As we grew up, it seems as though the natural instinct was to rebel against our parents. Authority, what teenager wants that? The more we were told to do something, the more we didn't want to. As so when we were told we couldn't have something, didn't the desire double? I believe this theory is applicable through many views of human nature. One controversial subject is the dispute over the legalization of prostitution. As long as humans have sexual desire, they will find a way to fulfill it in some way. Because of this, I believe this profession of selling sex for money will always be in business legalized or not. If prostitution will stay forever, why not legalize it to make advances towards health and political issues?
Recently, especially among feminist circles, it has been frequently repeated that prostitution and modeling are the only two jobs in which women make as much or more than men. A majority of feminists, however, oppose prostitution on principle. Prostitutes themselves nearly unanimously support the decriminalization of prostitution, as is to be expected. Most are not trying to leave their profession, and in many countries, they make a decent, legal living off of prostitution. These people want prostitution to be decriminalized, so that they can get the police off their backs and continue their profession unobstructed. Many others, including leading feminists and conservatives, not only consider prostitution to be immoral, but also degrading to women (and men) and lead the way to other crimes.
Prostitution opponents are not just prudes. They include many major feminists, including Catharine A. MacKinnon, perhaps today's leading feminist constitutional scholar, and Andrea Dworkin, a leading social theorist. They feel, as do many others, that prostitution is forced upon women by a patriarchal society, which affords them no other decent educational or occupational opportunities (Pettiway...