TV segment about one of the few legal brothels in the US.
Compare this to the awful conditions many prostitutes work under where it's not legal. I just can't think that people who work actively to make sex work illegal have anybody's good interests at heart, no matter what they claim.
There was a big survey of prostitutes in Denmark once, and the one thing they heard over and over was how the girls felt that what they did had social impact. It was often more about company and contact than about sex.
I'd say it's actually more about sex, but then I've never paid for sex, so I wouldn't know first hand. Not that I have any moral objection to it, I just haven't done it myself. I haven't been anywhere that it was legal. Plus the old lady probably wouldn't approve.
ReplyDeleteOne of the few legal brothels? I would have thought there'd be tons of them in Nevada, and Las Vegas alone.
People who eventually believe they charitably care (I know some), will be convinced that paid sex is an abomination (since sex itself is a sin, right?), and therefore nobody could possibly WANT to be in that profession, and therefore it should be COMPLETELY outlawed, the classic TOBAL syndrome.
ReplyDelete"It was often more about company and contact than about sex."
Not that I can testify myself either (somebody?), but I've heard that from prostitutes pretty much everywhere.
Haven't checked with hookers in Lebanon, though. The mere existence of that profession remains taboo. They're called "night-club artists/singers". Not that anybody's fooled...
Except maybe the poor Gulf girls who come to work in this country after being hired "with a contract to sing".
But I'll stop before beginning a depressing rant, okay? I'm sure nobody will mind.
[Hey, I think I'm making some progress with that brevity stuff.]
"Plus the old lady probably wouldn't approve."
She wouldn't? That's it then: no Jerry Springer Show invitation for YOU then!
;-)
Oh, and I like that name: "Mustang Ranch".
ReplyDeleteI can imagine a men-only version called "Brokeback Mountain"...
To me, "Mustang Ranch" sounds like the gay version already.
ReplyDeleteNo Brian, I think you may be thinking of Mustache Ranch. ;)
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