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lightningandsnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 05:40 PM Original message |
Can we stop it with this "Would you like your mom/sister/daughter/friend to be a prostitute?" crap? |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
1. I think there are valid |
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lightningandsnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 05:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. You are right. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
2. Soooo.... would you? |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
3. *puff* *puff* - Sooooo, how was it for you? |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
5. I agree. Besides legality, the only difference I can see between that and a |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
6. Well, I can say with absolute certainty that I do not want my mother, sister, or daughters to be |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 05:54 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. BS |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 06:00 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Well, BS right back atcha. I'm not telling anybody what they can and cannot do. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 10:48 AM Response to Reply #8 |
47. Don't families always tell each other what to do... |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 11:15 AM Response to Reply #8 |
52. Can you HONESTLY say you would be okay with TavernerTot |
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angstlessk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 05:55 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. who the hell said 'sex life'..he/she said 'sex worker'...sorry |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 05:59 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Re-read the OP. |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 06:03 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Dupe |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 06:16 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Some people just hate sex |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 04:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
24. Well I sure hope my mother, sisters, or daughters aren't jerks. |
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Threedifferentones (820 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 09:09 AM Response to Reply #6 |
44. lol you offer no evidence that prostitution is bad |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 10:40 AM Response to Reply #44 |
46. Well, evidence wasn't being asked for. If you read the OP you'd know that. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 11:11 AM Response to Reply #6 |
49. I can say with absolute certainty that I do not want my daughters OR my son |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 01:45 PM Response to Reply #49 |
55. Now tsk tsk, Midlo. You're just another judgmental, fascist jerk. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 02:26 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. They sure do. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
7. Right on! |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
10. it is the hard work at validating the job as not having a stigma or neg consequence |
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angstlessk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 06:07 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. I certainly do not see the 'pretty woman' scenario...I see that it is a legitimate |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 06:31 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. no more or less bad than being a financial advisor |
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Withywindle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
16. I hate that argument too. |
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fed_up_mother (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 04:47 PM Response to Reply #16 |
31. My husband and I (female) |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
18. Talk to me when there's gender equity in prostitution |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 08:16 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. the ladies will have to start getting more heavily involved on the "demand" side of the equation.... |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
19. One Of My Ancestors Was Busted Six Times |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 08:09 PM Response to Original message |
20. Average life span is 34 years for a prostitute |
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angstlessk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 04:23 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. 34 is NOT THE LIFESPAN..it is the AVERAGE AGE OF DEATH |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 04:29 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. All the more reason to legalize. |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 04:35 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Hasn't helped in the Netherlands or Germany. n/t |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 04:39 PM Response to Reply #20 |
28. Oh, come on. You just hate sex. |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 04:50 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. Don't forget, apparently she's a "jerk", too. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 05:23 PM Response to Reply #32 |
40. OK |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 06:53 PM Response to Reply #32 |
41. Thanks Bunny and Pithlet. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 11:11 AM Response to Reply #28 |
50. The stuff I read here boggles my mind sometimes. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
23. Better for my mom/sister/daughter/friend to be a prostitute than to be a White Sox fan |
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Gemini Cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 11:26 AM Response to Reply #23 |
54. What? |
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GodlessBiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 04:31 PM Response to Original message |
26. I wouldn't want them to be ditch diggers either, but there's nothing wrong with digging ditches. |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
29. Of course it's a valid argument. |
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King Coal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 04:56 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. I'm with you GGM. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 11:14 AM Response to Reply #29 |
51. Excellent point, |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 02:48 AM Response to Reply #29 |
64. That's what the right wing says about abortion |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
30. I wish my mom was a prostitute |
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King Coal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
33. Aspiegrrl, you need to take a subjective view to understand this situation. |
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Dora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 05:01 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. That's unfair. There are a range of work experiences available, across job categories. |
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King Coal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 05:13 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Is there a difference between a stripper or exotic dancer, and a whore? |
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Dora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 08:52 AM Response to Reply #37 |
42. And even that is subjective - |
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King Coal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 06:32 PM Response to Reply #42 |
57. Have you ever been in whorehouse? If so, would you want your daughter to work there? If you haven't |
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Dora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 09:33 PM Response to Reply #57 |
61. You and I will not agree. |
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King Coal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 11:14 PM Response to Reply #61 |
63. Well, you are not being fair to women. Men prostitute themselves as well. |
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Dora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 09:02 AM Response to Reply #63 |
65. You think I'm not being fair to women. That's a stretch. |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
36. Would you want your daughter to become a garbage man? |
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King Coal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 05:15 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Poor analogy, EOTE. |
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rove karl rove (298 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 05:20 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. No but |
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limit18 (261 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
43. Nothing against Oklahoma... |
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madmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 09:21 AM Response to Original message |
45. America's War on Sex |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
48. I have a co-worker who's been trying to talk her daughter out of |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
53. It also presumes that it is my job to choose their life. |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
58. I can absolutely say I would not want my daughter to be a hooker |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
59. Would you like your husband/dad/son to be a john? |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 08:25 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. excellent point, looking at it from a totally different angle. yup n/t |
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ismnotwasm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
62. I'd rephrase it a bit |
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