Before anyone gets their panties in a bunch because of this topic, I would just like to make it clear that RG's rules specifically forbid pornography-related discussions and adult images, not prostitution. This topic won't be vulgar nor will it be explicit so there's no need for a sudden rise of concern.
I'm sure if you ask a lot of people whether they think prostitution should be legalized they'd instinctively turn it down. But why? The case for making it against the law to buy sex begins with the premise that it's exploitative and demeaning to sex workers.
According to the United States government, "prostitution directly contributes to the modern-day slave trade and is inherently demeaning." The government also claims that legalizing or tolerating prostitution creates "greater demand for human trafficking victims." And yet, prostitution is legal in parts of Nevada.
Legalizing prostitution expands it, the argument goes, and also helps pimps, fails to protect women, and leads to more back-alley violence, not less.
There's a big difference between a street worker controlled by a pimp and a high-end call girl who picks her own clients, and the real question is how to increase poor women's access to decent and safe work in general. Legalizing prostitution is likely to make things a little better for women who have too few options to begin with.
Prostitution is inevitable and conditions will be better for everyone all around if it's regulated. In other words, more condoms, fewer beatings.
Do you think prostitution should be legalized in places that it already isn't? Why or why not.