Prositution & Sex on the Internet

             All sexual activities need only the consent of the participating individuals to decide whether or not those activities are considered moral and good. So, as long as people consent, a wide variety of practices can be allowed in this society, such as group sex, anonymous sex, prostitution and pornography. (Rudy 1999). In this paper I will look at two of the sex industries most profitable sources of income, prostitution and sex industry on the Internet. I will look at the negative and positive effects of criminalization of prostitution and the growth and new problems that have arose with pornography on the Internet.
             Many women earn all or part of their living as sex workers or in other areas of the sex industry, including pornography, nude dancing, telephone sex, and computer pornography. Sex workers are women at work, supporting children as single parents, trying to save money, trying to survive in an economical job market that underpays women at every economic level. (Shaver, 1996). Although most people stereotype prostitutes as fallen women, drug addicts, or disease carriers, in reality they are not. A contract entered by a prostitute and her client is a private exchange between two individuals. So why is this criminalized? Most existing laws concerning prostitution are formulated on the assumption that prostitution is an immoral activity, with women being an immoral participant.
             Prostitution has sparked a wide range of emotions from the society in which it exits. No society has ever completely accepted it as a satisfactory and central part of society. Prostitution is to be never condoned but is something that is tolerated. It is more of an embarrassment than a problem. It is like the so called "black sheep" of the family, if kept out of sight, then out of mind. It is bad for the government because it is seen as their mismanagement that shows a society in decline.(Shaver, 1996). It is bad for the police as it s...

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