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Why is it taboo to pay for intimacy?
- Thread starter Blackdougfunny
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Predominantly Christian nation and the upholders who are screwing everyone need to carry on them a conservative looking facade that’s “tough” on the pleasantries of human nature in the name of the most currently edited version of the King James Bible. Mostly though because Uncle Sam hasn’t found himself in a position to take his cut for every time somebody gets taken care of.
I agree with GreenFan. I also think there isn't a constituency that is going to stand-up and fight for it. Most mongers practice the hobby very discreetly and aren't going to be vocal with their support. Most women absolutely hate the idea of prostitution. Both the traditional left and right are opposed to it, the right for moral reasons and the left for the objectivation of women and marginalized groups. So no one is going to fight for it except a few libertarians here and there.
I don't think it's "taboo".
But the vast majority of Americans do, for some reason that escapes me.
Would they rather guys be depressed, miserable and angry for lack of sex?
Or downtrodden and sullen with an ugly wife?
I remember when I first started picking up streetwalkers in the mid 80s, and my "friends" at the time thought it was terrible.
Never mind that most of them didn't have a girlfriend, and the few that did had either a plain jane or ugly one (girls I would not touch).
It seemed to be a "macho" thing on their part, but a weird one to me as I associated "macho" with toughness, not whether or not girls wanted you.
So I just did my thing without caring what they thought.
And I still don't care what "civvies" think on this subject.
Mind you this is all from the perspective of a life long totally single guy...
But the vast majority of Americans do, for some reason that escapes me.
Would they rather guys be depressed, miserable and angry for lack of sex?
Or downtrodden and sullen with an ugly wife?
I remember when I first started picking up streetwalkers in the mid 80s, and my "friends" at the time thought it was terrible.
Never mind that most of them didn't have a girlfriend, and the few that did had either a plain jane or ugly one (girls I would not touch).
It seemed to be a "macho" thing on their part, but a weird one to me as I associated "macho" with toughness, not whether or not girls wanted you.
So I just did my thing without caring what they thought.
And I still don't care what "civvies" think on this subject.
Mind you this is all from the perspective of a life long totally single guy...
It's not taboo it's merely against the law. The law written by greedy politicians looking for a way to stay on the public trough. They know that women will never ever agree to legalize sex work. That's why whenever an election is near your best bet is to stay clear. That's when all the crackdowns occur. Of course you don't see politicians practicing what they supposedly preach as these guys are among the biggest whore mongers in the country.
How ridiculous is it when I can go to any public place, establishment, business, etc and pick up a girl to take home for sex. But if I give her a dollar it becomes illegal. I don't see it being legalized in the U.S. because the government can't make money from a largely cash business. The government would seek to tax the hell out of the service to a point where it would be largely done underground, giving the industry legal protection for the service but leaving it to the government to ferret out tax evasion. When is the last time tax evasion was mentioned in any spa shutdown? Maybe never. And just about any business that operates largely on cash would fail a lie detector test if asked whether they had skimmed off the top. Every other vice crime has now become legal or largely ignored for prosecutions. The government has already screwed up on the legal marijuana trade. Taxed to death to open up a huge black market. Gambling is the emerging frontrunner for legalization of a cash business.
It is a fallacy to think we still have a moral compass in this country. A recent survey showed 40% of teenagers have no religion. And 25% of parents. Religion has been eliminated in discussions in politics and news coverage for years now. So I think the religious right is marginalized in fighting any legislations at any level that has the potential for government to make a buck from taxing it. But the political left, while having no problem with legalizing drugs, gambling, etc., still thinks every woman that wants to sell her body is doing so against her will. How silly, but not to say there aren't clear abuses on-going across this country.
My thought is that things will not change on legalization of sex workers. But I do believe there will be less focus on prosecution as demonstrated by NYC. Selective enforcement will continue to take place when political pressure in any given jurisdiction is called into play. If I am smart, I will continue to think with the big head.
It is a fallacy to think we still have a moral compass in this country. A recent survey showed 40% of teenagers have no religion. And 25% of parents. Religion has been eliminated in discussions in politics and news coverage for years now. So I think the religious right is marginalized in fighting any legislations at any level that has the potential for government to make a buck from taxing it. But the political left, while having no problem with legalizing drugs, gambling, etc., still thinks every woman that wants to sell her body is doing so against her will. How silly, but not to say there aren't clear abuses on-going across this country.
My thought is that things will not change on legalization of sex workers. But I do believe there will be less focus on prosecution as demonstrated by NYC. Selective enforcement will continue to take place when political pressure in any given jurisdiction is called into play. If I am smart, I will continue to think with the big head.