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Apologies the Backpage this is not in the article. The wiki has a decent amount of information regarding the incident and fallout. Was just wondering your thou

by vuln 3y ago

Apologies the Backpage this is not in the article. The wiki has a decent amount of information regarding the incident and fallout. Was just wondering your thoughts as this conversation is productive. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backpage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backpage

_a_a_a_ 3y ago
The issues about Backpage are not simple and I don't have time to do more than just skim it as I have some work to do now. I can't form a solid opinion, although it does give the impression that they knew they were doing something wrong. So let's tackle right and wrong: Axiom: If it's between freely consenting adults then it's fine. If it's not between consenting adults then it's not fine and should be stopped. That is the simple basis of everything. Do you agree? I know a little bit more about Craigslist and was annoyed when they shut down their contacts section. I had a limited degree of success finding casual sex on there, and I didn't appreciate American fundamentalists screwing that up (I'm in the UK). "...This decision came after allegations by several U.S. states that the erotic services ads were being used for prostitution" – if prostitution is done between consenting adults, that cannot be wrong – see above. So why stop it? Some adults are forced into prostitution, some choose it and like it as a job (or at least make money from it and are okay with that). The former is wrong, the latter is not. I can think of 2 prostitutes I've known, male and female, both made good money and liked the job. I guess that's it in a nutshell. Where do you agree or disagree? (Like to mention that adults being forced into prostitution can happen not by force but by the need to pay bills. I remember a long while ago documentary where an American woman on the street said that she had kids to feed so "you get out there and you do what you have to do". It's possible economic circumstance is a bigger pressure to sell your body than coercion. I don't know).
_a_a_a_ 3y ago
sooo.. your thoughts on my position?

by vuln 3y ago

_a_a_a_ 3y ago

The issues about Backpage are not simple and I don't have time to do more than just skim it as I have some work to do now. I can't form a solid opinion, although it does give the impression that they knew they were doing something wrong. So let's tackle right and wrong: Axiom: If it's between freely consenting adults then it's fine. If it's not between consenting adults then it's not fine and should be stopped. That is the simple basis of everything. Do you agree? I know a little bit more about Craigslist and was annoyed when they shut down their contacts section. I had a limited degree of success finding casual sex on there, and I didn't appreciate American fundamentalists screwing that up (I'm in the UK). "...This decision came after allegations by several U.S. states that the erotic services ads were being used for prostitution" – if prostitution is done between consenting adults, that cannot be wrong – see above. So why stop it? Some adults are forced into prostitution, some choose it and like it as a job (or at least make money from it and are okay with that). The former is wrong, the latter is not. I can think of 2 prostitutes I've known, male and female, both made good money and liked the job. I guess that's it in a nutshell. Where do you agree or disagree? (Like to mention that adults being forced into prostitution can happen not by force but by the need to pay bills. I remember a long while ago documentary where an American woman on the street said that she had kids to feed so "you get out there and you do what you have to do". It's possible economic circumstance is a bigger pressure to sell your body than coercion. I don't know).

_a_a_a_ 3y ago

sooo.. your thoughts on my position?