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Let's imagine a world where prostitution is entirely legalized and regulated. We still have rampant STDs, unplanned pregnancies, the dehumanizing of women, etc

• orthecreedence 9y ago
  Right. So we have what we have now, but sex workers, in general, are much safer. Seems like a win to me. It's fine if you don't like prostitution, but what is your practical proposed solution for erradicating it?
  • yters 9y ago
    There are plenty of alternatives. Provide these women with clear alternatives. Provide significant punishment for those who engage in prostitution, be it the users, the pimps, the prostitutes, the establishments, etc. In general, eradicate the culture of female objectification, primarily by eliminating porn. Encourage people to form committed families. Many, many, alternatives to making prostitution easier. As human beings, we don't encourage other human beings to continue destroying themselves, just because that course of action is easiest. We try to save them from their self destructive course. We do not enable self destruction.
• rosser 9y ago
  > The field itself is inherently destructive to all participants. This is the language of moralizing, not of problem solving. You aren't interested in making anything better; you're interested in making sure everyone knows how "bad" you think this thing is. The thing is: no-one's arguing there's badness here, just over what the bad and not-bad parts are. You aren't going to convince people that it's all bad, going about it the way you are, though.