able to intelligently think about things if you were never given an alternative viewpoint?>because 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')
Isn't sex pretty much using each other's bodies to 'get off?' I mean, I know with love its much more meaningful than 'just that'. No disrespect intended toward you alexandra_k , I know things can be easily misinterpreted in chats like this. I'd really want to hear your viewpoint of what sex is if it isn't that. I really don't have that much experience one way or another.> 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?????Yeah, I don't really see any of that ever going away.
Like I said to Tamar, I know I don't know everything, I just like to try to think of things from different angles and discuss them. So I'm really appreciate you expressing your viewpoint with out put downs in spite the fact that our views are different. It gives me hope that someday all people can express different opinions and beliefs without all the hate you see nowadays.
-T
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