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Yeah, me too. It's hard to know what to believe. The thing is, those engaged in commercial sex have a vested interest in defending deregulation of all parts of
by jordigh 9y ago
Yeah, me too. It's hard to know what to believe.
The thing is, those engaged in commercial sex have a vested interest in defending deregulation of all parts of it: that way they make more money. If you were to try to pass legislation that, for example, would require a license to purchase sex and that the license would be granted only upon passing sexual health medical exams, people selling sex would see this as an obstacle to getting as many clients as possible. I know several people think you can just tell at a glance if someone has an STI and that condoms give all the protection you need.
I think there are a lot of vulnerable people in the sex trade who just aren't speaking up because, well, they're vulnerable.
Not everyone is vulnerable, of course. There are those who are perfectly ok and happy and vocal. But that can't be everyone.
- shkkmo 9y ago> people selling sex would see this as an obstacle to getting as many clients as possible What is your basis for this assertion? I think having a tool that makes it easier to vet clients could just as easily be a boon to many sex workers that would allow them to safely see more clients?
- jordigh 9y agoI've often seen sex workers object to that sort of thing online. They really don't want their clients to face any obstacle at all. People often advocate for checking the sexual health of the sellers, but you never hear about the same checks for the buyers. Why is that? It's pretty likely a sex worker will chime in on this thread. Then we'll hear their opinions first-hand.
- shkkmo 9y ago>but you never hear about the same checks for the buyers. Why is that? New Zealand requires buyers to adopt safer sex practices or be fined. I don't know to what degree this is enforced.
- kwillets 9y agoDeregulation is the last thing that, eg, drug dealers want; they profit from the black market.
- jordigh 9y agoI don't think the situation is comparable when you're both the dealer and the product.
- danharaj 9y agoProstitution is a service, prostitutes aren't products.
- jordigh 9y agoThey are for pimps.
- DanBC 9y agoThat's not the case for some of the people being advertised in Backpage. > The spreadsheet attached to Padilla’s email indicates that the following words (among others) were automatically deleted from adult ads by the Strip Term From Ad filter before ads were published: • “lolita” (and its misspelled variant, “lollita”) • “teenage” • “rape” • “young” Note that they'd still run the ad. https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Backpage%20Report%202017.01.10%20FINAL.pdf https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Backpage%20Report...
- shkkmo 9y agoCalling it "deregulation" is a weird term to use for this. "Decriminalization" or "legalization" is the term you are looking for. Generally legalization comes with increased regulation. While profits are higher (for some tiers of drug dealers), this is because the risks are correspondingly higher. Certainly those whose share of the drug profits is due to their capacity for violence and high risk tolerance are opposed to legalization. However, I suspect many of the producers and sellers whose share of profits depend on their industry knowledge find legalization attractive precisely because of the security and safety it can bring.