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In Defense Of Prostitution
Legal Affairs.org ^ | September/October 2003 | Heidi Fleiss

Posted on 11/13/2005 9:16:31 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist

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To: endthematrix

Ah! I get it. Right. Being a slut is cool. Bratz dolls etc.

Sorry for being a tad rude! I guess I was ready for people arguing with me.

'night!


61 posted on 11/13/2005 10:24:10 PM PST by little jeremiah
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To: little jeremiah

Not much. I'm just not big on the whole judging other people thing. And the way you phrased those questions doesn't leave a whole lot of room for redemption, etc.


62 posted on 11/13/2005 10:26:30 PM PST by durasell
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To: Hildy
And you wouldn't mind at all, if your husband used prostitutes and your daughters entered the profession,now would you? ;^)
63 posted on 11/13/2005 10:29:05 PM PST by nopardons
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To: little jeremiah
.......Remember in the old days

No I don't remember the good old days, for better or worse.

64 posted on 11/13/2005 10:32:29 PM PST by ReformedBeckite
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To: Hildy

What is the difference between a lady that tells the guy up front what sex will cost him and a woman living with a man she can't stand, but will stay there and sleep with him for the house, the cars, the money and social standing?

In my opinion, screwing for money is srewing for money. Put it in a legal setting and let 'em go. You can't legislate morality, especially when most legislators have little or no morality themselves.


65 posted on 11/13/2005 10:41:11 PM PST by cajun-jack
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
I agree with her. Morally, I can understand the objection people have to prostitution. Practically though, its a victimless crime. No one is harmed and no one ever died from having sex. I've never understood why if you do it for free its legal but if you do it for cash that makes it different.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie.Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

66 posted on 11/13/2005 10:48:39 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: Cindy

It's difficult not to defend prostitution. I can't think of anything else, anything at all, no service, no product, no nothing that you can give away freely, but you cannot sell. There is a logical incongruenty that a coed can legally have sex with as many men as she wants provided they buy her drinks and dinner, but she can't legally accept the cash in place of the food and drink. I've yet to hear a cogent explanation for this from anyone.


67 posted on 11/13/2005 10:53:28 PM PST by Melas (What!? Read or learn something? Why would anyone do that, when they can just go on being stupid)
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To: little jeremiah
I cannot defend Prostitution as the article infers. Prostitution consumes human beings like a meat grinder, and spits out the remains. Some redeem themselves, but the damage is always done.

It is said that what does not kill you makes you stronger, on the other side of the sword it leaves a scar.

Wolf
68 posted on 11/13/2005 10:54:14 PM PST by RunningWolf (tag line limbo)
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To: babygene

What's your point? Rationalization? Saying since some do it why not all?


69 posted on 11/13/2005 10:58:54 PM PST by DuckFan4ever (Janice Rogers Brown for the Supreme court in '06)
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To: DuckFan4ever
"What's your point? Rationalization? Saying since some do it why not all?"

The whole thing is illogical. Almost everyone is either a John or a Prostitute at some level.
70 posted on 11/13/2005 11:08:18 PM PST by babygene (Viable after 87 trimesters)
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To: Melas
And who is harmed? Certainly not the woman. The current laws against prostitution are not just sexist, they target poor women. And the guys they ensnare are at the lower end of the economic ladder. Selective enforcement. The rich and powerful can always discreetly call escort girls and they can do the exchange without getting noticed. There's hypocrisy even to our attitudes about sex. As long as you don't flaunt it, anything goes - for the right price.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie.Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

71 posted on 11/13/2005 11:11:55 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: Melas
There is a logical incongruenty that a coed can legally have sex with as many men as she wants provided they buy her drinks and dinner, but she can't legally accept the cash in place of the food and drink. I've yet to hear a cogent explanation for this from anyone.

Exactly. There are some scary but at least logically consistent fundamentalists who would throw the coed in jail regardless of whether money changed hands.

72 posted on 11/13/2005 11:16:58 PM PST by ThinkDifferent (I am a leaf on the wind)
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To: RunningWolf

Could you explain the part about the sword and the scar?

Also, I know that people can commit great wrongs, repent, change their hearts, and become new. That said, it is not an easy path, and not possible for everyone (because so many don't want to). Especially for those who prostitute themselves, use them, or make money from them. From what I've read and using my natural insight, not having run a string of girls, nor used any.


73 posted on 11/13/2005 11:17:45 PM PST by little jeremiah
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To: durasell; RunningWolf

Note my comment to Running Wolf, and his to me.


74 posted on 11/13/2005 11:19:28 PM PST by little jeremiah
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To: ReformedBeckite

Like a couple of generations ago or so. Ever read any books written a hundred years ago?


75 posted on 11/13/2005 11:21:05 PM PST by little jeremiah
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To: babygene
Is a woman less of a prostitute if she accepts nice things or security instead of cash? I think not...

The lawyers would have a field day with the "Sex for Security" thing. The Onion already has.
76 posted on 11/13/2005 11:22:48 PM PST by Fausto
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To: Fausto

Thats good...

"Housewife Charged In Sex-For-Security Scam"


77 posted on 11/13/2005 11:32:58 PM PST by babygene (Viable after 87 trimesters)
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To: little jeremiah

little jeremiah: "a prostitute is a ruined woman."

You forget the healing powers of Christ. Yes, prostitution is dehumanizing, and the prostitutes no doubt know it. They probably rationalize it, like the author of the article, but down deep they must know how degrading it really is. Many prostitutes (not all) end up hooked on drugs. They also have a much higher likelihood of being killed (by a john) or catching a disease, like AIDS.

God is the only hope of any sinner, including prostitutes. Fortunately, He can completely restore and forgive anyone who repents AND turns from sin. I see Him in action all the time, and I can tell you miracles, like people being set free from terrible addictions to porn, sex, or drugs, ARE possible. Thank God!


78 posted on 11/13/2005 11:55:13 PM PST by CitizenUSA
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To: babygene

babygene wrote: " Is a woman less of a prostitute if she accepts nice things or security instead of cash? I think not..."

Well, if her motivation is exclusively for the "nice things" then she is indeed a prostitute. It would be legal to marry someone just for their money, for example, but it wouldn't be moral. But what's you point? Are you trying to say a lot of women are prostitutes? If so, I disagree. Sure. Some women might have sex for security, but the vast majority are certainly motivated by other factors, like love or lust.


79 posted on 11/14/2005 12:05:05 AM PST by CitizenUSA
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To: durasell

durasell wrote: "I'm just not big on the whole judging other people thing."

Please consider what you've written. Do you think a murderer is wrong? How about a robber? It's OK, you can say people who murder or steal are wrong. It's OK to "judge" them.

Judge not lest you be judged is very misunderstood. It doesn't mean you shouldn't differentiate between evil and good. It means you should judge by the same standards you would like yourself to be judged. For example, it's OK to judge murderers harshly if you would expect others to treat you the same way if you murdered someone.

Forgive me for saying so, but your post sounded very liberal. Liberals worship tolerance and diversity, but it's impossible not to have some sort of standards. A civilization without standards, isn't a civilization--it's anarchy. If everyone was "not big on the whole judging other people thing," America would deconstruct.


80 posted on 11/14/2005 12:19:54 AM PST by CitizenUSA
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