My experience with prostitutes is a very limited one, limited to the
Charleston,, West Virginia area, but because of certain types of
employment I had and the vicinities where I was employed I did get to
know a whole lot of prostitutes on a personal level. I can say that what
I know of them concurs with what you say that books says. I never met a
prostitute who set out to become a prostitute as a career goal and I
never met a prostitute who wanted to stay in the business. Circumstances
are circumstances though. And one circumstance is that if your friends
are prostitutes and your relatives are prostitutes it becomes a
realistic option for solving your financial problems while for someone
else who never even met a prostitute they might not even think of it
even if they do get into financial trouble.
On 10/30/2015 5:42 PM, Miriam Vieni wrote:
Bob,
I'm reading her book now. I think you might want to read it. It is very
informative and well written. I have not gotten to the point in the book
where she talks about solutions, but what she does make clear is her very
strong belief, backed up with experience and observation, that women who are
prostituted, are always in danger, that the choice is not a free one but
dictated by the circumstnces of their lives, and that the image of a woman,
in charge of her life, making a free choice to be a high class escort, is a
myth which has nothing to do with the reality of the business. She also
says, and you need to read the book to understand why, that a woman working
on the street, is much more capable of protecting herself from danger than
one working in a hotel or a brothel. The book is on Bookshare. Paid For: My
Journey Through Prostitution.
Miriam
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Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: Prostitution: Being Raped for a Living
Hi Miriam,
Rachel's is indeed a tragic story given that she was a child prostitute and
the violence she endured.
As I read more and more articles on both sides of the prostitution
legalization debate I am coming to believe that perhaps whether prostitution
should be legal or illegal is not the most important question. Perhaps it is
that the more important question is why do we allow any kind of violence
against women? And, boy do we ever allow such violence. Whether the sex is
paid for or not, nonconsentual touching or penetration ought to be dealt
with quickly and harshly. IT seems to me that whether or not prostitution is
legal does not determine the level of violence and violation. And, we've got
a long way to go if we ever do want to get serious about putting an end to
the violence and violation. Heck, we can't even stem the tide of human
trafficking of minors! WE need to create an environment where all women are
better protected from violence and violation. That goes for your girlfriend,
your wife, your stister and the local prostitute as well. Bob Hachey