Muddled Morals.

I have heard discussions from our city council about cracking down on "prostitution" in our fine city.



As I listened to this I had to scratch my head.



Why did they want to prohibit "prostitution"...I was confused.



Don't get me wrong...I believe that "prostitution" is immoral...and illegal...that's not my point.



What confused me was this same council has no problem with our city having businesses that profit exclusively from the sale of pornographic material [movies, magazines, etc].



Are you seeing the conflict?



Look at a few definitions of what "prostitution" is;



The Free Dictionary [by Farlex]
1. The act or practice of engaging in sex acts for hire.


Dictionary.com
1. the act or practice of engaging in sexual intercourse for money.

American Heritage Dictionary.

The act or practice of engaging in sex acts for hire.

Word Net.

1. offering sexual intercourse for pay

Pornography has gone from being something viewed as wicked...abhorrent [at least people said so] to now as one of the most money making industries in North America.

But what makes pornography different from prostitution...the only difference seems to lie in the shamelessness of the whores involved.

Prostitutes offer their services by standing on the street corner...in certain areas of town...letting the wrong kind of men know what they are selling.

They receive money...in trade for sexual favors...transaction complete...no Visa please...cash only!

The porno shop sits on the street corner...advertising sex acts for sale.

The prostitutes in the porno industry trade money for sex...and then are shameless enough to have it recorded for others to watch...the pimp becomes the porno shop keeper.

We have become so blinded, by our own moral bankruptcy, that we think one is wrong...because it gives the image of our city a blemish [women standing on the street corner doesn't look decent]...while the other is viewed as a business.

How does this happen...it begins when our societies standards of sex in relationship to marriage and pre-marriage relationships disintergrates.

Thats for another day.