In Patty Kelly’s compelling article, entitled ‘Enough Already, It’s Time We Decriminalize Prostitution’, she shows us the impact and effects that prostitution has on society and women of the profession today. While the article is very eye opening and effectively shows the reader an inside view of the issue, Kelly neglects to confidently present factual, confidently sourced evidence and presents the audience with too many personal anecdotes, resulting in a strong pathos effect on the article. Subsequently, leaving the reader uncertain about the accuracy and bias of each argument. Without proper sourcing, the information Kelly includes in her article is not credible.
In this book, author Siddharth Kara investigates the dynamics of the global sex trade industry in attempts to address key impediments in establishing effective global response to eradicate it (Kara, p. 24). The central argument of this book is that the flagrancy and universality of sex trafficking can be understood as the result of colossal profits associated with selling sex inexpensively and globally (Kara, p. 24). Throughout this book the author provides an account of his journey into the world of sex trafficking by sharing the stories of victims, testimonies of participants and industry leaders, and further, illustrating a background of the financial, economic, and legal circumstances surrounding the industry. Kara provides an analysis
The sexist origins of the criminalization of prostitution tie into the issue of criminalizing victims of sex trafficking in that the blame has historically been on those providing the service instead of the individuals paying for it; in fact, “young girls are prosecuted at reportedly higher rates than even the men who exploit them” (Annitto, 2011, p.
Sophie Days is an Anthropologist and the founder of Praed Street Project, a referral and support centre for sex workers within London. She began the research for her anthropological account of selling sex within London in 1986 which continued for a period of over 15 years. During this time, there was huge change within the sex industry as well as ‘sociopolitical-epidemiological changes’. This therefore explains why she choses to approach sex work from an almost political angle, describing it as ‘a key phenomenon of industrial capitalism’. What makes Days ethnography stand out from other works on sex work is that she does not take a stance on the debate as to wether selling sex is exploitative or if it is simply ‘just work’, instead, it is her aim to explore how the individual women she has chosen to follow, live and manage to juggle their private and public life, as sex workers are so often described as ‘public’ or ‘common’ women due to the fact sex is seen as belonging to the ‘private’ sphere, a part of loving relationships, and not to be sold.
In nineteenth century Europe, and in colonial India laws were enacted that forced women who were prostitutes or were though to be prostitutes to be examined (Walkowitz, 1977; & Levine, 1994). In Europe prostitutes were seen as immoral (1977). Unlike Europe in colonial India the native population did not stigmatize prostitution as being immoral, but the soldiers and people of metropoles did stigmatized native prostitutes as immoral (1994). In colonial India the climate was the reason that people of metropoles claimed to cause the lousiness of native women, and the immorality of the natives (1994). As societies have progress, we can see that women’s have gained more equality then what they once had, but to this day men, and women aren’t completely equal.
(7b) Giving essence too the statements and opinions of known johns; one buyer stated he believed “prostitution is where men have the freedom to do anything they want in a consequence-free environment.” (8) Another explained what he did in prostitution as “renting an organ for ten minutes.” (9) “Johns” deny that these women and/or children could possibly be a victim in sex trafficking; convincing themselves it’s an equal opportunity relationship solely because she is taking money, a definitive conscious pacifier for their actions. Individuals who are advertised online are made to appear that they are working self-reliantly, when in actuality they are victims of sex trafficking. The insecure men who pay for sex are simply seeking power and control, with absolute disregard of respect for the victim.
But the prostitute is more than this – she is the housewife who performs her marital duties in order to keep her family together,, the pool boy, the widow, the other woman or man. Here,, the prostitute will most often be referred to as “she,” but it should be noted that men employ women and men, as women employ men and women. In the past, prostitution was acceptable in pagan societies. But the Christians, who inherited the Hebrew ideals about the perpetuation of the family, deemed all sex outside of marriage, for the purpose of procreation, deviant. As a result, the pagan philosophy of free sexuality was crushed and replaced with the fear of a vengeful God.
Sex Trafficking is a form of modern day slavery that exists throughout the United States and globally. It is one of the biggest lies in society (Farley et., 2014). The Vanderbilt Law Review indicates that the majority of prostitutes do not enter the prostitution lifestyle on their own free will choice, but instead becomes a prostitute due to a variety of vulnerabilities that both pimps and traffickers exploit. This explains why young women get blindsided and think they are becoming a prostitute when in reality they are a sex trafficking victim (Elrod 2015). When the United States made prostitution illegal, it did not change the mentality of the johns.
Even though sex workers are huge in this century, the idea of prostitution began in the nineteenth century. Sticking with the same article from the British Library, Professor Kathryn Hughes looks at their roles during the nineteenth century. “The prostitute was the shadow that haunted the well-run middle-class home. She serviced the needs of the men of the house, not just before marriage but sometimes during it too. Just like the men she slept with, but unlike their wives, the prostitute was a worker in the economic market place, exchanging services for cash.”
Prostitution is a widely recognized topic, anyone and anywhere can get involved into this line of work with just one thing, themselves. Do the men, women and children really have a choice whether or not they want to use their bodies to earn a living? Or are they forced by outside influences that make them have no other choice. Preliminary research covered numerous topics about prostitution; When the victims started and why they started was not uncovered by these findings. There have not been a sufficient interviews with these subjects to
The mere fact that sexuality is integral to personhood does not render it market-inalienable. Instead of the ‘integral part of personhood’ proposition, this essay argues against commodifying sexuality on the basis that it causes gross impairment to prostitutes’ subjectivity. The impairment is so gross that it makes prostitutes subordinate to the clients, degrading their personhood. Such impairment is then unjustifiable. IV.
In a Family Guy episode, the main character Peter, loses custody of his children to his neighbor, and retaliates by ordering prostitutes. Though his neighbor is single, the presence of the hookers can bring him into a bad light. From the scene, these women look lifeless and drugged-up, when in reality, they can be and look like anyone. There is a notion that associating with prostitutes is a negative impact and that they’re an eyesore for communities. The
Prostitution is considered to be one of the oldest professions. Prostitution is an illegal business in many countries of the world and it is considered to be largely immoral. However, its scope is expanding simultaneously with the globalization of business and culture, which is the hallmark of our time. Researchers and activists continue to discuss whether it is possible to consider the purchase and sale of sexual services as an industry. Is it necessary to regulate the activities of prostitutes in a legal way, or should they be provided with legislative and medical protection?
Over the years there have been many controversial ethical issues which are still debated in the 21st century. In today’s modern society one such controversial issue is prostitution. Prostitution can be defined as “The act or practice of engaging in sexual intercourse for money” (Deigh, 2010, p.29). Prostitution is the oldest profession of all. However the ethics of prostitution is still unclear between many societies.
The United Nations’ Convention held in 1949, stated prostitution to be “incompatible with human dignity”. According to the Oxford Dictionary, prostitution is defined as "The practice or occupation of engaging in sexual activity with someone for payment." Often referred to as the “oldest profession” in the world, prostitution has become a burning issue in today’s world. The ongoing debate on whether to legalize, criminalize or decriminalize prostitution seems to be quite unresolvable. This paper investigates the negative impacts of legalizing prostitution such as 1) encouragement of prostitution, 2) increase in the incidence of human trafficking and 3) exposure of prostitutes to severe harm such as drug abuse, infection from sexually transmitted diseases and violence, which clearly supports the fact that prostitution should not be legalized.
