tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842371161692173823.post4654906086143556384..comments2023-05-12T05:38:51.341-07:00Comments on Maggie's Blog Against Pornography & Sexploitation: Prostitution, Trafficking and LawMaggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06050195471548220023noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842371161692173823.post-14297824655208614612008-03-09T16:12:00.000-07:002008-03-09T16:12:00.000-07:00Yes I intend elsewhere to raise the fact that huma...Yes I intend elsewhere to raise the fact that human trafficking is a convenient term designed to hide the fact it is women and girls who are trafficked into sexual slavery never men and boys. But then this is what patriarchy does, it co-opts feminist terms and once again male needs and demands become central never women's and girls. Patriarchy does not want gender to be mentioned because if it were, then the social construction of masculinities would come under the microscope.JENNIFER DREWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02112807166372869685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842371161692173823.post-47196934716092032682008-03-09T14:56:00.000-07:002008-03-09T14:56:00.000-07:00I don't believe that legalization of prostitution ...<I>I don't believe that legalization of prostitution is a solution to reduce the harms perpetrated against prostituted women and girls. Legalization has been proven to be an utter failure in countries where prostitution has been legalized or decriminalized. In those countries: violence against women has become more normative; there are very few exit programs for prostituted women; trafficking, child prostitution, and sexual exploitation of women in illegal brothels or on the street have dramatically increased.</I><BR/><BR/>As well as the trafficking/child prostitution etc increasing with legalisation/regulation, it does nothing to actually keep street prostituted wimmin safe, wimmin, who, for whatever reason, don't make the grade in 'parlours'/brothels.<BR/><BR/>The other fact that is glossed over, is that it is the same Johns who will be (ab)using prostituted wimmin, legalised 'industry' or not. These Johns have very low opinions of females, and the opinions held by these males will not magically improve after legalisation.<BR/><BR/>Legalisation would not have saved the five young women from Ipswich from being murdered (even though the ECP will tell you otherwise).<BR/><BR/>Instead, what happened after the Ipswich murders was that the community went all-out and put exit programmes in place. From 30+ prostituted women working the streets, it is now down to about 3. This is basically inline with other research that has documented 89-90% of prostituted wimmin would get out of 'the business' if the opportunity was there. So much for the 'career choice' and 'it's just a job' arguments.<BR/><BR/>This comment has been far too long already, but the abuse of wimmin and girls in other areas, is just 'supply' for the servicing of males. It's a hideous cycle of disposable females.<BR/><BR/>Exit programmes. Not legalisation.<BR/>Prosecute Johns.<BR/>Educate males, reduce 'demand'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com