Why aren't porn stars arrested for prostitution?

[Occhidiangela]

Angel,Jan 10 2005, 09:13 AM]Are you sure? Here to the left of Sweden, it's perfectly legal to both sell and buy sex. The "john" and his "date" aren't doing anything illegal when they have at it in a darkened back alley. However, pimping is a crime, and if caught the perpetrator will receive a slap on the wrist and a small fine. (If he doesn't have any money, a small slap on the wrist will do just nicely.)

"I'm all for legalising prostitution" seems a bit redundant now, as I've just stated that it's already legal. Still, it shouldn't just be legalised, but also domesticated. It should become a natural part of nature. An 18-year old lad should be able to tell his mother before leaving the house. "I'll just pop out for a prossie. Be back in a bit." I'm also a fan of Joss Whedon's form of prostitution in his cancelled series "Firefly".. Basically, all prostitutes are refined, well-educated, respected and respectable women who do not simply sell their bodies, but rather a unique experience. They are all members of a guild which offer them benefits and protection. They also choose their own clients. Every "john" (and "jane" for that matter) is admitted into a registry, and each "companion" (as they are called) choose whomever they wish to take on as a "client" from this registry.

But that's sci-fi. :)
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In the for what it's worth department:

The utopian set up you describe from the TV show / sci fi story harkens back to some of Heinlein's inane sexual fantasy themes in his later books. Due to the vision of the writer and director, the story necessarily removes or omits some of the nastier people-to-people issues that come up when the intimate character of sex inserts its influence. Not everyone approaches, or can approach, sex as a service, as a cash and copulate transaction -- even if on the surface they proclaim to do so. The converse is true, in that some folks claim more than physical appeal when in reality, that is all that is there for them.

I know this sounds cliche, but as I am sure you realize, people do not always remain objective. You can easily imagine some nightmare scenarios wherein the guy "tries to take her away from all this" and she just isn't interested in leaving her profession, which then leads to his obsessive attempts to get her to be his. Or, the lady in question tries to get her John, a well to do or particularly nice fella, to "take her away from all this" when all he wants is some whoopee. And any number of variations on that theme.

You also open Pandorra's box (she's a call girl in LA, I hear) regarding liability issues between married couples where one is charging for services, tort damages filed against call girls for their damage to marriage. Business or no, there is the problem of infidelity if the John dallies, or the Jane has a gigolo habit. Some states still hold infidelity as illegal.

Darned few people can remain objective about physical intimacy. A strong case for monogamy can be made on a very practical basis, due to the powerful connection often made on a personal level during the "no secrets" intimacy that can accompany love making. The usual problems arise when

1) it is not a two way street
2) there is only physical interaction

Such disparity plays out over and over in court, on TV, in movies, in novels . . . in short, this is an element of the sexual experience in toto, "pay for passion" or not. The idealized world views of so many novels and movies, or TV shows, are not possible without a fundamental change in how people think and feel about sex.

In an idealized world, of course, we'd have no neurotics. Where, then, would we get actors and actresses to tell these stories? :lol:

Occhi

Edit: Preview if my friend, need to quit neglecting him