Prostitution

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in General Discussion edited January 2014
What do you guys think about it?



In Hong Kong it's basically part of daily life. Guys will chat about it openly, talking about the last girl they "tried" and how juicy she was, etc. It's legal if the girl is working for herself and doesn't promote her "business" but that's not the way it usually works.



Look in the local papers and there are pages devoted to the discussion of prostitutes, massage, karaoke girls and night clubs in Hong Kong and Macau.



There are local glossy magazines that have pictures, prices and tips. There are "review" websites with pictures and ratings of hundreds of girls, mostly mainlang girls with fake marriages to HK men or on tourist visas.



It's really amazing, and I'm starting to get tired of seeing this sh't. It makes it so much more difficult to find a girl who doesn't think all men are dogs.



Do you guys believe prostitution should be legal?
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  • Reply 1 of 42
    Yes and no. Yes in that it keeps it off the streets and usually keeps it cleaner (Nevada). No in that it's just plain wrong.
  • Reply 2 of 42
    powerdocpowerdoc Posts: 8,123member
    [quote]Originally posted by crawlingparanoia:

    <strong>Yes and no. Yes in that it keeps it off the streets and usually keeps it cleaner (Nevada). No in that it's just plain wrong.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    In France the prostitution in the street is not legal, nor the specialised houses of oldtime with the little red lamps in front of the door.

    The problem of prostitution is that many of these girls , came from east or Africa, and they are victims of an ugly traffic of people who importate in a illegal way these girls in France or Europe . They said to these youngs (and perhaps very youngs 14-15 years : but we cannot check) that they going to find a fine job here. As the result the fine job is prostitution ...
  • Reply 3 of 42
    zozo Posts: 3,117member
    many european nations, like Italy, are talking about re-opening brothels (or 'closed houses' as they are called) since it would have to follow guidelines, certain health and sanitary specs, etc.

    Seeing that the 'oldest profession in the world' isnt going to go away anytime soon, you might as well make sure its done properly.



    Whether its right or wrong is up to each individual. I dont see the problem of paying for sex despite the fact I never have had the need to nor feel inclined to.



    Then there are the cynics who will say that going out on a date, wining, dining etc with just in your mind that you are going to go to bed with the girl/guy amounts to the same thing... and to a certain extent I agree. Just one is more direct and the other is more socially accepted... but in essence, is the same thing. Fine, the woman/man, in the date scenario, may not go with 3 guys/girls the same day but the in essence its the same.



    Even in the most strict societies prostitution exists.. there is nothing you can do about it.
  • Reply 4 of 42
    cosmonutcosmonut Posts: 4,872member
    I'm basically against it, but I can't complain too much about the practice of prostitution. When I think about everything else in the world that people destroy themselves with that ARE legal, prostitution doesn't seem any worse.



    As most of you know I don't agree with homosexuality or abortion, and am not a fan of smoking, etc. Those are legal, so why not prostitution? I don't think it's a wise practice, and I would never partake of it, but I can't get in a tizzy about it. Hey, some people build cars for a living, some answer phones, why not screw for a living too?
  • Reply 5 of 42
    maskermasker Posts: 451member
    Most girls who get involved in prostitution .. end up involved with all that goes with it.. heroin addiction, alcoholism... and the fact that they usually don't have 401k's means that eventually, once the shine is off then they become society's problem.



    That is unless you think that you could retrain and employ a bunch of 50 year old hookers to be, say... IT workers?



    MSKR
  • Reply 6 of 42
    outsideroutsider Posts: 6,008member
    Be honest guys... how many of you have paid a woman to have sex with you?



    I'll be first. I once paid an asian woman for a 'massage' with a happy ending while at a bachelor party in a strip club.



    Now that I opened up, what say you?
  • Reply 7 of 42
    zozo Posts: 3,117member
    had a lap dance, but it wasnt even me who paid for it... and it wasnt that great tbo.



    Otherwise, if I take the cynical view that you pay for sex by wining and dining, small talk and what not, then yes. Otherwise, go out to red light district or hitch a girl up in a car to have sex, no, never.



    I do not see any interest in it, but I can see how others just want a no strings attached physical encounter, et voila'. Im happy with my sexual life as is so I dont feel the need to go out and pay for it. Yet.
  • Reply 8 of 42
    outsideroutsider Posts: 6,008member
    When you're drunk and horny you can be amazed at what you do (especially waking up and having people recant what happened)
  • Reply 9 of 42
    zozo Posts: 3,117member
    [quote]Originally posted by Masker:

    <strong>Most girls who get involved in prostitution .. end up involved with all that goes with it.. heroin addiction, alcoholism... and the fact that they usually don't have 401k's means that eventually, once the shine is off then they become society's problem.



    That is unless you think that you could retrain and employ a bunch of 50 year old hookers to be, say... IT workers?



    MSKR</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Thats a good arguement to legalise prostitution and make it regulated. Make just another job like anything else. Let girls (and guys) be taken care of, clean, drug free, etc.



    Either that (and have the state profit from taxes, and somehow I think revenues from legalized prostitution would get 'em quite a pretty penny) or attempt to stamp out prostitutes... and we know that will never work.
  • Reply 10 of 42
    brussellbrussell Posts: 9,812member
    I think the gov't should subsidize prostitution so that sex is always free.
  • Reply 11 of 42
    The problem with legalizing prostitution is that the hookers have to pay taxes of what they earn, wich will result in steeper prices for the customers - that's us boys <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
  • Reply 12 of 42
    marcukmarcuk Posts: 4,442member
    someone tell me what is the difference between prostitutuion and porn?



    Its OK to **** for money for the whole world to see, but not in private?



    Consider this, last year when I was unemployed, I took some shite temporary jobs to see me over. All the arguments for protecting girls/how the life affects them, are probably equally true of the jobs i took, many times, I was simply working in very dangerous conditions, completely demoralised and taken advantage of, and got very depressed about it all, to the point where I was considering...well frankly, if I was a girl, opening my legs for an hour, for a weeks pay, would seem like a good option. My conclusion was that Many legal jobs are worse than prostitution.



    I also wonder why many prostitutes, while they moan like hell about their terrible life, don't seem to make much of an effort to sort themselves out, and get themselves a proper job. Its different if they're forced into it, but if its just to feed their coke habit, then I think well, tough shit really. That was their choice.



    BTW, I havn't, but I did pay for a dance once, while I was out with my best friend. It was totally shite. Another time, we went to a club, and at the end you could buy a photo of you and a dancer. Quite a few blokes got one, so my friend and me decided to aswell, it was simply stand there with the dancer, snap, and £10 later you had a photo, but when I got up, she layed me doen on the floor and whipped my clothes off from the waist down, I didn't complain, as I was half drunk, but I remember the embarrassment, when I saw my little soldier was smaller than when you take a long cold shower in Siberia. Guess she just didn't do it for me
  • Reply 13 of 42
    zozo Posts: 3,117member
    [quote]Originally posted by MarcUK:

    <strong> *snip*...she layed me doen on the floor and whipped my clothes off from the waist down, I didn't complain, as I was half drunk, but I remember the embarrassment, when I saw my little soldier was smaller than when you take a long cold shower in Siberia. Guess she just didn't do it for me </strong><hr></blockquote>



    Booze n sex... definetly not always the best mix
  • Reply 14 of 42
    spindlerspindler Posts: 713member
    Here's a good idea, but politically impractical. We know that prostitution is basically for screwed up people and the money is usually blown on drugs or expensive things to make up for lack of self esteem. So why not take maybe 40% of the prostitutes earnings and put it in a fund for them later in life? I'm sure a prostitute has to retire by 35 or so. It would be great if when they turned 40 they got $100,000 that had been mandatorily saved up and they could use it to start a stable life.



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  • Reply 15 of 42
    outsideroutsider Posts: 6,008member
    Wow! A week off every month? Lucky whores.
  • Reply 16 of 42
    kelibkelib Posts: 740member
    Of course it should be legalized everywhere. What happens between a man and a woman is a private matter. If she charges for it and he's willing to pay (or the other way around) it's up to them and nobody else. I can't see any argument at all for banning it in the 'free' western world.
  • Reply 17 of 42
    scott_h_phdscott_h_phd Posts: 448member
    If two people agree to exchange sex for money I guess I don't care much. On some level the "Chicken Ranch" level of prositution seems to work. In Chicago I'm not sure how well it would all work out. The Netherlands is trying to get fully legal with prostitution. It's not working out well. Turns out the girls don't mind being tested and following some basic guidelines but DON'T want to register as some kind of sex worker. Some don't want thier husbands to find out. Yuck.



    I think if they can find a workable system then I don't care. But there will always be some crack whore sucking dick in the ally for $5.
  • Reply 18 of 42
    kelibkelib Posts: 740member
    [quote]Originally posted by scott_h_phd:

    <strong>

    I think if they can find a workable system then I don't care. But there will always be some crack whore sucking dick in the ally for $5.</strong><hr></blockquote> Why should you have a problem with that???Just stay away from the scene!! What's the big deal? I'm sure it's descusting to most people but I just can't see the point of banning it. Hell man, it's a free world and let people be responsible for their own doings
  • Reply 19 of 42
    scott_h_phdscott_h_phd Posts: 448member
    [quote]Originally posted by kelib:

    <strong> Why should you have a problem with that???Just stay away from the scene!! What's the big deal? I'm sure it's descusting to most people but I just can't see the point of banning it. Hell man, it's a free world and let people be responsible for their own doings</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Because I live in the city and don't want to have to look at crack whores sucking dick in the ally when I go to my car or take out the trash. I don't want strange men that I don't know wandering around my neighborhood looking for sex.



    Is that unreasonable?
  • Reply 20 of 42
    marcukmarcuk Posts: 4,442member
    [quote]Originally posted by scott_h_phd:

    <strong>



    Because I live in the city and don't want to have to look at crack whores sucking dick in the ally when I go to my car or take out the trash. I don't want strange men that I don't know wandering around my neighborhood looking for sex.



    Is that unreasonable?</strong><hr></blockquote>



    On one hand you're saying you dont give a shit whether it happens... as long as it doesn't happen in your alley?. Surely if you accept one you have to accept the other as a nasty side effect?
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