I don't understand why prostitution is illegal. Selling is legal. Fucking is legal. Why isn't selling fucking legal? You know, why should it be illegal to sell something that's perfectly legal to give away? I can't follow the logic on that one at all! Of all the things you can do, giving someone an orgasm is hardly the worst thing in the world. In the army they give you a medal for spraying napalm on people! In civilian life you go to jail for giving someone an orgasm!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author questions the legal inconsistency of selling sexual acts versus giving them for free.
- In plain terms
- He finds it illogical that selling sex is illegal when sex itself is legal.
- What can you take from it?
- Legal frameworks can contradict logic regarding bodily autonomy.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where does the line get drawn?
- Is this law logical?
Another view
It ignores societal reasons for regulating commercial exchange of sex.
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