That's a common misconception. Women actually had a far higher, more equal standing to men prior to the advent of agriculture. Women were bringing home at least 90% of the food, after all. After agriculture, women's work was considered far less important, and thus women were devalued and lost power.

As to the original topic, I believe that a consenting adult should be able to have sex with another consenting adult for any reason those adults want, even if for an exchange of money. I don't support doing it when it's illegal, but I do support making it legal.

~Stalker

I've never been to a strip joint, but oddly enough I have known three girls who've had the job.

All three had vomit-inducing faces. Crack whore describes it well enough.

Personally, even if I had a 100% guarantee that all the girls were hot, I probably still wouldn't go. I don't like being teased by strangers.

My stepbrother used to always tell me he could take any stripper home he wanted to. I always laughed and told him to go right ahead, you won't catch me touching them with a 10 foot dildo.

Where exactly was it, over 10.000 years ago, that women supported the family, not the men? What was "women's work" over 10.000 years ago?

Should be interesting to hear your history facts as they really differ from those that I get.

For me, strip clubs and pornography serve two entirely different purposes. Strip clubs have always been more about entertainment, especially within a group setting. They're fun when you're there to celebrate a friend's birthday or bachelor party. Plus, I like the idea of tossing a dollar on to a stage to get a close flash of some woman's tits. It's fun. Though as with any night time event, it loses its fun after a while. I'd have no interest in going daily.

Porn, of course, is for private fantasies. It's for getting off. Though I'm not a huge fan of free porn; I prefer paying extra to get things in good quality, specific to my tastes, and free of any viruses, pop-ups or adware.

Anthropologists have shown through scholarly investigation that there is great variation amongst gender roles within hunter-gatherer societies, both presently and historically. Which isn't exciting or surprising in itself, given that different geographical locations tend to breed different cultural biases; the techniques to discover such knowledge is what I find exciting.

Trying to pinpoint exactly how women were treated, or what their roles were in hunter-gatherer societies in general, would be futile without grossly simplifying the issue.

But there is no doubt that at least in some hunter-gatherer societies, women were valued members of the group and treated as equals to the men.

The bibliography alone is a good enough resource.

Also, I recommend: Guns, Germs And Steel by Jared Diamond.

The book isn't expressly designed to tackle the question of gender roles within hunter-gatherer societies, however the subject is covered in detail and offers examples of the interplay between the sexes throughout history.

I think control definitely plays a role, but besides that, I think it's another case of one gender failing to appreciate and understand the other gender's "style" and perspective.

Feminists (or perhaps more accurately, feminazis--since lots of perfectly good and reasonable people casually call themselves feminists nowadays) don't grok how someone can have sex with someone else without being absolutely bathed in oxytocin and lovey-dovey feelings of attachment, and the very idea of attachment-free sex threatens and offends them--especially, since, yes, it means that they don't get to hold all of the cards.

Feminazis and just plain insecure (and typically, young) females alike get freaked out about male masturbation and porno for just about the same reason, I've found.

Now, many good and non-crazy people get on the anti-stripping and/or anti-porn trains out of a sincere concern for women, and an honest hatred of exploitation and abuse. That said, I think most of the leaders at the head of the pack or the movement are primarily motivated by strong envy of the male sex, regardless of their hemming and hawing about abuse.

I do tend to think that legalized, well-regulated prostitution would solve so many of our society's social, legal, and economic problems.



I think it depends on the situation, of course, but, overall, I tend to feel the exact same way. Assuming consenting parties, it's the women who hold the cards and the keys, and the men can only drool and beg for morsels.

And it's not just prostitution. It's also porn.

One particular femitard referred to pornography with the following sentence: "Women are not meant to be your masturbation accesories."



I thought to myself, that's one interesting term for a sex partner.

They're not???

I guess I learned something today.

Well, la-dee-dah. How does she figure, and how does she plan to enforce that little rule?

I've certainly used men as "masturbation accessories." Those people who mind being used as masturbation accessories should a) not appear in porn, b) actively seek out and "advertise for" only sincere and caring romantic partners, and ideally, c) refrain from using others (especially actual sexual and romantic partners) as masturbation accessories. (And, even then, there's still a chance that someone will, without your knowledge or permission, use you as wank-fodder in the privacy of their own home. C'est la vie.)

My main concerned would be getting a gift that keeps on giving more than anything else.

I wouldn't pay for sex anyways. Not even just to have experienced what it would be like to be that pathetic.

Pathetic to one is needed to another, though. The person who commits so much time to study and advancing themselves may not have time to go out and get a girl, and where it is legal if they happen to pay for a sexual release without all the 'courting' involved so to keep their mind on their studies then it serves a purpose. They don’t have to be skanks. You can still be epicurean when it comes to prostitutes.

Personally, I cannot see a downside to legalizing prostitution. That goes without saying.

BUT...I sometimes see conversation about this topic that is disingenuous. I am not saying that this pertains to this particular thread. Prostitutes will ALWAYS be considered...outsiders, for lack of a better word. Seriously, what would your gut reaction be if you learned your sister was a prostitute? Would I associate with someone who is or was a prostitute? Been there...done that. I have also had false rumors circulate about me, perhaps because of my associations.

So...yes...some things would change if prostitution were legal; but, it would also present other problems. There are no easy answer.

That reminded me of a local sitcom here that takes place at a TV station. Two of the female employees are telling the sound guy that he is gross (which he is) and he retorts telling them that when he gets home he can think of their breasts and touch himself until he squirts, which leaves them somewhat dumbfounded.

It was especially funny because one of the girls were played by former porn-actor Katja Kean

I brought this topic up on The Undercroft and got some surprisingly conservative reactions.

I'm ok with it.
I won't lie, Ive engaged the services of prostitutes before and likely will do so in the future.

I'm replying to this before I read any other replies btw.

Western Australia has a regulated sex industry and so brothels are allowed in certain areas and sex workers are regularly screened for STD's.
Of course there are still illeagle street workers and sexual slavery has been known to have occurred, but when the vice unit of the police actively works with the people involved in this industry rather than against them, those who don't comply with the laws and regulations are quickly rooted out.

Why do I know all of this and why should I care?

The truth is that my own mother works in the sex industry so I've made it my business to know.


Please, no Freudian or Oedipal jokes, it's not it good taste...