Moral Judgement On Prostitutes

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by Cunning Linguist

While I mostly agree with your post, I find it hard to accept the dichotomy. It's not our place to judge how women (educated or not) use their bodies. If they are a willing party with the ability to understand the risks/rewards associated with the behavior, I don't see any issues.

I understand and respect that POV.

My issue with it is two-fold:

#1) They are making an implicit value judgment that their worth is tied to their ability to perform sex acts for compensation, which reinforces the idea of women as objects for edification.

#2) Deceit is integral to the occupation itself, and it relies upon choice, not necessity. There is a difference between someone stealing a loaf of bread to survive and stealing it because they can.