prozzies

a recent study has shown that the number of men buying sex has doubled in the last 10 years.
interestingly i know several people who have used the services of prostitutes and their argument for using them was that it was cheaper and a lot less hassle.

this study lead to a phone in on the victoria derbyshire show on radio 5. they had someone on from the english collective of prostitutes who was going on about how prostitution should be made legal. i agree with her.

the reason she gave for making it legal was to do with trafficking of people for the sex trade. she made the point that because prostitution was illegal that women who are being forced into the sex trade were scared to go to the police.
have to say i thought this was a bit of a silly argument because the fact that the women are being forced to work in the sex trade probably means that they probably are not going to be given the chance to wander off to the local plod to say “pc pat we are being kept here against our will”. i reckon they are scared shitless to go to the police in case nothing is done about their situation and then end up spending some time in hospital recovering from the beating that they will no doubt receive at the hands of their pimp.

i remember a programme on channel 5 (when it was nice’n’sleazey) that was all about pimps. just as many of the streetwalkers matched the stereotype of the hollywood hookers, so did the pimps with their big hats, fur coats, spats, walking canes and truly dodgy hair styles. there was a cartoonish element about them, which was added to by the fact the programme was hosted by ice t
the smile was wiped from my face when one of the pimps was talking about how much his “bitches” loved him, he cited the example of one of his ladies who although she had been shot in the thigh, she skipped out of the hospital in order to get back on the street to earn some more for her pimp. now it might be me, but i don’t think she did that out of love, she did it out of cold fear.
of course all ice t could do was nod in agreement..

for that reason alone prostitution should be made legal, it will provide a higher degree of protection and freedom to the women who want to get involved in the sex trade.
of course one of the problems for the legalisation of it is the nimbys who might agree that it would be a good thing, but just don’t want it anywhere near them.

it, along with drugs, should be made legal; it will make it all above board and in the process allowing the sex workers to have more control. and the treasury will have a new source of taxes.
everyone gets to win.