By definition a prostitute is “a person, typically a woman, who engages in sexual activity for payment” and prostitution is “the practice or occupation of engaging in sexual activity with someone for payment.” However, services which support women who have been abused in prostitution prefer to use a less limited definition, saying that it is “Engaging in sexual activity in exchange for some form of payment such as: money, drinks, drugs, consumer goods or a bed or roof over their head for a night.” While it is not illegal to be a prostitute in Scotland, both soliciting and living off immoral earnings are. At first, the thought of legalising prostitution may seem like a good idea and many would agree; however I disagree.
People, such as MSP Jean Urquhart, believe that prostitution should have more protection. Urquhart is working with the organisation ‘Scot Pep’ in an attempt to legalise prostitution; their campaign believes that “sex work is work, and that sex workers deserve protections such as labour rights.” If prostitution were to …show more content…
All you have to do is turn on the television or read a magazine and you’ll see how, purely because of a difference in body, woman are sexually exploited. Not all men view women in this way and I am not for a second suggesting that, but when it comes to prostitution, the type of men who tend to get involved are amongst those that do. For instance, research was published by the ‘Women’s Support Project’ in which they interviewed 110 men who had bought women in prostitution. Comments were made, such as “It’s like if you’re very hungry you’re not bothered with where you buy food. So if you want sex are you that bothered with where you get it?” and “They know what they’re there for. You get what you pay for without the ‘no’”. Prostitution contributes to misogynistic ideas – it’s a vicious
People, such as MSP Jean Urquhart, believe that prostitution should have more protection. Urquhart is working with the organisation ‘Scot Pep’ in an attempt to legalise prostitution; their campaign believes that “sex work is work, and that sex workers deserve protections such as labour rights.” If prostitution were to …show more content…
All you have to do is turn on the television or read a magazine and you’ll see how, purely because of a difference in body, woman are sexually exploited. Not all men view women in this way and I am not for a second suggesting that, but when it comes to prostitution, the type of men who tend to get involved are amongst those that do. For instance, research was published by the ‘Women’s Support Project’ in which they interviewed 110 men who had bought women in prostitution. Comments were made, such as “It’s like if you’re very hungry you’re not bothered with where you buy food. So if you want sex are you that bothered with where you get it?” and “They know what they’re there for. You get what you pay for without the ‘no’”. Prostitution contributes to misogynistic ideas – it’s a vicious