Re:Prostitution in Germany: Has liberalisation gone too far?
by Udo on Thursday November 21, 2013 @07:23AM
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> I'm gently surprised there's nothing exploiting the gap between "rent a friend" and "sex work" for "rent someone to give you fully clothed, non-sexual, hugging and conversation".
True. I have always been surprised that there are no actual (for lack of a better word) escort services here: places where you rent someone to go out with, or to attend social functions with. If this existed, I must confess I'd have used it several times already. There are social events where showing up alone is simply not a good option.
Re:Prostitution in Germany: Has liberalisation gone too far?
by pantalaimon on Thursday November 21, 2013 @08:57AM
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kaufmich.de?
I'm generally if favour of legalising prostitution. People with free will exchanging money for sex is fine. And having legal prostitution should allow better regulation - children and trafficked workers get better protection; legal sex workers get better health care.
But those things that make legal prostitution more acceptable make it more expensive, which is the gap filled by criminal gangs exploiting trafficked workers.
> Anecdotally I do get the feeling that prostitutes as a profession are mainly serving an older generation though, so I'm not sure if they remain economically viable anyway.
Everybody gets old. Online dating shows there are many lonely people.
I'm gently surprised there's nothing exploiting the gap between "rent a friend" and "sex work" for "rent someone to give you fully clothed, non-sexual, hugging and conversation".