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Old 10-01-2011, 02:13 PM   #36
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Originally Posted by Versus View Post
Freedom of movement in prostitution:

Empowering
-An unrealistic assumption about what an average prostitute makes

Prohibiting
-Self incrimination
-Need for protection
-Threat of violence* from other prostitutes
-Threat of violence* from their pimps
-Threat of violence* from your pimp
-Threat of violence* from your customers
-Little to no opportunity for advancement
-Little to no respect from people outside of immediate co-workers
-Forced drug used

*Threat of violence includes, but is not limited to:

****, murder, sexual assault, and psychological abuse

additionally, this threat is not exclusive to the individual prostitute, but extends to her family, co-workers, and customers as well.

Does that about sum it up?
A pretty young girl can easily make £200/hour, which isn't huge. That would mean 100 hour long bookings for an annual wage of £20,000. That might be a lot of men, but most people work 100 hours in two weeks. Also there's nothing to say that it has to be the sole source of income. It would be quite easy to take a booking here and there to supplement the income from a full time job. There's a risk of violence but that didn't stop you.

I'm not necessarily saying it's empowering, but the idea that a woman must be forced to sell herself is erroneous.
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