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Category Archives: Prostitution
Ten Convenient Beliefs For Sex Workers In America Today
Sex work is work, identical in morally relevant respects to other forms of service labor, and treating it as categorically different reflects puritanical cultural bias rather than any genuine distinction in what the work involves or what it does to … Continue reading
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NYT: Can Anyone Rescue the Trafficked Girls of L.A.’s Figueroa Street?
This story is so horrifying that my first reaction was — is this fabricated? Read it yourself: Can Anyone Rescue the Trafficked Girls of L.A.’s Figueroa Street? Throngs of young girls are forced to sell sex along a 3.5 mile … Continue reading
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Trump Needs To Issue An Executive Order Forbidding Racial Discrimination By Escorts
The blatant racism in escort ads disgusts me. It’s about time somebody does something. Perhaps President Trump should issue an executive order against this or the Attorney General should investigate this problem? There’s a rising tide of anger in this … Continue reading
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Why do sex workers discriminate against black men? This is outrageous. The government should do something.
How long can we abide such unrighteous discrimination? All prostitutes should be required by law to service an equal percentage of blacks as their general makeup of the population. And if they can’t afford it, they should get it free … Continue reading
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Should Prostitution Be a Crime?
Yes.
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What can we do as Orthodox Jews to drive massage parlors out of our neighborhood?
My FFB friend says: “Flood them with so many dirty Jews, they will be repulsed, and leave forever! Let the rabbis lead the way…” Luke: “Does it hurt your davening that there’s a whorehouse next door?” Friend: “It gives me … Continue reading
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How Women Whore Themselves Out To Arabs On Instagram
From Return of Kings: Have you ever wondered how popular Instagram models can afford their lavish lifestyles? All of them post selfies in which they’re showing off expensive sports cars or vacationing in exotic locales, yet they all work low-paid … Continue reading
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What Are The Origins Of The Word ‘Jewess’?
In a previous blog post, I noted Jews and Judaism’s open and frank attitudes towards sex. For one comparison, look at the difference in attitudes in Israel and America. Prostitution is essentially legal and widespread in Israel while it is … Continue reading
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The Prostitute In Medieval Jewish History
Dan Rabinowitz writes: Finally, we turn to R. Yechezkel Landau, author of Shu”t Noda B’Yehuda, and although he is not discussing prostitution in general, but it is worthwhile to mention a specific case of Havah Bernstein, wife of the Chief … Continue reading
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Sex With Non-Jewish Women Vs Sex With Jewish Prostitutes
An easy way to see a difference between the Jewish and Christian approaches to sex is to contrast the Jewish state of Israel with Christian countries such as the United States when it comes to prostitution. Using a prostitute is … Continue reading
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