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 "Anyway, given the choice between wearing an uncomfortable and silly costume and acting out silly rituals either at EuroDisneyWorld or in a brothel, I think I would very quickly choose EuroDisney... even if the pay was considerably lower, which it probably would be.  neither set of customers could be anything other than boring as hell (is there anything more tedious than the same old dozen or so patriarchal sex fantasies with their trivial variations? yaaaawn), and at least I wouldn't have to get as up close and personal with the turistas at Mouse Heaven :-)"

A) i would like both choices..all choices....to be legal....thats the point isnt it?  self determination.

and i would choose the brothel....mickey mouse gives me a headache.

B) again you have not only generalized about the clients but you are completely wrong according to my experiences...probably because you really dont have the experience of ever doing what you have a multitude of opinions on....one of my joys is my clients...they are fascinating....i love hearing their stories and getting to know them....i spend considerable time with them and remember all the details.....50% of my clients are regulars which is very high....im very successful at what i do and part of that is because of the way i treat my clients and that they know i genuinely care about them and this experience.

we are not all the same....can you see a world where we can deal with all the different issues, protect the people we need to protect, and allow the women who do what i do to do it without the threat of arrest?

by anna in philly (jrsygir1@aol.com) on Thu Dec 1st, 2005 at 10:28:06 AM EST
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Anna,
Thank you for stepping in and contributing an insider's view to that thread. As you rightly pointed out, the cornerstone of the debate around prostituion is self-determination, ability to make a choice. There is no more grounds to criticise someone who chose to work in a bank than someone who chose your profession. The point is, there are likely to be more people going to banking as a result of a "free" decision process, than people chosing prostitution. This is not about making it more difficult for people who have chosen this occupation, but to avoid abuse. Same thing in banking with bans on insider trading and compliance procedures against money laundering.

When through hell, just keep going. W. Churchill
by Agnes a Paris on Thu Dec 1st, 2005 at 03:52:35 PM EST
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