The Wholesome Business Of Selling Sex
From Wikipedia on Prostitution in New Zealand:
Prostitution (sex work), brothel-keeping, living off the proceeds of someone else's prostitution, and street solicitation are legal in New Zealand. Coercion of sex workers is illegal.
Corazon Miller writes for the New Zealand Herald about how it plays out:
A light-filled ensuite, painted white walls, cream-coloured lounge suit, kitchen, large double bed and blue and yellow themed decor are far removed from the shady black and red interiors of brothels typically seen on the big screen.Murphy says the light and airy decor is part of her mission to bring prostitution into the open.
It frustrates her that many still frown upon sex workers and their clients. In her experience the men who come to her are "decent human beings" looking for sex, intimacy and female companionship.
"[Paying for sex] is something that is frowned upon in some circles, but I don't see why it should be," she says.
"Why shouldn't a man want sex? Why shouldn't a man want intimacy?
"And if for whatever reason he's not able to have that in the rest of his life - perhaps it's a marriage that has gone stale, or perhaps he's just very busy and doesn't have time for a girlfriend - why do we view that as being abusive or predatory?"
Murphy has strict rules around whom she will employ - she views prostitution as a valid career and won't consider anyone who is taking desperate measures.
"First of all a drug-free workplace.
"Second, hiring girls who genuinely enjoy sex and are doing this of their own free will, not because they are in any kind of desperate circumstance, or because they are trying to work out some sort of abuse issue."
Reread this bit that Maggie McNeill -- "overeducated and unrepentant whore" -- highlighted in a tweet:
"Why shouldn't a man want sex? Why shouldn't a man want intimacy?"And if for whatever reason he's not able to have that in the rest of his life - perhaps it's a marriage that has gone stale, or perhaps he's just very busy and doesn't have time for a girlfriend - why do we view that as being abusive or predatory?"
Exactly. Why do we?
We sure shouldn't.
Oh, and here's how it plays out when sex work is no longer a crime -- as in New Zealand:
"Today you have sex workers who are confident interacting with police and know they have rights and that gives them a sense they are not isolated and disconnected. "I don't want to say it's all pleasant, lightness and pleasure, but for some people they are really happy, others say they can't wait to stop."
via @Maggie_McNeill
I hate prostitution, and don't much care for prostitutes.
Crid at February 18, 2018 8:52 AM
Women are seeking no-strings-attached sex more than ever before -
https://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/new-rules-one-night-stands
Snoopy at February 18, 2018 9:41 AM
Yeah. Right.
Crid at February 18, 2018 9:46 AM
Some men are not good at picking up girls--ugly, boring, clueless, old. It seems pretty cruel to subject them to criminal penalties. Oh, and I thought feminists were all about choice and empowerment...hahaha
cc at February 18, 2018 11:56 AM
Consistency question…
If drugs should be legal, what justification is there for making this a drug-free workplace?
Radwaste at February 18, 2018 1:05 PM
Oh, and I thought feminists were all about choice and empowerment...hahaha
They didn't mean yours.
Old RPM Daddy (OldRPMDaddy at GMail dot com) at February 18, 2018 1:47 PM
This must be extremely confusing for 3rd-wave feminists.
Personally, I'm fascinated.
Gog_Magog_Carpet_Reclaimers at February 18, 2018 10:54 PM
It is ok to give sex away for free to strangers. It is called hooking up. It is ok to accept expensive gifts and trips in exchange for sex as long as you call it dating. It only becomes illegal when you tell the truth about what you are doing. Kind of like, it isn't bribery if you call it a campaign donation and let the favor be implied.
Oh what a tangled web we weave, etc (Shakespeare was amazing)
cc at February 19, 2018 8:39 AM
I wouldn't want my mother, sister, wife or daughter to clean toilets, collect garbage, mine coal, sell guns or work in the Trump administration so all of those things should be illegal.
JD at February 19, 2018 8:48 AM
Unfortunately, where sex work is legal there seems to be MORE human trafficking and black market sex, not less. You'd think it would be the other way, but...
The Netherlands is having this debate now because of some cases of forced sex work.
NicoleK at February 25, 2018 12:38 AM
Unfortunately, where sex work is legal there seems to be MORE human trafficking and black market sex, not less. You'd think it would be the other way, but...
The Netherlands is having this debate now because of some cases of forced sex work.
NicoleK at February 25, 2018 12:39 AM
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305750X12001453
NicoleK at February 25, 2018 12:40 AM
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