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Any blurring of moral lines likely comes down to hangups W.R.T Body Autonomy. At the end of the day, if you one believes that everyone is allowed to make their

Any blurring of moral lines likely comes down to hangups W.R.T Body Autonomy. At the end of the day, if you one believes that everyone is allowed to make their own choices about their body, that would have to include their daughter, their spouse, their mother even.

MuffinFlavored 6y ago
Exactly! You get it. I find it so hard to believe that there is supposedly zero overlap between HackerNews comment posters claiming "there is nothing morally wrong with sex work" and people who in reality when pressed with the exact situation would say "I am against my little sister performing sexual acts for money"
- Mirioron 6y ago
  I think most drugs should be legalized, but I would still be against my little sister doing meth. That's how I see this situation too. People obviously should be allowed to do sex work, but I think that there are hidden costs that are difficult to understand beforehand. I wouldn't bar her from it but I would discourage it.
- blamestross 6y ago
  Sex work is ok if the situation isn't coercive. A situation where the only reasonably available alternative choices are homelessness or starvation is coercive. Sex work is fine but a system that provides it as "last ditch employment" or as a means of survival in absence of alternatives is no different than rape. This applies to a lot more than sex work though :/
  - ikeyany 6y ago
    Are many of these women coerced into prostituting themselves? Do you have a similar moral problem with people doing other jobs out of desperation, like back breaking labor?
    - blamestross 6y ago
      > Are many of these women coerced into prostituting themselves? We lack studies on this in the US. I'd argue that most people who are involved in an illegal profession (in the US at least) often doing so for lack of viable alternatives. In other countries where prostitution is legal and regulated, it seems is less likely to be a profession of last resort. > Do you have a similar moral problem with people doing other jobs out of desperation, like back breaking labor? Very much so.
Fjolsvith 6y ago
And yet, we are not allowed freedom during a coronavirus lockdown.
- Shared404 6y ago
  As much as I would like to believe that Joe McRando is going to keep a six foot distance from me and where a mask, I've seen enough to make me believe he wouldn't. Therefore, it stands to reason that it be, maybe not illegal, but definitely very heavily encouraged for people to stay home. It's one of the few cases where I am pro-government power (as much as it kills me inside to say).
  - Fjolsvith 6y ago
    When the government tries to prevent measures to limit this overreach (as in the LA mayor not allowing petitions to circulate for his recall) then I have to beg to differ.
    - Shared404 6y ago
      Obviously limiting free speech is absolutely not okay. If I came across as overly combative in my last comment I'd like to apologize, that was not my intention.

MuffinFlavored 6y ago

Exactly! You get it. I find it so hard to believe that there is supposedly zero overlap between HackerNews comment posters claiming "there is nothing morally wrong with sex work" and people who in reality when pressed with the exact situation would say "I am against my little sister performing sexual acts for money"

Mirioron 6y ago
I think most drugs should be legalized, but I would still be against my little sister doing meth. That's how I see this situation too. People obviously should be allowed to do sex work, but I think that there are hidden costs that are difficult to understand beforehand. I wouldn't bar her from it but I would discourage it.
blamestross 6y ago
Sex work is ok if the situation isn't coercive. A situation where the only reasonably available alternative choices are homelessness or starvation is coercive. Sex work is fine but a system that provides it as "last ditch employment" or as a means of survival in absence of alternatives is no different than rape. This applies to a lot more than sex work though :/
- ikeyany 6y ago
  Are many of these women coerced into prostituting themselves? Do you have a similar moral problem with people doing other jobs out of desperation, like back breaking labor?
  - blamestross 6y ago
    > Are many of these women coerced into prostituting themselves? We lack studies on this in the US. I'd argue that most people who are involved in an illegal profession (in the US at least) often doing so for lack of viable alternatives. In other countries where prostitution is legal and regulated, it seems is less likely to be a profession of last resort. > Do you have a similar moral problem with people doing other jobs out of desperation, like back breaking labor? Very much so.

Fjolsvith 6y ago

And yet, we are not allowed freedom during a coronavirus lockdown.

Shared404 6y ago
As much as I would like to believe that Joe McRando is going to keep a six foot distance from me and where a mask, I've seen enough to make me believe he wouldn't. Therefore, it stands to reason that it be, maybe not illegal, but definitely very heavily encouraged for people to stay home. It's one of the few cases where I am pro-government power (as much as it kills me inside to say).
- Fjolsvith 6y ago
  When the government tries to prevent measures to limit this overreach (as in the LA mayor not allowing petitions to circulate for his recall) then I have to beg to differ.
  - Shared404 6y ago
    Obviously limiting free speech is absolutely not okay. If I came across as overly combative in my last comment I'd like to apologize, that was not my intention.