[Old_Mil]

I'm a woman, and I believe a little porn is fine for men.

I think you'll find that if you look at psychological case studies, there is no such thing as "a little porn" for most people - just like there is no such thing as "a little drug abuse" for most people. It becomes a self perpetuating process over time where the porn abuser - like the drug abuser - gets drawn ever deeper into ever more unhealthy levels of involvement. That is why we've gone from a society that had its Playboys hidden to a society that has bestiality and worse available on the internet at a click of a mouse in a few short decades. Regarding prostitution, every society known to man has placed restrictions on what sort of commerce an individual can engage in for profit. In Amsterdam, you cannot sell your child. In America, you cannot sell your child - neither can you sell yourself. One would logically ask why a society that has seen it fit to ban indentured servitude would permit prostitution. After all, indentured servitude may last longer but the individual involved will only be polishing your cabinets. The sort of radical liberatrianism that you advocate has one serious drawback: it doesn't work in the real world and societies that experiment with it break down.

[ashamedtobefromparkridge]

The only good thing about porn is if you are with a man and find out he has it you know it's time to get out,

[Mr. Silverback]

Excellent post, especially the bit about indentured servitude.