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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most prostitutes are anything but willing.  If they could do something else they could but we'll allow our society to use and abuse them.  Heartbreaking.  [/quote]

Let's assume this is true.  Criminalizing prostitution doesn't help these women, at all.  It makes them criminals.  It makes them more vulnerable to abuse.  I think we have to look at the experience of countries that have done some version of legalizing/decriminalizing it, to see what actually makes sex workers safer.  [/quote]

This.

But old school feminists simply can't get past the fact that sex-positive empowerment has suppplanted their tired, frigid worldview. They still fundamentally view sex as something men "take" from women, cheapening and demeaning them in the exchange. This is how they see prostitution, and this is also exactly how they see marriage, coincidentally.

A sex-positive philosophy sees women sex workers as desirable service providers, like stilled tradespeople, who offer unique, in-demand services.

Are plumbers or electricians ashamed of what they do? No. sex workers shouldn't be either  [/quote]

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