Prostitution Legalized
Kyrsten James James 1
WBIS 188-023
November 26 2012
Word Count # 3946
Prostitution: More than Heels, Handies, and Head
It is known as the oldest job in the world, some people consider it an occupation, and others believe it is a profanity. Prostitution does not discriminate race, color, gender, or age. In prostitution ethnicity or life experiences are not disregarded. Prostitution exists all over and is not limited to specific areas. It can be found at nightclubs or during the day at an apartment, where someone is having sex for money. Prostitution laws in the United States were developed from confused and contradictory impulses, to punish and help sex workers at the same time, reflecting our society’s uncertainty and double standards about sex, male desire and women’s sexual independence. The idea that imprisonment would be a way to “save” prostitutes seems more and more absurd and at odds with modern views of prostitution. There is a growing understanding of the right to sexual freedom that is sometimes dismissed by only one stereotype of prostitution. Legalizing prostitution would give consenting adults the right to determine how they use their bodies or spend their money without having governmental regulation.
The origin of prostitution originated in the fifteenth century. Many prostitutes in this time period were banished from the community and usually labeled as a harlot. Prostitution then is very similar to how it is portrayed now. Comparing the first prostitutes to the modern prostitutes
James 2 there are many comparisons one can make. Patty Kelly has researched many topics related to prostitution, including the history. She is a history professor at UCLA and each year has her students take a side on the legalization of prostitution. Kelly believes that prostitution has been a part of history in a variety of ways. One study that Kelly did in 2005, showed just how similar prostitutes of the fifteenth century and modern day
WBIS 188-023
November 26 2012
Word Count # 3946
Prostitution: More than Heels, Handies, and Head
It is known as the oldest job in the world, some people consider it an occupation, and others believe it is a profanity. Prostitution does not discriminate race, color, gender, or age. In prostitution ethnicity or life experiences are not disregarded. Prostitution exists all over and is not limited to specific areas. It can be found at nightclubs or during the day at an apartment, where someone is having sex for money. Prostitution laws in the United States were developed from confused and contradictory impulses, to punish and help sex workers at the same time, reflecting our society’s uncertainty and double standards about sex, male desire and women’s sexual independence. The idea that imprisonment would be a way to “save” prostitutes seems more and more absurd and at odds with modern views of prostitution. There is a growing understanding of the right to sexual freedom that is sometimes dismissed by only one stereotype of prostitution. Legalizing prostitution would give consenting adults the right to determine how they use their bodies or spend their money without having governmental regulation.
The origin of prostitution originated in the fifteenth century. Many prostitutes in this time period were banished from the community and usually labeled as a harlot. Prostitution then is very similar to how it is portrayed now. Comparing the first prostitutes to the modern prostitutes
James 2 there are many comparisons one can make. Patty Kelly has researched many topics related to prostitution, including the history. She is a history professor at UCLA and each year has her students take a side on the legalization of prostitution. Kelly believes that prostitution has been a part of history in a variety of ways. One study that Kelly did in 2005, showed just how similar prostitutes of the fifteenth century and modern day
Bibliography: Gretchen Lewis. "Prositution: Satan srikes." U.S. News Report. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Nov. 2012. <http://web.ebscohost.com.www.remote.uwosh.edu>. This article talks about how prostitution is the word of the devil. She is form a very aristocratic background and her roots are deep in the Bible. Gretchen is a woman activist and believes that no good can come from prostitution. She has a very biased opinion. "Dirty Money: The Business of High End Prostitution, Interview with Elise, Business, Escort Service, Sex for Sale - CNBC." Dirty Money: The Business of High End Prostitution, Interview with Elise, Business, Escort Service, Sex for Sale - CNBC. N.p., 4 May 2010. Web. 16 Nov. 2012. This interview deals with a real life escort. She shares some personal stories of her cliental and says how happy she is with her life. Elise has a phD in clinical psychology but says that she is making more money off of escorting than being a psychologist. She says that just because she is an escort doesn’t mean she didn’t do anything with her life. She shares a poem that she wrote about the feelings she has as an escort, this is what I intend to use to support my views. Her poem goes into detail about how she never thought that she’d ever get married and how she never though one person would ever satisfy her needs and that being an escort is making her feel fulfilled. Herbert, Bob. "Fantisies Well Met." N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Nov. 2012. <http://web.ebscohost.com.www.remote.uwosh.edu.> This article talks about the pros of legalizing prostitution and how it can strengthen the economy. Bob talked to the mayor of James 14 Las Vegas and talked about how there is already many pimps out there and that if you just make it structured and set up laws it can be very beneficial. He also talks about the rate of STD’s lowering in places with legalized prostitution. It’s a great newspaper article to look at for the plan if prostitution is legalized how it can set up a great economy. Kelly, Patty. "Should Prostitution Be Legalized?" Chronically of Higher Education. N.p., n.d Web. 9 Nov. 2012. <http://web.ebscohost.com.www.remote.uwosh.edu.> This is a published cite where they let their students do a blog on how prostitution should or shouldn’t be legalized. There are many students in this blog that took their blog to the next level and actually had facts and credentials to back up their response. This cite has both the pro prostitution and against prostitution. Andrew Sullivan makes a good point in his blog saying that if you hired two people to have sex for you in your bedroom its prostitution but if you hire two people put it on camera to have sex it’s called porn. Koft, Hanna. "It 's Their Business." N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Nov. 2012. <http://web.ebscohost.com.www.remote.uwosh.edu>. This article talks about the laws regarding prostitution and how there is no strict law in the constitution about it. This article did seem to support my side but then after further evaluation there were many claims against it which will be used as a nay sayer. Most of the claims were about how the crime rates wouldn’t go down and how the rapes wouldn’t go down either. James 15 "The Holy Bible: King James Version. Bartleby.com." The Holy Bible: King James Version. Bartleby.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. <http://www.bartleby.com/108/>. I will use the excerpts on prostitution. Weitzer, Ron. "Sex Markes." In Legalizing Prostitution. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Nov. 2012. <http://web.ebscohost.com.www.remote.uwosh.edu>. This article talks about how legalizing prostitution wouldn’t be beneficial and it only makes matters worse. He goes on to describe three main points to this. Prostitution will proliferate when legalized, meaning that people still won’t have sex with a prostitute because of the stigma attached. Legalization does not empower sex workers all of the time. And he also states that Legalization will increase sex trafficking. This would be a great article to go back and refer to as a nay sayer.