Is prostitution "immoral"?

[Sunstone]

There have been societies in which prostitution was considered sacred.

 

[CynthiaCypher]

Nope, not the least bit surprising.
I mean, it does explain your inconsistencies.
Though it does not tell us why you have not yet explained your whole exploitation stance.

I am not under obligation to explain my stance to you. With another woman sure I will. But to you, no way.

 

[McBell]

I am not under obligation to explain my stance to you. With another woman sure I will. But to you, no way.

I call bull ****.
Unless of course it is your claim that Draka is not a woman....

 

[CynthiaCypher]

There have been societies in which prostitution was considered sacred.

So which myth are you going to try to pull off? Please g'head.

 

[McBell]

There have been societies in which prostitution was considered sacred.

[sarcasm]
Well, they must have had some sort of mental illness...
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[CynthiaCypher]

I call bull ****.
Unless of course it is your claim that Draka is not a woman....

She is a woman, but I definitely don't consider her a sister.

 

[The Sum of Awe]

Cypher: I am just wondering, would you change your opinion, even if just a slight bit, if it was a male prostitute instead of a female?

 

[McBell]

She is a woman, but I definitely don't consider her a sister.

You move the goal posts so much I suspect that even you have lost track of where they are.

 

[CynthiaCypher]

Cypher: I am just wondering, would you change your opinion, even if just a slight bit, if it was a male prostitute instead of a female?

Not at all.

 

[McBell]

So which myth are you going to try to pull off? Please g'head.

How about the Biblical one for starters.

 

[Sunstone]

So which myth are you going to try to pull off? Please g'head.

Myth? What are you talking about? Try to stay rational, please.

 

[CynthiaCypher]

How about the Biblical one for starters.

It's a myth and Israelite propaganda. Sacred prostitution hardly ever occurred in the ancient world. If you knew the material such as the laws prohibiting a prostitute from entering what was considered hallowed ground you would see that temple prostitution is a myth.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

I agree.

It degrades women to be the subject of anonymous strangers serving only to act as a sexual outlet. It's very demeaning.

Why does this have to be the model of prostitution?

I mean, while I've never availed myself of a prostitute, I don't define people solely by their jobs. We don't generally consider a waiter/waitress to be an "anonymous stranger serving only to act as a food outlet"; why would we necessarily have to consider a prostitute the way you describe?

 

[Orias]

Is prostitution "immoral" to you, and why or why not?


To me, it's not. As long as the person doing so has made the choice to do so fully aware of what they are doing and is taking proper precautions against spreading disease, then I don't really see an issue with it. Now, pimping and coerced/forced prostitution is an entirely different thing to me and I do find those wrong. Prostitution itself though, no...I don't believe it to be "immoral".



And yes...I put "immoral" in quotes as I find morality to be highly subjective.

To me it is and it isn't.

This is because I have learned that chimpanzees do engage in a form of prostitution (for food).

Usually humans have the motive of "money" but then again it can be said that the one doing the prostituting is not alway willing it.

What you said sums it up pretty clearly.

 

[Sunstone]

It's a myth and Israelite propaganda. Sacred prostitution hardly ever occurred in the ancient world. If you knew the material such as the laws prohibiting a prostitute from entering what was considered hallowed ground you would see that temple prostitution is a myth.

So what about the sacred prostitutes of India? Were those Israelite propaganda too? And If the sacred prostitutes of Babylon were Israelite propaganda, how come Greek historians noticed them?

 

[Father Heathen]

I think the best insight would come from actual strippers, prostitutes and porn stars themselves.

 

[CynthiaCypher]

So what about the sacred prostitutes of India? Were those Israelite propaganda too? And If the sacred prostitutes of Babylon were Israelite propaganda, how come Greek historians noticed them?

You see the prohibition that made it unlawful for a prostitute to enter temple grounds is...well...well-attested in Babylonian and Sumerian law. The Babylonians and Sumerians never practiced it. If a prostitute were to enter the sacred precinct it would be her death.

You fell for a myth.

 

[McBell]

It's a myth and Israelite propaganda. Sacred prostitution hardly ever occurred in the ancient world. If you knew the material such as the laws prohibiting a prostitute from entering what was considered hallowed ground you would see that temple prostitution is a myth.

"Hardly ever occurred"...?

 

[CynthiaCypher]

"Hardly ever occurred"...?

That's what I said. Have a problem with it?

 

[Sunstone]

You see the prohibition that made it unlawful for a prostitute to enter temple grounds is...well...well-attested in Babylonian and Sumerian law. The Babylonians and Sumerians never practiced it. If a prostitute were to enter the sacred precinct it would be her death.

You fell for a myth.

Then why did the Greeks report the practice and say they had observed it first hand? Obviously, it's not what you make it out ot be.