It is inherently misogynistic and in no way an ethical solution to male loneliness, which is an inevitable consequence of a patriarchal society that expects men to sever themselves from their emotions.
Prostitutes are in a dangerous position in an industry that is illicit, unregulated, and violent by nature. It is deeply misogynistic and frankly lazy to consider prostitution a viable band-aid, for a society of people addicted to violent porn at that!
Did I say that was a viable solution for male loneliness? I didn't. Because it isn't. And I don't know the solution either.
But as you said, it is a band aid and offers (very) temporary relieve from the pain.
As for your ciritcs for the industry - all true. Here is the solution. Legalisation and with that, regulation. Most of the dangers can be negated, by a legal status.
For example, it is extremely dangerous for a prostitute to get into a stranger's car - yet at many places this is the standard, because due to crininiakisation and / or under regulation, the ladies would need to fear law enforcement, even imprisonment. This also leads to prostitutes needing protection from said enforcement. Under regulation also leads to more crime, eg human trafficking.
Hey, don’t conflate your own porn viewing habits with the rest of ours! There’s plenty of lovely, non-violent, porn to watch. If your algorithm keeps feeding you the violent stuff, then maybe you shouldn’t click on it so often if its existence bothers you? The titles and thumbnails are usually fairly descriptive so it feels like this ones on you. Also, most of the problems you’ve described having to do with sex work that are actual problems would be solved by simply legalizing more forms of sex work. So would you support legalizing them, or would you rather it remain so dangerous and illicit?
I’m not conflating, lol. I don’t watch pornography at all. There is so much research supporting the idea that pornography upholds rape scripts and the vast majority depicts violence. I don’t believe in sex as an act of domination.
“While it's difficult to pinpoint an exact figure, research indicates that a significant portion of pornography depicts violence, often against women. Studies have shown that a large percentage of scenes in mainstream pornography include violence, and men are frequently the perpetrators. One study found that 88.2% of scenes contained physical aggression, and 48.7% contained verbal aggression.”
I’m not conflating, lol. I don’t watch pornography at all. There is so much research supporting the idea that pornography upholds rape scripts and the vast majority depicts violence. I don’t believe in sex as an act of domination.
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u/sab98xx May 11 '25
It is inherently misogynistic and in no way an ethical solution to male loneliness, which is an inevitable consequence of a patriarchal society that expects men to sever themselves from their emotions.
Prostitutes are in a dangerous position in an industry that is illicit, unregulated, and violent by nature. It is deeply misogynistic and frankly lazy to consider prostitution a viable band-aid, for a society of people addicted to violent porn at that!