RE: Abandoned Children and Their Long Lost Fathers
But it's not as bad as it is today when sex trade has been linked to the spread of certain diseases.
The situation is only made worse by illegalization. It means that it's harder for them to get healthcare, or to seek the help of the law.
https://prostitution.procon.org/view.answers.php?questionID=000107
That site covers whether or not the incidence of STD's would be lowered with legalization. The cons have mostly to do with one particular option, a test card, which they point out is pretty much useless.
It's easy for a lot of people to say can't they get a better job?
Put another way, sometimes it's the best job available. Good pay. Flexible hours.
Uh.. not everyone is privileged enough to have gone to school or have connections.
Sex workers aren't even always uneducated. In America, some of them are even highly educated.
We have this view of sex work as dirty, and the sex workers as poor people whose only option is the sex trade. Reality is often far different than the visions we paint. In this case, that vision is based on our prejudice.
But condemn them or not, we should not condemn the children.
I find it interesting that I can't seem to recall any charity event targeting that sector in our society.
I don't think they even necessarily need one targeting them. Just one that isn't discriminatory.
Which is what the government should re-evaluate. Clearly, if the Plan A isn't working, they should consider a Plan B, C, D and so forth. But hand-in-hand with the rest of the society, a blind eye method is used.
We have this view of sex work as dirty, and the sex workers as poor people whose only option is the sex trade. Reality is often far different than the visions we paint. In this case, that vision is based on our prejudice.
I do agree. It's why I listed other stuff after. I only put the education in the fore because it's true for most in third world countries where I live in. And in the Philippines, the emphasis in education being a must is almost equivalent to breathing. There are college students who engage in escort services simply to put themselves through college.
No, we shouldn't. At all. It's a steep battle to change the mindset of people about that especially in more conservative countries.
I think there isn't one targeting them because they are being discriminated against. If the children who aren't at fault are suffering through the stigma of being related to a sex worker, it's not a far-fetched notion that the sex workers themselves are in the middle of it.
Yeah, they should. But they won't. At least they won't do it on their own. I think society needs to work together from the start to solve our problems. Right now we squabble over little differences though, rather than trying to find a plan that we can all agree on.
That's actually a stereotype here about "strippers". (Girls that take off their clothes in bars for money.)
Considering how much we charge for something considered necessary to earn more money and get yourself out of poverty, it's not surprising. It would be nice if we at least allowed self-study to get your degree, so the poorest had a chance without getting into extreme debt.
Currently, here we have them jump through hoops to prove they are worthy.
Absolutely. Because of that discrimination, any charity targeting them might have difficulty getting funds.