Posted on 02/13/2006 7:53:18 AM PST by mlc9852
MOUND HOUSE, Nevada (Reuters) - In a small Nevada town, a sign at the end of a poorly lighted street lined with warehouses bears an unusual message: "Warning-Sexual entertainment 300 yards ahead. If sex offends you, get out of here."
At the Bunny Ranch in Mound House, men travel many miles to spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars to have sex in the only U.S. state to allow legal brothels.
Yet even in permissive Nevada, legal prostitution operates at the margins of society and, unlike other vices such as gambling and pornography, without mainstream America's embrace. The brothel owners themselves disagree whether to stay in the shadows or trumpet their services.
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And of course the government wants its cut.
I can't see myself ever paying for sex in some place like this, or anywhere else. It just seems like a stupid thing to do.
But, that's me. As far as I can see, there's no real reason not to make such stuff legal, if communities want to do so.
Certainly, there is prostitution in every city of any size, all across America and the rest of the world. At least, in these counties, it is somewhat regulated and not relegated to the whims of pimps.
Still, I ain't interested.
Sex does not offend. Having people pay money in exchange for the most intimate of human acts as casually as if one were picking up a few burgers at a fast food restaurant offends me. The world has enough temptation as it is. Why offer something else to corrupt people? Why further objectify women? Why further debauch people?
I agree. All choices have consequences. Let those who make the choices pay the consequences. It is not for me to judge.
"Still, I ain't interested."
I knew you'd be too smart for something like this. I can't begin to understand why anyone would pay for sex. Seems like that would take the fun out of it.
Sounds like the women enjoy their work and no one is forcing them to be prostitutes.
The best legal advice money can buy doesn't cost that much. There is a reason why sex is so expensive. It is an intimate act, and in order to attract women who will force themselves to perform this act with a stranger her pimp must charge an exorbitant sum. The men, of course, will pay, either because they have money to burn or assume they are getting a "good deal."
No, no one is forcing them (probably.) The absence of coercion doesn't make it right, or a value-neutral activity in society.
It isn't right but as long as men have to pay for sex, I guess the women can make money from it.
"The world has enough temptation as it is."
No doubt, yet prostitution is one of humanity's oldest fixtures. The desire for sexual activity is intrisic to being human.
For one reason or another, some do not form normal relationships, and seek their sexual activity outside of the relationships sanctioned by society. Some rape. Others seduce young people. And then, some pay money to others to have sex with them.
The third option I find less noxious than the first two. Apparently there is a lively market for prostitution, since it exists universally across societies.
I find it prefererable that it take place in legal surroundings than unregulated on the street. Criminalization of such things leads to criminals carrying them out. In Nevada, at least in the counties that allow prostitution, there is no street prostitution. In Clark County (Las Vegas), where it is not allowed, street prostitution and "Outcall" services are rampant.
Prostitution is not going away...ever. It ain't happening. So, I say that it should be legalized, regulated, and taxed. Let those who find it useful to hire prositutes do so, but under safe conditions.
As for me, I have never paid for sex, nor would I ever.
"If it's so safe and lucrative, why not have it available in every state? "
You mean prostitution? It IS available in every state. It has always been available in every state.
"I knew you'd be too smart for something like this. I can't begin to understand why anyone would pay for sex. Seems like that would take the fun out of it.
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Well, the world is full of people who, for one reason or another, simply cannot or do not get into normal relationships. Yet, they still want sexual activity. Prostitution is one outlet for that. There are others, but they don't always involve consent on the part of the other person.
Prostitution is a safety valve, in a way. That's why it exists everywhere. Yes, cities make look-see efforts to control it, but the reality is that it goes on with the tacit approval of society, generally.
Question; should things which offend you be prevented? (at gunpoint if necessary)
The oldest profession has always been offensive, but it remains one of the most common of acts.
I am offended by most of what passes as "society" today.
I never got beyond the title; "Nevada gives prostitution uneasy embrace." You see, that is what you get for $250. Easy embrace or even outright clinging costs a lot more.
But to make this our reasoning for accepting prostitution is to intimate that sex is only a physical act. I maintain that it is much more than a mere physical transaction. To buy and sell it on the open market dishonors us as human beings made in the image of God.
It all depends on the form of payment I guess. Dinner and drinks does it for a good many sluts nowadays. (actually, for a long, long time)
It seems to be perfectly acceptable in our current environment.
Like the old joke says, they're not paying for sex. They're paying for the woman to go away afterwards.
"Dinner and drinks does it for a good many sluts nowadays"
So what do you call the men?
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