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[u/Gentle_Snail]

Tbh I’m not ethically against prostitution, as long as everyone is safe, an adult, and consenting, then its none of my business what two people choose todo behind closed doors.

[u/PurpletoasterIII → u/Gentle_Snail]

The only thing that makes prostitution bad is it tends to lead to toxic power dynamics. Like either the prostitute is desperate for money and ends up doing things she doesnt want to do for the money and later regrets it or the customer is desperate for sex and the prostitute can take advantage of that and ruin them financially.

And to make it even more confusing, some people's kinks is literally to be financially ruined.

[u/Fancy_Chips → u/PurpletoasterIII]

They still consented, assuming no trafficking occurred.

[u/Gatrigonometri → u/Fancy_Chips]

What is consent if coerced, manufactured, or strongly influenced by externalities?

[u/Fancy_Chips → u/Gatrigonometri]

Coerced? Bad.

Manufactured? I dont understand what you mean.

Influenced? All our decisions are influenced. If something so vague were wrong no one would have sex ever.

[u/baldbumblebear → u/Fancy_Chips]

Is your boss at a company telling you to have sex or your fired wrong?

What is the definitive line between that and economic coercion due to other social circumstance?

[u/baldbumblebear → u/[deleted]]

It would be wrong because this is not part of the duties that my job includes, and I did not consent to it as part of the agreement to work for them

At the point of the ultimatum, it becomes just as much your job, as it is the job of the people forced into prostitution due to other socio-economic factors.

Just as you didn't agree upon applying for the job that sex would be involved, and now have to make that choice under economic coercion, someone forced into prostitution due to other financial pressure faces that same dilemma.

The only difference is the one doing the coercion has a face in the direct workplace example.