In the light of the Spitzer scandal and the Cat House revelation in Islamabad, I cannot help but venture my views on the oh-o-shunned and taboo issue of prostitution.
I believe prostitution serves a function in society. It does not come about in a vacuum. It is plain simple demand and supply. Cracking down on supply alone will not solve the issue. The root lies at the demand end. Will shutting down brothels lead people to refrain from sexual relations outside marriage? Certainly not. Will these people give up looking for what they seek altogether? No. Chances are they will look in other places and those options might turn out more disastrous. I remember reading a survey some time back about incest and rape incidents increasing with a cut down on prostitution. (I really wish I had a reference here and will try and look it up if possible).
Prostitution is a symptom not a cause of moral depravity. Eliminating the symptom will not kill the infection. Thus, the very idea of shutting down brothels or shunning prostitution is plain ludicrous to me. Those who have relations with call girls will not give up their lifestyles just by virtue of there being no call girls. And mind you, there will be call girls. Prostitution is fact that we conveniently shun and dismiss. It has been there throughout history and will outlive us all. You can trace as it as far back as you want and wherever you want to go on this planet.
The problem is not the prostitutes but those who turn to them. Curb the demand and supply will drop. The brothels will shut down automatically once the visitors stop visiting. Meanwhile, how about learning to deal with the problem with a different approach. You cannot stop people from going to brothels overnight but you can try and control some of the negative effects. Take STDs. How about setting up free health clinics near areas where prostitutes abound. How about ensuring that those catering to the needs of those indulging in prostitution are treated and kept from becoming the STD hubs of society. How about teaching safe sex practices to those who are frequented by members of 'our' society and trying to keep their patrons from bringing the 'fruit' of their encounters home to their partners.
3.15.2008
Spitzer and the Islamabad Cat House
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Though I certianly disagree with your assertion here, but you have pointed out to a problem that needs to be looked into in alll socities and all level. There must be ways to stop this? There are. Nice post.
A very frank and honest observation....
the writer is a MISANDRIST
she is the typical case who is 'disgusted with the men who go to prostitutes and call-girls but doesnt hate the profession and the prostitutes themselves.
what hypocirsy is this?
fine i agree that a large number of prositutes are FORCED into the profession due to financial reasons or are co-erced and forced into this profession. i have sympathy for them and there should be ways to help them out of this.
but what about the women who CHOOSE to enter this profession. specially the high end call girls the escort girls. also the strippers and girls working in amateaur porn and the massage girls.
o i forgot according to feminism "they have the right to choose what to do with their bodies" and this is in line with the principle of liberty. what nonsense. so these feminists dont hate them for doing it but the men who are buying their service.
a talked to feminist who said she had a friend who worked as stripper but she said she hated men who go to dtrip clubs and that would stay away from such men. bcos working as a stripper is her right. etc
these feminists are just unwilling to accept the fact that EVERYBODY HAS A PRICE.
the call girls and strippers make more money than a primar school teacher, a shop-keeper or a clerk. why cant these high end prostitutes join these professions???
if today the govts of all nations give every prostitute on earth enough money and security that they dont have to work as whores WHAT WILL HAPPEN?? only the supply is stopped now. now for a few days there are no whores in the world. a man who used to pay $50 to a street hooker every weekend will now be willing to pay $500. and a rich man who paid $500 to a high end call girl will now be willing to pay $5000 bcos there no supply.
now a lot of normal everday working women who were content with their lives working as clerks and shopkeepres and nurse etc and taking home $2000 a month and were happy in that will begin to wonder WHY NOT SLEEP WITH THAT MAN AND TAKE $5000 just in one night?
you tell me right now that no woman will do it. infact many women will do it bcos EVERYBODY HAS A PRICE. thats the beauty of capitalism. accept it or go live with the die hard radical feminiat communists (wherever they exist).
even you and me have a price. if not $10000 then maybe 1 million.
again im not talking about very poor women and those who were forced. that is a failure of society and govt to give them a minimum level of security so they are not forced to do it.
i tell you what if only men had the opportunity to work as GIGOLOS for rich women you wont be seeing any truck drivers, coal mine workers, and contrsuction labours !!
and women are no angels. women go to gigolos and go abroad on ROMANCE TRAVELLING which is basically SEX TOURISM. its only when men go abroad for sex its called sex tourism and looked down upon. rich older women flock to greece (known for attractive men) and carribean (men with big dicks) and pay young men for 'company' . nobody looks down on that. even turism and hotels promote it by marketing it under 'sbutle captions'. why isnt that explotation? OHHH WAIT. you being a feminist think that men and women are identical and youre doing a great service by recognizing that romance travelling by women too IS WRONG and is exploitation of young men in those countries. thankyou very much but they dont need your sympathy and men and women are not identical. why would a man not like getting paid and laid....lucky bastards. yes homosexual customers is a different thing. and as i said if only more men had the opportunity you wouldnt see as many mine workers and truck drivers.
prostituion exists bcos men and women need CASUAL SEX. but that would mean that there should be an equal number of gigolos. but women can usually fulfill their CASUAL sex needs very easily without needing to pay. women are also more choosey when it comes to picking a casual sex partner. its a fact that when it somes to flirting and casual sex women go for the best looking guys around who is attractive and dominant. in pakistani society if an average looking girl wants sex she can simply go to a goodlooking guy and have sex with him. women are made that way. obviously women compromse on looks and attractiveness when it comes ot marriage and long term affairs and go for PERSONALITY.
so thats why the average male is usually unable to meet his casual sex needs bcos the handful of rich, dominant, attractive men are mating with most of girls. prositituio is necessary thus.
secondly i agree that a married man who goes to a whore is completely wrong. he is cheating on his wife. and whther he cheats with a hot neighbour or a call girl doesnt make a difference. its the CHEATING THAT IS WRONG.
@ above
wow! that was insightful
@ above
wow! that was insightful
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