Comments on: Each prostitution post is a beautiful and unique snowflake http://punkassblog.com/2006/08/21/each-prostitution-post-is-a-beautiful-and-unique-snowflake/ Sun, 27 Jul 2008 08:39:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: sacredwhore: sex work, politics, & pleasure with melissa gira http://punkassblog.com/2006/08/21/each-prostitution-post-is-a-beautiful-and-unique-snowflake/#comment-7628 Sun, 03 Sep 2006 07:57:20 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2006/08/21/each-prostitution-post-is-a-beautiful-and-unique-snowflake/#comment-7628 <strong>What's 'empowering' about whoring (question mark)...</strong> My sore wrists (you know, from all that pole dancing serving the patriarachy researching grants and writing too much, not on a blog) have made me more-or-less blog-incommunicado for the last few weeks, which is maybe all for the best, as I missed much ... What’s ‘empowering’ about whoring (question mark)…

My sore wrists (you know, from all that pole dancing serving the patriarachy researching grants and writing too much, not on a blog) have made me more-or-less blog-incommunicado for the last few weeks, which is maybe all for the best, as I missed much …

]]> by: Pony http://punkassblog.com/2006/08/21/each-prostitution-post-is-a-beautiful-and-unique-snowflake/#comment-7456 Thu, 31 Aug 2006 05:10:48 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2006/08/21/each-prostitution-post-is-a-beautiful-and-unique-snowflake/#comment-7456 Geez yah I find that name annoying too Jimmy. Geez yah I find that name annoying too Jimmy.

]]> by: Jimmy Ho http://punkassblog.com/2006/08/21/each-prostitution-post-is-a-beautiful-and-unique-snowflake/#comment-7441 Thu, 31 Aug 2006 01:52:09 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2006/08/21/each-prostitution-post-is-a-beautiful-and-unique-snowflake/#comment-7441 You're welcome, Gayle! Marc, sorry for misspelling your name the first time around. I am close to someone with the same name and I know it can be very annoying. You’re welcome, Gayle!
Marc, sorry for misspelling your name the first time around. I am close to someone with the same name and I know it can be very annoying.

]]> by: gayle http://punkassblog.com/2006/08/21/each-prostitution-post-is-a-beautiful-and-unique-snowflake/#comment-7427 Wed, 30 Aug 2006 23:27:54 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2006/08/21/each-prostitution-post-is-a-beautiful-and-unique-snowflake/#comment-7427 Thank you Jimmy Ho and delphyne! Thank you Jimmy Ho and delphyne!

]]> by: Jimmy Ho http://punkassblog.com/2006/08/21/each-prostitution-post-is-a-beautiful-and-unique-snowflake/#comment-7408 Wed, 30 Aug 2006 18:32:32 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2006/08/21/each-prostitution-post-is-a-beautiful-and-unique-snowflake/#comment-7408 I think I got it. Apologies to Punkass Mark (but "<i>jamais deux sans trois</i>", right?): <a href="http://punkassblog.com/2006/08/21/each-prostitution-post-is-a-beautiful-and-unique-snowflake/#comment-6999" rel="nofollow">Aug 24th, 2006 at 11:30 am</a>. I think I got it. Apologies to Punkass Mark (but “jamais deux sans trois“, right?):
Aug 24th, 2006 at 11:30 am.

]]> by: Jimmy Ho http://punkassblog.com/2006/08/21/each-prostitution-post-is-a-beautiful-and-unique-snowflake/#comment-7406 Wed, 30 Aug 2006 18:10:22 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2006/08/21/each-prostitution-post-is-a-beautiful-and-unique-snowflake/#comment-7406 Sorry, I must've missed something in my tags: I meant <a>this comment</a> by R. Mildred. Sorry, I must’ve missed something in my tags: I meant this comment by R. Mildred.

]]> by: Jimmy Ho http://punkassblog.com/2006/08/21/each-prostitution-post-is-a-beautiful-and-unique-snowflake/#comment-7405 Wed, 30 Aug 2006 18:08:26 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2006/08/21/each-prostitution-post-is-a-beautiful-and-unique-snowflake/#comment-7405 Gayle, I think you are referring to <a>this comment</a> by R. Mildred, where she wrote:<blockquote>And as he is the only one who’s arguing for legalisation, whereas EVERYONE else here agrees on decriminalisation (it’s hard to argue with people who agree with you totally, but I wouldn’t want people to think I’m not trying, now would I?)...</blockquote> The decriminalisation we agree upon is that of prostituted persons. We all think that no woman should be fined or put in jail for prostituting herself. What we disagree about is the penalisation of pimps and johns. Your own stance ("I’d like to see johns and pimps convicted more often and more aggressively") is close to the abolitionist position (which I support), the one that inspired Sweden's policy. Gayle,

I think you are referring to this comment by R. Mildred, where she wrote:

And as he is the only one who’s arguing for legalisation, whereas EVERYONE else here agrees on decriminalisation (it’s hard to argue with people who agree with you totally, but I wouldn’t want people to think I’m not trying, now would I?)…

The decriminalisation we agree upon is that of prostituted persons. We all think that no woman should be fined or put in jail for prostituting herself. What we disagree about is the penalisation of pimps and johns. Your own stance (”I’d like to see johns and pimps convicted more often and more aggressively”) is close to the abolitionist position (which I support), the one that inspired Sweden’s policy.

]]> by: KH http://punkassblog.com/2006/08/21/each-prostitution-post-is-a-beautiful-and-unique-snowflake/#comment-7404 Wed, 30 Aug 2006 18:05:57 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2006/08/21/each-prostitution-post-is-a-beautiful-and-unique-snowflake/#comment-7404 I certainly didn't use the word 'sin', & how 'we deduce' anything about sin from what I did say is anybody's guess. I took the comment to imply that there's something ironic about the notion that I might feign scruples about anything so relatively minor as beer. Ironic given who I am, perhaps. Maybe I lack scruples about some relatively greater sin? Something about me & sin, anyway. I certainly didn’t use the word ’sin’, & how ‘we deduce’ anything about sin from what I did say is anybody’s guess. I took the comment to imply that there’s something ironic about the notion that I might feign scruples about anything so relatively minor as beer. Ironic given who I am, perhaps. Maybe I lack scruples about some relatively greater sin? Something about me & sin, anyway.

]]> by: Pony http://punkassblog.com/2006/08/21/each-prostitution-post-is-a-beautiful-and-unique-snowflake/#comment-7401 Wed, 30 Aug 2006 17:50:46 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2006/08/21/each-prostitution-post-is-a-beautiful-and-unique-snowflake/#comment-7401 Apparently anitp for KH it's something to do with both alcohol and christianity. we deduce this from KHs use of the word novitiate, in reference to alcohol. Apparently anitp for KH it’s something to do with both alcohol and christianity. we deduce this from KHs use of the word novitiate, in reference to alcohol.

]]> by: delphyne http://punkassblog.com/2006/08/21/each-prostitution-post-is-a-beautiful-and-unique-snowflake/#comment-7396 Wed, 30 Aug 2006 16:34:53 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2006/08/21/each-prostitution-post-is-a-beautiful-and-unique-snowflake/#comment-7396 I don't think it's possible to get an objective view Gayle if by "objective" you mean someone who is neither pro nor anti-prostitution. It's not a debate which lends itself to neutrality as so-called neutrality supports the status quo and the continued commercial use of women's bodies by men. Here's a link to one discussion of the Swedish law however - http://sisyphe.org/article.php3?id_article=2035 I don’t think it’s possible to get an objective view Gayle if by “objective” you mean someone who is neither pro nor anti-prostitution. It’s not a debate which lends itself to neutrality as so-called neutrality supports the status quo and the continued commercial use of women’s bodies by men.

Here’s a link to one discussion of the Swedish law however -

http://sisyphe.org/article.php3?id_article=2035

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