12/13: Sydney brothel and signage

[Whit]

From Dham:

Fucking for money is the same as having a maid clean your house: They provide a service, you provide them money.

     Um, not quite. You see regardless of if it should be legal or not there is a serious social stigma. Ever seen the movie 'Strange Days'? There's a scene where it appears that Juliet Lewis (I think...) is being raped and murdered. This chic that was a friend of a friend saw that and stated rather flatly, "She deserves it, she's a whore." I rather went ballistic, we had a major scene, not the point.

     Point is, people take offense to anyone that provides such a 'service'. I don't agree nor do I know why, doesn't matter really. The stigma exists so we should acknowledge it. It's not the same, not even close.

     By the by, prostitution is obviously a dangerous job. Last I heard the unemployment office couldn't demand that a high risk job was accepted. I can't give any specific code or such, maybe I'm wrong. I do feel pretty sure about this though.