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You just said sex work pays because 'we' look cynically/suspiciously at it. Really? Sex work pays because people want a form of pleasure and are willing to pay

You just said sex work pays because 'we' look cynically/suspiciously at it. Really? Sex work pays because people want a form of pleasure and are willing to pay for it. There is demand and some people are willing to provide supply. So I'll ask again, since you didn't really answer the question, why not recognize it as a legitimate profession?

kcolford 7y ago
But if it was normalized then with an increase of supply there would be downward pressure on prices making it no longer an effective way to make a living. Although normalizing it is very different from decriminalizing and regulating.
lr4444lr 7y ago
The other respondent summarized me correctly, but I'll also add, why do most aspiring "actors" or "models" have to moonlight as waiters if it's a simple matter of people paying for something pleasurable that people want? Because those jobs carry social prestige, and they're flooded with competition. Disgust, danger, and/or fear among the eligible applicant pool keeps enough competition out of prostitution to make it work.
- dadarepublic 7y ago
  Your comment "prostitution pays because we (collectively) look askance at it" Is directly equivalent to "sex work pays because 'we' look cynically/suspiciously at it" I summarized you correctly - you may not like what you said but my summarization was correct word for word. Comparing aspiring actors and models to sex work? This is a false equivalence. And your last sentence "disgust, danger, and/or fear" not only makes broad assumptions, but also reinforces what I commented earlier about corporate & labor law. And you still haven't really answered the question.
  - lr4444lr 7y ago
    Yes, but the other commenter said explicitly what I was implying the consequence would be if sex work were socially normalized. People who sell their bodies as entertainment fall on a spectrum. You may not like it, but I've already answered your question.
    - dadarepublic 7y ago
      What consequence? What spectrum? I know words! Sex work as a profession would have to be legitimized, the road to any "normalization" would be a longer one. As you seem to jump from legitimizing and providing protections to "normalization" which I suspect has a bunch assumptions you've built into it... I'd like to know those assumptions. So you still didn't answer my question. P.S. Thank you for admitting that I did, in fact, summarize your statement correctly. :)

kcolford 7y ago

But if it was normalized then with an increase of supply there would be downward pressure on prices making it no longer an effective way to make a living. Although normalizing it is very different from decriminalizing and regulating.

lr4444lr 7y ago

The other respondent summarized me correctly, but I'll also add, why do most aspiring "actors" or "models" have to moonlight as waiters if it's a simple matter of people paying for something pleasurable that people want? Because those jobs carry social prestige, and they're flooded with competition. Disgust, danger, and/or fear among the eligible applicant pool keeps enough competition out of prostitution to make it work.

dadarepublic 7y ago
Your comment "prostitution pays because we (collectively) look askance at it" Is directly equivalent to "sex work pays because 'we' look cynically/suspiciously at it" I summarized you correctly - you may not like what you said but my summarization was correct word for word. Comparing aspiring actors and models to sex work? This is a false equivalence. And your last sentence "disgust, danger, and/or fear" not only makes broad assumptions, but also reinforces what I commented earlier about corporate & labor law. And you still haven't really answered the question.
- lr4444lr 7y ago
  Yes, but the other commenter said explicitly what I was implying the consequence would be if sex work were socially normalized. People who sell their bodies as entertainment fall on a spectrum. You may not like it, but I've already answered your question.
  - dadarepublic 7y ago
    What consequence? What spectrum? I know words! Sex work as a profession would have to be legitimized, the road to any "normalization" would be a longer one. As you seem to jump from legitimizing and providing protections to "normalization" which I suspect has a bunch assumptions you've built into it... I'd like to know those assumptions. So you still didn't answer my question. P.S. Thank you for admitting that I did, in fact, summarize your statement correctly. :)