Why Is Prostitution Wrong
The World’s Oldest Profession
Prostitution is when someone sells sex for money, food or other necessary gains. The people who sell sex are called prostitutes and they can consist of both male and females but females are the most common worker. Prostitutes are also called sex workers, but there are a multitude of different terms they go by, depending on the time period and place. Prostitution has been legal for decades and is recently becoming illegal and shameful. In the old time periods prostitution was considered a job that gains a lot and was not shamed upon. It was even a way to show their respect to their gods. Many people argue that prostitution is bad, that it is against god, human morals and are dangerous. Although there are many reasons …show more content…
There are groups that try to help prostitutes get their rights back like COYOTE, who is “one of the United States’ most active and vocal sex worker rights organizations.”(Beloso) Prostitutes are no different from any other worker, they are not criminals and are not hurting anyone yet they are treated lowly. They are treated wrongly just because of their profession. There are people who had a lot of sexual intercourse with many different people, some who they do not even know and it is perfectly fine but when you have money involved it is considered a crime. People need to listen and hear what prostitutes have to say because when they do they will hear that “All over the world, women in sex work are demanding that adult sex work be decriminalized and that they be given rights, respect and recognition.”(Bishakha) These people want to be treated like everyone else; they want to have health services and no harassment from others. People consider them criminals, but for what reason? What are the differences between a regular worker and a prostitute? There are hardly any at all and yet they are being treated like criminals. Because of this people misinterpret sex workers and treat them wrongly. By giving them their rights back they will be able to take away from the criminal state and more people will consider them as any other worker. People who usually fight for prostitutes are feminists, who believe that all genders should be treated
Prostitution is when someone sells sex for money, food or other necessary gains. The people who sell sex are called prostitutes and they can consist of both male and females but females are the most common worker. Prostitutes are also called sex workers, but there are a multitude of different terms they go by, depending on the time period and place. Prostitution has been legal for decades and is recently becoming illegal and shameful. In the old time periods prostitution was considered a job that gains a lot and was not shamed upon. It was even a way to show their respect to their gods. Many people argue that prostitution is bad, that it is against god, human morals and are dangerous. Although there are many reasons …show more content…
There are groups that try to help prostitutes get their rights back like COYOTE, who is “one of the United States’ most active and vocal sex worker rights organizations.”(Beloso) Prostitutes are no different from any other worker, they are not criminals and are not hurting anyone yet they are treated lowly. They are treated wrongly just because of their profession. There are people who had a lot of sexual intercourse with many different people, some who they do not even know and it is perfectly fine but when you have money involved it is considered a crime. People need to listen and hear what prostitutes have to say because when they do they will hear that “All over the world, women in sex work are demanding that adult sex work be decriminalized and that they be given rights, respect and recognition.”(Bishakha) These people want to be treated like everyone else; they want to have health services and no harassment from others. People consider them criminals, but for what reason? What are the differences between a regular worker and a prostitute? There are hardly any at all and yet they are being treated like criminals. Because of this people misinterpret sex workers and treat them wrongly. By giving them their rights back they will be able to take away from the criminal state and more people will consider them as any other worker. People who usually fight for prostitutes are feminists, who believe that all genders should be treated