"To curb prostitution, punish those who buy sex rather than those who sell it"

Submitted by Mastodon on Thu, 2016-06-02 05:32

Article here. Excerpt:

'It is disturbing that some human rights and public health organizations are advocating the full legalization of the sex trade, including its most abusive aspects. I agree with Amnesty International, UNAIDS and other groups that say that those who sell sex acts should not be arrested or prosecuted, but I cannot support proposals to decriminalize buyers and pimps.

Some assert that this “profession” can be empowering and that legalizing and regulating all aspects of prostitution will mitigate the harm that accompanies it. But I cannot accept a policy prescription that codifies such a pernicious form of violence against women. Normalizing the act of buying sex also debases men by assuming that they are entitled to access women’s bodies for sexual gratification. If paying for sex is normalized, then every young boy will learn that women and girls are commodities to be bought and sold.'

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... the buyer and seller are both criminalized, as it takes 2 to tango. Why use a different standard just for prostitution?

We know the answer.

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Submitted by Matt on Thu, 2016-06-02 11:57

That's why a woman making $80,000 a year expects the man to pay for the date...because they might have sex.

Prostitution is actually an honest transaction (usually). The man pays for sex and gets sex. If a man pays for the date, he may or may not get sex.

And sex is already a commodity. That's why they show sexy women in ads.

If men were "entitled" to sex, they wouldn't have to pay for it. Only women feel entitled to sex--and to be paid for it. There are apparently a few (primitive) societies where women don't expect to be paid for sex. And these societies have almost no problem with sexual assault.

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Submitted by el cid on Thu, 2016-06-02 13:36