Women’s studies this week has centered my thoughts around power and sex. Women have been striving toward total independence in the home and work place for decades but most recently there seems to be a movement brewing that is concerned with the right for us to use our body as a source of pleasure and income. I suppose this is a goal for the majority of people; to be able to make money doing something we thoroughly enjoy. If women choose to sell sex as a way to achieve satisfaction in their life, why do we want to constantly deny that right? Personally, this would not be a choice for me because my brain is much more attractive than my body and it is my preference to use it over the power I could have as a sexual object of desire. However, there are women who choose to have sex in order to live, while others are forced into sex slavery because they have no alternative. I believe that I am in support of decriminalizing prostitution and providing these women with legislation that provides them with protection and all the rights that comes with “honest” employment. I use the term honest here just to demonstrate the fact that people tend to associate prostitution with drugs and crime and not being a true means of earning a living but this is not the sole truth of the matter and anyone who takes the time to really understand these women will see that they feel the job they are doing is honest work. Perhaps people are afraid that making prostitution legal would only increase the power we are gaining in the business world. God knows sex is one power we will always have over men.
Blog 8 – Power and Prostitution
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