The subject is making prostitution legal. Interesting analysis.
Everyone buy the Sunday Times... really curious about the response to this front-page magazine article. It's not ideal in every respect, but I imagine it will get quite a few people at least thinking about it
There's still a view articulated here which is that prostitution is bad, it is males taking advantage of females; legalizing it I some form is the unfortunate best thing. What crap.
Ultimately, women here are penalized for their sexuality in many ways, whether socially or legally. I'll share moving to and adjusting to Boston, which I did some 11 years ago was exceptionally difficult. There are dating rules, women guard some kind of 'reputation', and guys are expected to be swooning Don Draper types. Not so in London, for example, where I will find some women pursing me a little more aggressively than I would sometimes like. But, most of them meet me half way. Sex, among many people, is casual, safe, and matter of fact.
Boston is an unenjoyable social pressure cooker by contrast. It is conservative.
The thing about Nordic countries like Sweden is that in those countries sex is largely not a shame and is very matter of fact for both sexes. In a way, prostitution (except for the state sponsored kind) would be seen as more problematic in those countries. The US is s different animal. Some parts of the US are significantly liberal, such as places in California, but the type of mentality I see in Boston is largely the norm.
Excuse any typos. I'm on my phone.
this is a very conservative area ... the dating game and the lifetime residents of Match.Com, Fishes etc. is proof. Now that I'm older, the hobby suits me fine.
But I'm going to touch on this subject in a longer narrative because I haven't heard it discussed like this before. No kid gloves, no pulling punches. Just my .02
Any remediation of the laws that prohibit prostitution will not just surface and make "our hobby" a hobby. No, it'll take years, and will only happen when it gets mainstream coverage. Unfortunately, there will be the requisite incorrect information, fear of the unknown and God-fearing proliferation of what others should do with their lives.
The concept that bad advertising beats no advertising holds some water here. The topic needs to become visible at the state and national level. My concern is who besides us, those within the hobby, really give a fuck. We are such a small segment of the population, will any political powerhouses expect to generate any political capital by championing our cause or a change in perception of the hobby resulting in new legislation? I would doubt that many would see any value in being attached to the cause.
Let's face reality here, what we see as normal, much of the rest of the planet sees as deviant. Shit, if you try to feed the hungry children in this country, there's a better chance of starting a civil war than a discussion of the topic.
So I'm for any articles on the subject, even the lousy ones, because these will continue the dialogue with more logical and practical (certainly in our eyes) rebuttals forthcoming to bring this the attention that we selfishly want.
If I were a betting man, and at one time I was, I'm not sure, I'd bet?, that there are enough people involved or vested to develop the sense of urgency needed for the movers and shakers of legislation to champion OUR cause.
OK ... NOW HERE'S THE RUB ....
That is unless we can increase the political pressure on politicians by broadening our grassroots efforts to include our wives and SOs, our friends and coworkers and others inside our social network to join us in supporting our cause.Uhhhhh .... not happening?
Let's be real, this is in our own most selfish interest to P4P without consequence. I'M ALL FOR IT! But won't most if not all of us want to stay in the closet and let someone else do all the heavy lifting?
There's a good reason to stay below the surface ... would we come out of the closet if prostitution was legal, decriminalized or even RECOMMENDED?
Would we all then give up our handles and aliases and just run down to the local pussy parlor for a qwik fix. I think it was Naomi that said she'd retire if prostitution was legal ... I get her drift.
So while I wholeheartedly am behind anything that'll keep my ass out of jail for getting laid whenever and with whomever I please, I'm going to continue my pursuit of anonymity and hedonism as carefully as possible. And while I just love variety, I also enjoy the safety and intimacy of that one special partner I've been lucky enough to find over the years here in the hobbyland.
Play safe. Have fun. REPEA
I don't think that prostition will ever get the public acceptance as gay marriage or weed has in the last 10 years. Who ever thought the day would come that weed would be legal on any level in any state and same for gay marriage. The major difference I believe is that what politician is going to side with it when there spouse is going to be pissed they supported it.