Originally posted by Jonna Lee yes. i should be able to make a living w/o fear.

I don't know. I've had this kind of conversation with a couple friends and some of us agreed some people do it because they actually need to get money somehow, those who live in extreme poverty. I think our society will never stop being so judgmental when it comes to this topics.

If two (or more) consenting adults choose to have sex, what does it matter if one is paying the other for it? Yes, it should be legal. I'm surprised it's not by now.

I don't know. I've given this SO much thought but I just don't know.

On one hand it could make the women/men safer and ensure they're paid fairly.

But on the other hand, if it's legalized we're accepting that men can purchase women/men which imo is dangerous for society. Especially for the progression of women's rights because this could negatively affect men's attitudes towards women.
Plus how would we decide who can be a prostitute and who can't? We'd have to have some sort of system because otherwise we're enabling the most vulnerable people in society to be exploited.
It can also end up being very dodgy (like the legal brothels are used as fronts for illegal brothels which have bad practices).
There's been loads of drama surrounding the legalization too. I think some guy who was an advisor to the UN on the subject ended up in prison for trafficking women.

The whole thing is just really tricky and definitely not as black and white as y'all seem to think.

I'm definitely for legalizing selling sex though. It's the purchaser who should be punished imo.

Originally posted by Guernica I agree. It being legal would make it safer for the women involved

Originally posted by Kim Kardashian I don't know. I've given this SO much thought but I just don't know. On one hand it could make the women/men safer and ensure they're paid fairly. But on the other hand, if it's legalized we're accepting that men can purchase women/men which imo is dangerous for society. Especially for the progression of women's rights because this could negatively affect men's attitudes towards women. Plus how would we decide who can be a prostitute and who can't? We'd have to have some sort of system because otherwise we're enabling the most vulnerable people in society to be exploited. It can also end up being very dodgy (like the legal brothels are used as fronts for illegal brothels which have bad practices). There's been loads of drama surrounding the legalization too. I think some guy who was an advisor to the UN on the subject ended up in prison for trafficking women. The whole thing is just really tricky and definitely not as black and white as y'all seem to think. I'm definitely for legalizing selling sex though. It's the purchaser who should be punished imo.

Originally posted by TheNight If two (or more) consenting adults choose to have sex, what does it matter if one is paying the other for it? Yes, it should be legal. I'm surprised it's not by now.

Originally posted by SweetTalker No, i hate money and sex

Originally posted by britkneepopboi men can be prostitutes too boo So women can "buy" men as well, It's not just one sided.

Like 90% of purchasers of sex are men.
It's definitely not a 50/50 situations and it's different since we live in a patriarchal society.

Also, the majority of prostitution is for survival. It's not free will.
I would totally be a prostitute and for people like me I think legalization could be good but i'm privileged enough to have had a stable upbringing with parents who are fortunate enough to have decent money.
But if we legalized it could lead to an increase of more poor and vulnerable people being forced.