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ORIGINAL: SomethingCatchy

That's like saying a man taking a woman out to dinner and then having sex with her afterwards 'paid her' to have sex with him. Are we supposed to stop going on dates or just give up the booty for nothing?

Or how about a man who buys a huge diamond ring for his girlfriend to marry him and then she sleeps with him afterwards and there's an unspoken promise that she'll continue to sleep with him as his wife... is that prostitution since he's given her something of great monetary value and she had sex with him and plans to for a very long time?

And you can't really argue that those acts are innocent. 'Ignorance of the law is no excuse.'

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That's like saying a man taking a woman out to dinner and then having sex with her afterwards 'paid her' to have sex with him. Are we supposed to stop going on dates or just give up the booty for nothing?

Or how about a man who buys a huge diamond ring for his girlfriend to marry him and then she sleeps with him afterwards and there's an unspoken promise that she'll continue to sleep with him as his wife... is that prostitution since he's given her something of great monetary value and she had sex with him and plans to for a very long time?

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ORIGINAL: justme1980

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ORIGINAL: SomethingCatchy

That's like saying a man taking a woman out to dinner and then having sex with her afterwards 'paid her' to have sex with him. Are we supposed to stop going on dates or just give up the booty for nothing?

Or how about a man who buys a huge diamond ring for his girlfriend to marry him and then she sleeps with him afterwards and there's an unspoken promise that she'll continue to sleep with him as his wife... is that prostitution since he's given her something of great monetary value and she had sex with him and plans to for a very long time?

And you can't really argue that those acts are innocent. 'Ignorance of the law is no excuse.'

Your example is not within the scope of the question

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ORIGINAL: CallaFirestormBW

I'm firmly in the camp of "who cares". I have always thought that prostitution should be legalized, and that we're doing more damage to ourselves by cramming false morality down peoples' throats than by caring about the health and well-being of the community in general through good medical care and safe, above-board recognition of sex workers. If you're particularly good at something, or really enjoy doing it and your enthusiasm offsets any weakness in skill-sets, what you're doing doesn't injure anyone non-consensually and doesn't damage property that isn't yours, and you want to do it as a job, go for it!

This is -also- an excellent example (someone asked me about this last week) about the issue of legislating morality. Making prostitution illegal is nothing more than legislating morality. There is NO reason beyond enforced religious bias why prostitution should not be completely legal and regulated.

Dame Calla

I totally beleive in legalized prostitution. You generate revenue, taxes, healthcare for the women, no more pimps, gets the kids out of there, prostitution will always be here one way another, so why not let it work for you. Morality is an individual's own concern and no ones elses

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ORIGINAL: malloves69

hey just ..are you a cop ? sounds like it ..if so tell your good buddys to worry about other crimes where people are getting hurt ..like rape ..muggings ..robbery ...murder ...what happens behind closed doors between 2 consenting adults should be none of the cops business as far as im concerned  if the ladys charge ..its up to the person to pay it ..all in good nature of course because he is paying for a service ..no one gets hurt ..no one is harmed ..tell cops to eat more donuts or go out there and do their real job instead of hassling people that just want to have fun  ok just ? good day ..mal

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ORIGINAL: SomethingCatchy

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ORIGINAL: justme1980

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ORIGINAL: SomethingCatchy

That's like saying a man taking a woman out to dinner and then having sex with her afterwards 'paid her' to have sex with him. Are we supposed to stop going on dates or just give up the booty for nothing?

Or how about a man who buys a huge diamond ring for his girlfriend to marry him and then she sleeps with him afterwards and there's an unspoken promise that she'll continue to sleep with him as his wife... is that prostitution since he's given her something of great monetary value and she had sex with him and plans to for a very long time?

And you can't really argue that those acts are innocent. 'Ignorance of the law is no excuse.'

Your example is not within the scope of the question

It's an open forum and people are free to post opinions.

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ORIGINAL: beargonewild

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ORIGINAL: justme1980

If activities that make use of the genital areas of the anatomy constitute sexual activity
IE- Strapon play, ass play, cbt, dilation, enemas, body worship, orgasm control, fisting, queening, rimming and watersports. Items such as vibrators, dildos or butt plugs that come into contact with genitals

ya forgot lips, hands, feet, mouths that also come in contact with genitals   *snort*

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ORIGINAL: wakiyela

You say that like it's a bad thing. Who are you to judge?

Another thread on omg! Prostitutes!

A Pro sub, Pro Domme, and a prostitute will be up front with you as to what they want and expect and what they are going to cost you. Many men's wives did not do that. :) If you are a slave or sub you still cost something, food, shelter, etc.
Everything is a trade-off. You do something for me, I do something for you. There has to be an exchange of energy, however two or more consenting adults choose to do it.

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ORIGINAL: RedMagic1

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ORIGINAL: justme1980

the government has hit craig's list pretty hard and while I support their efforts,

You do?  It seems to me that driving sex workers further underground is a sure way to make them more defenseless and vulnerable, at the same time as more women (and men) will consider such jobs as a source of income because of the crappy economy.  It's a recipe for human misery.

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ORIGINAL: justme1980
I support their efforts as it is not so much their concern about the sexworkers, it is more about getting the underaged children to safety

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 ...Everyone who's ever been a teenager knows that guys have wanted gals to put out at the end of a date, probably since time began....

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ORIGINAL: Mercnbeth

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 ...Everyone who's ever been a teenager knows that guys have wanted gals to put out at the end of a date, probably since time began....

then there were those gals who really wanted the guys to put out at the end of the date...or was this slave the only one?

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ORIGINAL: variation30

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ORIGINAL: justme1980

After reading a post about submissives requiring tributes I started wondering

A prostitute by legal definition is someone who engages in a sexual activity in exchange for money or goods

If activities that make use of the genital areas of the anatomy constitute sexual activity
IE- Strapon play, ass play, cbt, dilation, enemas, body worship, orgasm control, fisting, queening, rimming and watersports. Items such as vibrators, dildos or butt plugs that come into contact with genitals

Then anyone accepting tributes is therefore classified as a prostitute and guilty of acts of prostitution

Yes? No? Maybe?

who cares?

first off, I think prostitution of any kind should be completely legal.

secondly, if I lived near a place where prostitution was legal (e.g. the bunny ranch) I'd most certainly use its services.

and number three, I adore the idea of professional subs, although I don't think such a thing exists. is it a form of prostitution? I suppose...kinda. I don't really care about such categorizations. all I know is someone offers a service and I'm willing to offer them something they desire.

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ORIGINAL: TheLadyLola

There are Pro Switches as well as Pro Subs. :)