Becoming an escort/stripper to cope with costs of uni (accomodation etc)

[Mao]

If there's no other way as this would be a last resort then yes it's okay although society will look down upon it..

It shouldn't though, what someone chooses as a profession should not be judged by society. Monogamous relationships may not even be natural. Should we (the society) be so prudish?

[Mao]

Lol wasn't anymore difficult; certainly okay so long as she doesn't do something fucking stupid like strip from someone in her own living room with the kid around.

Why is that wrong? Is there a moral problem with exposing children to sex? (Let's say, assuming the 'client' doesn't harm the child in anyway)

[brenden]

There is a potential for the child to experience psychological trauma (do we need to establish this or is this accepted as true?) and in that potential lies immorality.

There is nothing wrong with exposing children to sex as a concept in regards to sex education, where babies come from and how et al, but             -literally- exposing them to sex is immoral.

[Dejan]

I know we live in a world where you are judged for everything you do. Exactly right we shouldn't be judged, we should be able to pursue whatever job available with the freedom of not judged by others.

[CaiTheHuman]

I kind of respect them. They are providing a valuable service to the community or if one could put it community service. I know a prostitute who is trained to provide sexual services to the disabled. They have needs to do and don't deserve to suffer for all of their life .

It is relatively circumstantial though to ascertain if it's okay for a mother to work as an escort to cope with costs of a child's upbringing in the eyes of society. If other individuals in the community find out about the mother occupation, the interactions and relationships that child can form with other members of the community may be severely affected. Putting the child at risk of social isolation and what not.

[slothpomba]

If they're forced into it, simply because of their debt and don't want to be a stripper or prostitute, it's quietly obviously bad (and could even technically be a form of wage/debt slavery or something).

If they want to be a prostitute or a stripper and its incidental to paying their bills, theres no problem for the particular person there (putting aside all the ethics and morals other people hold about being one of these things in the first place).

Seems like a real no brainer.

/thread over

[The monash uni student paper had a weekly column written by a student who was a prostitute - http://lotswife.com.au/ ]

[JellyDonut]

being a stripper is cool as hell. they seduce men into giving them money. what part of that isnt badass

[brenden]

>would love to write for lot's wife

[zhenzhenzhen]

Yes -  a job is a job. What gives it a bad image is all that unregulated sex trafficking/exploitation in many countries - even in Melbourne.

But if it's all legal and good, whatever.

[slothpomba]

What gives it a bad image is all that unregulated sex trafficking/exploitation in many countries - even in Melbourne.

As opposed to regulated exploitation and trafficking? It isn't black and white, legalising it isn't some left wing nirvana for womens rights or freedom, it comes with it's own problems and can cover up dodgy stuff (this isn't some right wing whack job paper either, it's der spiegel).

[spectroscopy]

wowowowowow wait, i just read that article in the monash uni student paper, is prostitution legal in victoria?

[paulsterio]

wowowowowow wait, i just read that article in the monash uni student paper, is prostitution legal in victoria?

Have you never seen the escorts section in the yellow pages?

Yes, prostitution is legal in Victoria. However, there are tough laws governing it and I believe that street prostitution, however, is not legal.

[Russ]

The laws governing prostitution in Victoria really aren't that tough. It's legal via brothels or escort services but solicitation is illegal.

[thushan]

It shouldn't though, what someone chooses as a profession should not be judged by society. Monogamous relationships may not even be natural. Should we (the society) be so prudish?

The problem is that it IS judged by society, and it would take a helluva long time for societal attitudes to change. For now, one would have to work within it if they care about what society thinks of them.

[paulsterio]

The problem is that it IS judged by society, and it would take a helluva long time for societal attitudes to change. For now, one would have to work within it if they care about what society thinks of them.

What does "what society thinks of them" actually mean? I'm assuming that different "societies" will probably have different general views and even within each society, there will be many of differing opinions.

Example - I accept and you accept that homosexuality is OK and that it's not a mental illness, however, there are still people out there, in our society, who believe that it is a mental illness and it's not OK - so which is the view of the "society" - is it our view, is it their view, is it the view of the majority, is it the view of the government, or is it an average of those views?