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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
I'm not saying that I object wholeheartedly to legitimizing sex workers, but I find in a lot of discussions about the subject, most people think in terms of the Best Little Whorehouse in Texas or Amsterdam and forget all about Monster and Bangkok.
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I don't think making prostitution a legal form of employment (and hence, a potential career choice for any girl or boy turning 18) is a good idea at all. The "happy hooker" schtick is a myth. Even if it's legal, there will still be a big structure built around it with profits for others and the sex workers won't end up with much financial or other power. Union concepts aren't going to work here. And the power structure will prey on the vulnerable to suck them in. For most, prostitution is not going to be liberating like it was for Belle de Jour.
