Sex work

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I admitted to taking the "libertarian" position on the first page.

You take the "conservative position" that sex is an inherently sacred act somehow different from any other function.

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That sex is different from any other work is itself a "patriarchal mindset".

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and what the hell is wrong with the "libertarian argument"? Other than the fact that you label it libertarian? There are no flaws other than that you call it a name. You can't point out how it's wrong, you just say "well that's what libertarians say" so what? How are libertarians wrong?


Yeah, I called you a name too but I actually had substance to go along with it, ie I showed how how your views are inconsistent and actually rely the "patriarchal mindset" you profess to hate.

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No, I don't think the government should force people into prostitute.

Good job, you're batting like 1 out of 10.

You just move on from all your other crap arguments and didn't address any of mine.

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I said in my very first post in this thread, that the reason I didn't think prostitution was any worse than the service industry, is because prostitution (ideally) pays much better. If you're working on wages that still require benefits, obviously that is degrading.

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Basically, yes, sex work is more degrading than stocking shelves (which is still somewhat degrading). But as long as the rate of pay increases with the undesirableness, that's fine.

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Fair enough. I was pretty tired anyway.

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All the anti-sex work because are trying to argue that the pro-sex work people are "right-wing", rather than trying to argue that they're wrong. They can't argue they're wrong because they aren't wrong.

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Now he's trying to argue that prostitution is socially conservative. Just like with arguing prostitution is libertarian, it doesn't prove legalization is wrong. Worse than that though, it's just ridiculous. The arguments for legal prostitution actually do line up with libertarianism (just like the arguments for legal pot and alcohol, which are also mainstream on the left) but arguing that it's socially conservative for people to have sex outside of marriage? WTF.

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Haha, I very rarely read tumblr. But even so, I've seen enough to know that merely being on that platform should not be grounds for dismissal.

And given the massive uprising to get prohibition repealed, I'd say people in the U.S. do view alchohol as an entitlement. If a liquor store refused to serve blacks, that would be grounds for a lawsuit, no?

What are you even talking about? It's a crime for ANY business to discriminate against customers based on race. If a private businesses was based around something totally frivolous like fake taxidermed animals and they refused to serve Black people, that would be a crime. Does that mean people are "entitled" to fake taxidermed animals? I guess you could phrase it that way but, so what?

Are you saying legalized prostitution would be less offensive if brothels could discriminate against people?

What is your point even?

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Dude, why were you talking about discrimination?

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Except I'm pretty sure all the left-wing people here DO support heavy regulation of the sex market. So you just admitted we aren't even taking "the libertarian position".

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Honestly, what made you change? Was it getting a lecture from a college age woman?