Originally Posted by
MisterSmith8091
Ahh, I get what you are saying now, Legalisation yeah has the possibility of making the work safer, but comes with its own hoops to jump through like any job, and leave a footprint behind you and its accompanying stigma. I never looked at it that way.
Yeah, its only the Eastern half of Australia where Brothels are legalised and regulated, the the West Prostitution is legal, but unregulated and brothels are illegal.
I see your point that the Stigma must be removed, and I think it may become a reality in the next 20-30 Years, but not soon, due to Society and its attitudes.
And I didn't mean to seem as though I advocated brothels, I was just relaying facts is all, no offence intended.
As for the last part of your argument. I was not advocating any part of your closing statement. It was simply that Rapes and Sexual Violence towards Sex Workers were more common, as they were not protected either legally or physically (Bouncers and Bodyguards). And you imply that in the Australian Brothel's girls have no choice, but they do, and they aren't part of a 'line up' either in the vast majority of them.
The Brothels operate as a Bar, the girls inside are Prostitutes and the Client's simply go up and talk to the ones they like, the girl can refuse, or engage with the Client, discuss anything under the sun, including what he/she would like to do, and they go upstairs, the client is checked for STI's and Hygiene, and then and only then do they carry on.
I will end this by saying I have never been to a Brothel nor will I ever visit one, as you said, it doesn't feel as natural as meeting an Escort, spending time chatting and getting to know one another first.
Prostitution and how it should be treated is a serious debate, and needs to be understood better. If Politicians weren't such arrogant fucks they would approach people like you Miss Kate, and others like you, to get a better understanding of what needs to be and should be done.