I was going to make a similar argument, except, I would have stayed with diseases. But your point is just as valid. >> What makes sexual labor so horrid? > It

I was going to make a similar argument, except, I would have stayed with diseases. But your point is just as valid. >> What makes sexual labor so horrid? > It is a really effective way to spread some pretty terrible diseases. There are tons of diseases know to the ancients as spread through human action like typhoid, cholera, TB, etc. And yet, I can't recall coming across taboos against the infected. The only taboo I'm aware of is against lepers. STDs are spread by direct exchange of blood too. And yet, many cultures had taboo-free blood bonding[1]. That it can spread "pretty terrible diseases" comes across as a weak boogeyman. Contrast this with other, nearly universally entrenched, taboos against fraternizing with those who are not your ethnicity, race, caste, social standing, etc. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_brother https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_brother