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Xithras

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53. I have no problem with prostitution

Wed Jun 5, 2013, 01:31 PM

Jun 2013

Clearly, I wouldn't have dated her if I did have a problem with it. I don't see any problem with allowing people who wish to voluntarily engage in sex for money to do so. I do advocate for regulation (license them as you would any other commercial enterprise), but I think that anyone who wants to do this for a living should e able to. If someone actually enjoys it, then more power to them.

My comment was directed at the suggestion in the OP that money wasn't a driving factor behind people becoming prostitutes. That assertion is a complete fiction...they are ALL in it for the money. Yes, there are many who actually do enjoy it. Yes, there are many who see themselves as a sort of "therapy" and enjoy the process of making other people feel better. But every one of them does it primarily for the money. There is NOTHING wrong with that, but to claim otherwise is silly.

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I know prostitutes [View all] Uzair Jun 2013 OP

This will end well... Ohio Joe Jun 2013 #1

I want the "I Know Prostitutes" T-shirt jberryhill Jun 2013 #2

ok but... it's all you get Ohio Joe Jun 2013 #3

DUzy nominee! nt caseymoz Jun 2013 #133

DUzy arely staircase Jun 2013 #10

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a actually want jberryhill's laughing cow avatar arely staircase Jun 2013 #18

You're welcome... Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #26

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second DUzy rec BainsBane Jun 2013 #123

Opps BainsBane Jun 2013 #161

Meanwhile, your son's t-shirt says: BainsBane Jun 2013 #171

this is gonna be good arely staircase Jun 2013 #14

I have a .gif for that!! Chan790 Jun 2013 #15

Yes.... Dorian Gray Jun 2013 #139

This thread is proving to be a new classic... Javaman Jun 2013 #162

... L0oniX Jun 2013 #4

"All of them are in it because they like sex. The money is a side benefit." undeterred Jun 2013 #5

I know, right? Sheldon Cooper Jun 2013 #6

it's hardly amusing Skittles Jun 2013 #67

I hate to be the one to quote William Burroughs but... Taverner Jun 2013 #56

He believed everything they told him. Cause they're working their way through college. Squinch Jun 2013 #103

And the biggest? cherokeeprogressive Jun 2013 #134

Final Jeopardy! Squinch Jun 2013 #136

And what's really funny is he believes that BainsBane Jun 2013 #117

"they also like meeting new people" undeterred Jun 2013 #7

Their greatest occupational hazard is a stiff neck, I guess BlueStreak Jun 2013 #54

Because women who want to meet new men and have sex with them undeterred Jun 2013 #78

This message was self-deleted by its author darkangel218 Jun 2013 #8

I know drug addicts Capt. Obvious Jun 2013 #9

and it's likely great fufilling sex...you know, the ones that are theapeutic Sheepshank Jun 2013 #69

Somehow I doubt the veracity of this. nt raccoon Jun 2013 #11

Indubitably. Squinch Jun 2013 #105

Youre not worth a hidden post. darkangel218 Jun 2013 #13

he likes paying to fuck women and feels the need to justify it Skittles Jun 2013 #70

Just yesterday, you claimed that MineralMan Jun 2013 #16

well to be fair, he said he "didn't know" a single man who hadn't arely staircase Jun 2013 #20

Only in a very limited circle of acquaintances, I'd guess. MineralMan Jun 2013 #23

very limited circle of acquaintances arely staircase Jun 2013 #24

I know a lot of men Dorian Gray Jun 2013 #140

I don't know what you're getting at Uzair Jun 2013 #88

Yah, well, you never came back to today's post. MineralMan Jun 2013 #90

You need to hang out with better people MattBaggins Jun 2013 #113

Judgmental much? grahamhgreen Jun 2013 #160

Thanks for JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #102

I have an idea who that is. Kali Jun 2013 #115

No, it's not BainsBane Jun 2013 #118

Cool story, bro. maddezmom Jun 2013 #17

"They are victims of their pumps" undeterred Jun 2013 #19

they should wear more sensible shoes arely staircase Jun 2013 #21

Shoes for meeting new people. undeterred Jun 2013 #22

i know, right arely staircase Jun 2013 #25

Truly trod upon, eh? nt msanthrope Jun 2013 #32

Pumpin' ain't easy. Dr. Strange Jun 2013 #61

F***-me pumps? Skittles Jun 2013 #72

You know it's hard out here for a pump. nt pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #76

I drive a Cadillac, wear a perm cause I�m a G arely staircase Jun 2013 #89

All the pumps I know thucythucy Jun 2013 #79

Pumps Dorian Gray Jun 2013 #141

I doubt you do, but I actually dated one in college. Xithras Jun 2013 #27

ON the assumption that everyone needs to earn money.... brooklynite Jun 2013 #51

I have no problem with prostitution Xithras Jun 2013 #53

I agree with you Dorian Gray Jun 2013 #142

If you think those women are having fulfilling sex with Johns BainsBane Jun 2013 #119

And of course there's this Dorian Gray Jun 2013 #143

That's your anecdote, this is mine. Uzair Jun 2013 #92

And you believe you gave her the best orgasm of her life too BainsBane Jun 2013 #120

Actually . . . caseymoz Jun 2013 #135

You forgot the third kind Dorian Gray Jun 2013 #144

My post was about voluntary ones. caseymoz Jun 2013 #175

it's precisely because there is so much money invovled noiretextatique Jun 2013 #164

"If they didn't like sex, they wouldn't do what they do, sufrommich Jun 2013 #168

.....! Whisp Jun 2013 #28

The Main Act!!! onpatrol98 Jun 2013 #154

Cool story, goes well with your fairy tale of not knowing geek tragedy Jun 2013 #29

i think that is quite possibe in this particular case arely staircase Jun 2013 #33

I'm not believing any of it. nt geek tragedy Jun 2013 #36

Uh oh! FSogol Jun 2013 #30

Looks kind of like the tranja kid in an episode of Star Trek tabasco Jun 2013 #80

Truthfully, I know a few prostitutes, too. PDJane Jun 2013 #31

nice post arely staircase Jun 2013 #34

Legalization also means accepting prostitution in your neighborhood. Laelth Jun 2013 #130

That's a very good point made at the link. Thanks for it. Squinch Jun 2013 #146

My pleasure. n/t Laelth Jun 2013 #150

Great post. caseymoz Jun 2013 #176

I currently work with one in my office.... cbdo2007 Jun 2013 #35

oh H2O Man Jun 2013 #37

Give my regards to Don Quixote will you? siligut Jun 2013 #38

As a worldly 18th Century scholar and diplomat who also has met a few prostitutes, I must say Nimajneb Nilknarf Jun 2013 #39

Scholar of the 18th century, or scholar from the 18th Century? hedgehog Jun 2013 #42

Please refer to my Journal. I introduced myself a couple of weeks ago. Nimajneb Nilknarf Jun 2013 #44

Welcome and make yourself at home. hedgehog Jun 2013 #47

Thank you, sir! Nimajneb Nilknarf Jun 2013 #48

Well, it's ma'am, but you're welcome! hedgehog Jun 2013 #50

Oops, I assumed your moniker was a reference to adult film star Ron Jeremy. Nimajneb Nilknarf Jun 2013 #63

Oh, my! hedgehog Jun 2013 #68

you are posting from the 18th century? arely staircase Jun 2013 #91

He's Benjamin Franklin, of course he is. nt sufrommich Jun 2013 #167

Can you explain how legalizing prostitution means no more sex slaves, trafficking or child abuse? riderinthestorm Jun 2013 #40

Is that aimed at me, or at Uzair? PDJane Jun 2013 #41

Oops!! Uzair... riderinthestorm Jun 2013 #74

Can you explain how the reverse is true? Major Nikon Jun 2013 #84

The question is for Uzair, based upon statements in his OP. riderinthestorm Jun 2013 #87

And my question is for you based on your response Major Nikon Jun 2013 #95

Well it doesn't assume anything. Its simply a question for Uzair based on his statement. riderinthestorm Jun 2013 #98

I think some sort of legalization scheme has to be part of reform Major Nikon Jun 2013 #100

I'm not uzair, but if I may he NEVER said any of that! jazzimov Jun 2013 #110

Can you explain how banning drugs has led to an end of drug abuse and trafficking? n/t backscatter712 Jun 2013 #174

Hello ~ Uzair In_The_Wind Jun 2013 #43

K&R Capt. Obvious Jun 2013 #45

Senator, I served with prostitutes. I knew prostitutes. Prostitutes were friends of mine. arely staircase Jun 2013 #46

DUzy! BainsBane Jun 2013 #121

I thought they all were...and the Hill was just one big brothel...! nt MADem Jun 2013 #179

When the prostitutes you know told you all this, hedgehog Jun 2013 #49

did you misspell clock dlwickham Jun 2013 #52

Interesting narrative Aerows Jun 2013 #55

You have failed the DU purity test. MindPilot Jun 2013 #57

it can be so Mao like here lunasun Jun 2013 #104

Legalize and regulate because they ARE in it for the money Taverner Jun 2013 #58

Funny, I've never met a prostitute who wasn't forced into it by economic circumstances, Gormy Cuss Jun 2013 #59

and on the high end they're not 'forced,' but it's one of the few ways to make big money that's HiPointDem Jun 2013 #77

not cause they like sex...but because they like the attention. cbdo2007 Jun 2013 #82

so your friend is attractive enough that people will pay her a couple of hundred for sex but she's HiPointDem Jun 2013 #83

I know lots of people who are "forced" into commercial fishing by economic circumstance. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #106

Really? The fishermen I know all did it because it was family/local tradition or Gormy Cuss Jun 2013 #107

"just because it paid better than (the) jobs that they also could have taken" lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #108

Yeah, their choices like addiction or having kids with men who died. Gormy Cuss Jun 2013 #116

Funny , I have never met a person with a job wasn't forced into it by economic circumstances. bowens43 Jun 2013 #129

Not according to some on this thread. n/t Gormy Cuss Jun 2013 #131

the vast majority of people who merely "like sex" don't become prostitutes. unblock Jun 2013 #60

Do you also know where they go? Yavin4 Jun 2013 #62

Choose your response carefully shawn703 Jun 2013 #64

Escorts are the closest thing to legalized work LadyHawkAZ Jun 2013 #65

Let us know how their lives turned out in about 20-30 years. I guess none of your sinkingfeeling Jun 2013 #66

The government needs to stay the fuck out of people's bedrooms. - :-/ K&R n/t DeSwiss Jun 2013 #71

Not if those people are having sex with kids in their bedrooms quakerboy Jun 2013 #81

You will have noticed that several here have responded to you as if their position is "consensus". sibelian Jun 2013 #73

"All of them are in it because they like sex" = garbage. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #75

"None of them are in it because they like sex" = garbage napoleon_in_rags Jun 2013 #127

the reality is you don't need to prostitute yourself to get sex. just go into a bar. you prostitute HiPointDem Jun 2013 #128

...and then go to your "respectable job" in the morning? brooklynite Jun 2013 #147

i said, prostitution is about *money*. i didn't express an opinion about that *fact*. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #169

That's like saying my interest in Planning is about "money" brooklynite Jun 2013 #172

I see that you've had lots of replies to your OP, but that MineralMan Jun 2013 #85

I don't spend my time here 24/7 Uzair Jun 2013 #93

I see. Well, OK, then... MineralMan Jun 2013 #94

Weak answer. Quantess Jun 2013 #96

What do you want me to respond to? Uzair Jun 2013 #97

You are lousy at argumentation. Quantess Jun 2013 #99

Maybe your characterization of your prostitute friends' motives was so absurd Squinch Jun 2013 #148

complete noiretextatique Jun 2013 #165

I have also known prostitutes who were junkies. Quantess Jun 2013 #86

Don't believe it treestar Jun 2013 #101

Or proposition attractive people who are also good dancers in clubs. redqueen Jun 2013 #109

Ever see the guys who troll the streets where the prostitutes work? Those girls are not Squinch Jun 2013 #145

That is a truly horrifying and sickening thought. nt redqueen Jun 2013 #157

Yes it is. Squinch Jun 2013 #158

I've known three kinds of prostitutes very well. One was my closest friend for years. Anyway... freshwest Jun 2013 #173

That is such a crock. Prostitution is not about sex, just like rape isn't. It's about money. Honeycombe8 Jun 2013 #111

tend to be middle aged professionals in unhappy marriages MattBaggins Jun 2013 #112

I can see prositution legalized within 20 years in the U.S. Harmony Blue Jun 2013 #114

Now this is a funny thread BainsBane Jun 2013 #122

I know therapists olddots Jun 2013 #125

Perhaps you should provide referrals? BainsBane Jun 2013 #126

Why tax and regulate prostitution, when nobody wants to do it with Wall Street ? jakeXT Jun 2013 #124

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2013 #132

This much I know quaker bill Jun 2013 #137

Good story Dorian Gray Jun 2013 #138

And prostitutes know you pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #149

This post is an excellent example of how well prostitutes ply their trade randr Jun 2013 #151

Seriously. Sheldon Cooper Jun 2013 #152

I know. It's pretty damn funny. I burst out laughing, actually. nt Nay Jun 2013 #163

Indeed. I once saw a young seaman put before Captain's Mast for cavorting with a prostitute. Nimajneb Nilknarf Jun 2013 #155

"Oh no no no, she REALLY digs me." Jokerman Jun 2013 #170

ive known a couple of prostitutes rdking647 Jun 2013 #153

That is quite a story Marrah_G Jun 2013 #156

So there I was, interviewing a room full of courtisans in Thailand... grahamhgreen Jun 2013 #159

My friend knew a prostitute... Jokerman Jun 2013 #166

So knowing four hookers makes you an expert? bitchkitty Jun 2013 #178