The Mentality Of A Pro-Positive Sex Feminist

Prostitution is, and has always been a topic of debate and great controversy in society. The definition and practice of prostitution has changed over time, as a result of social, moral and political influences. Sociologist Ronald Weitzer defines prostitution as, “The exchange of sexual services for material compensations” (Weitzer 2012, P: 3). Generally sex work takes place in many different places, which can include streets, parks, washrooms, brothels, hotels or private homes (Frontline Consulting, 2009 P: 5). That being said it is currently too difficult for the government to control or totally abolish prostitution. The topic of prostitution has always created room for controversy due to ethical, religious and traditional beliefs. As a result, women have become constant victims of public criticism and attack.

By keeping prostitution illegal, it keeps the doors open for a victimless crime to have many victims. Many prostitutes are people looking for a way to get out of a certain situation they are in, but do not have the skill set for what society considers a better quality job. These people then turn to prostitution in hopes of making money, earning a living and getting an education (Reynolds, 13). Prostitutes could become victims of their own career choice. Prostitutes who are beaten or abused by clients are often scared to report the crime to the police in fear they will be charged with a crime instead. As Reynolds points out, there are no real laws

     Since prostitution serves as a function in a bigger problem there are a couple different strategic ways of tackling this social problem. The first way is the most obvious and that would be to legalize prostitution. Legalizing prostitution would have a couple of impacts on society. Much the same as it is today men would be satisfied for a price, but that is better than men trying to get satisfaction from

Prostitution is said to be “the world’s oldest profession” (Ramchandran par. 1). The Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary defines prostitution as “the act or practice of engaging in promiscuous sexual relations especially for money” (“Prostitution” par. 1). Many people argue that prostitution should be legalized, but it hurts people more than it helps. Legalization of prostitution condones sexual behavior for profit. Not to mention, the increased risk of illness or infection via sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs), or death. It also does not “enhance women’s choices” (Raymond par. 45). This means that whether

Most of the prostitutes are bought at a young age from consensual parents, or recruited. Once the brothel owner or pimp has them, they are beaten into submission and are raped until they are controllable. Prostitutes are hardly paid anything for their services and most of their earnings will go to the brothel owners and pimps. Prostitutes face various risks from being beaten, broken bones and even contracting sexually transmitted diseases. Those that get too old, scarred or diseased to continue working are discarded like trash to fend for themselves. This is a lot like old slavery where the slaves were beaten, hardly made any money for their services and when they got too old they were discarded or sold.

Whether or not the United States should legalize prostitution is a highly debated social, political, ethical, and cultural issue. Prostitution by definition is to engage in sexual activity with someone for payment. Although many countries and even some rural counties in the U.S. have legalized prostitution, it still has dire effects on the women involved and is an immoral and exploitative act. Prostitution is an unethical and immoral act of exploitative, degrading, and abusive work that the United States should not tolerate. The abolition of prostitution is a legal approach with proven positive results that could dramatically reduce the amount of illegal prostitution and human trafficking taking place in the United States.

Prostitutes do mostly part-time work and can make a lot of money to support themselves, as opposed to taking other jobs, due to the fact that the work is illegal and customers are willing to pay. In addition to supply and demand to support oneself, the motivation for this field of work is also related to differences in how much money a woman earns compared to a man. A woman is willing to be a prostitute, since she can charge a higher. With relations to economics, prostitutes are involved in cost-benefit analysis when it comes to having a pimp, just like people do when it comes to real estate agents. In both situations people decide that it is better to provide money to someone else for a more beneficial

To start off, although many people are aware that Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Sexually Transmitted Infections are real most of them forget about the protection needed against any. The women and men involved in prostitution do not get to worry about that kind of protection. The health risks involved are brutal and dangerous. “Sex-work communities around the world are in dire need of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment services” (Doyle 1). It is not unheard of that, the current prostitution rings do not care about these diseases, in fact “a meeting of sex workers held at the International AIDS Conference heard that the criminalization of the profession was fueling secretive transactions and unsafe sex practices, putting people at risk of HIV and

Feminists are concerned whether or not a prostitute controls her own sexual identity. Others believe prostitution is degrading, and sexual slavery towards woman while someone like Martha Nussbaum, believe its not threatening a woman anymore more than any other paid job. Where do you stand when it comes to prostitution? Personally I’m concerned with the moral factors and the harm it brings to women both physically and mentally. Throughout this paper I will examine the issues and questions which arise from Nussbaum’s paper, “Whether From Reason or Prejudice: Taking Money for Bodily Service” in order to help come to a conclusion on whether or not prostitution is something society should control through the use of the criminal law.

Sex work is not only a job, but a way to explore and express inner desires. Not all women are forced into sex work and do choose it as a career, which is also beneficial to that work field because more employees willing to work in sex trade means an increased tax revenue. Even the regulation of sex work could lead to less violent crimes made against prostitutes and safer worker environments. These safer worker environments include safe sex, which also leads to the improvement of public health since the prostitutes would be regularly tested. The brothels in Nevada that allow legal sex work to be performed at are models to how prostitution could be regulated on a daily basis. They are the future businesses in the modern day, and feminists are moving towards that goal. With the clean way of doing sex trade, prostitution could be made legal with benefits to the United States, and should be made

Statistically, the majority of prostitutes are at the whim of those who pimp them out, and are abused, violated, and raped on a regular basis. This, in my opinion, makes prostitution no longer victimless as these people, male or female, are unable to escape the lives they live due to fear of being harmed or even killed.

Legalizing prostitution has become a vexed topic of discussion when it comes to feminism. Approximately 80% of prostitutes around the world are women who are either deeply affected by their sexual career negatively or not affected by the business at all. There are several cases in this debate that imply that once prostitution is legalized, the tremendous amount of women involved in prostitution would be elevated in terms of feminism, would be protected, and would help the economy. While legalizing prostitution can have its positive effects on the country and it’s economy, it is no lie that this business could possibly negatively impact someone’s life. It also leaves the position of women, universally, a step back from achieving full equality

Legalizing prostitution would be beneficial to the government and sex workers by creating tax revenue, bettering medical care, and protecting prostitutes against violence. Prostitution is viewed differently throughout society and holds a lot of negative opinions but no one really discuss’ the benefits of prostitution being legalized throughout America. Many people believe in legalizing Marijuana not knowing its positivity and negativity. When legalizing prostitution you should look at the overall impact and the influence it would have on the government. Legalizing prostitution could generate more tax revenue in the government, protect prostitutes from harm and also lower STD and health risks.

Individuals male or female enter into prostitution for different reasons, every man/women have different reasons to leave this profession. Many of the reasons for leaving could include relationships, spirituality, and violence, sobriety, and health issues. Individuals in the profession of prostitution “emphasized how sex work took a physical, mental, and physical toll on them over time” (Alex Thio, 2013). Many are homeless and need a quick way to make cash, and when they start this trade they realize they don’t have to work long hours and they become hooked. Communities feel that prostitutes are criminals and their behavior is deviant, they feel that these roles do not help our society.

Prostitution is a profession that has been around for thousands of years despite being a controversial topic in many parts of the world. In the modern world, the ethics of prostitution have been debated with many people viewing the profession as immoral. Prostitution is an exploitative and harmful profession for the sex workers. Since women account for a majority of those who engage in prostitution, these negative impacts affect women more. Also, prostitution is a gendered institution that strengthens and