The Uncertain Fate of Amsterdam’s Red-Light District

Re:The Uncertain Fate of Amsterdam’s Red-Light District by agumonkey on Thursday October 24, 2019 @12:34PM (#21346250)

It's a line that is crossed, using your body for money has never ever been seen as something normal. Even accepting the reality of life complexities, broken marriages, loneliness, etc sex as a products is never praised.

The only argument so far is "I should be free to use my body as I will". But probably only a minuscule amount of sex "workers" have the material and emotional comfort to choose that.

So basically when other industries are often exploitative, it's probably a few orders better than prostitution, leverage a bit less immature or broke people.

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Re:The Uncertain Fate of Amsterdam’s Red-Light District by ritchiea on Thursday October 24, 2019 @12:46PM (#21346373)

Using your body for money isn’t normal? Using your body for money is the dominant form of labor. Manual work, factory work, mining, domestic labor, even most service jobs (you cook, you clean, you carry dishes). Undoubtedly sex work makes some people uncomfortable but it’s not because it involves the body.

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Re:The Uncertain Fate of Amsterdam’s Red-Light District by agumonkey on Friday October 25, 2019 @06:19AM (#21353486)

Fair point but beside terminology (my bad) there's some abuse about the actual use. Your hands are made to lift and operate. If I'd make a parallel with prostitution it would be to be paid to chew rocks.

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