My point of view on prostitution

[dbev]

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Paying for sex is illegal in Iceland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:Flag_of_Iceland.svg" class="image" title="Flag of Iceland">. In April 2009, the Icelandic Parliament passed new legislation that makes paying for sex illegal (the client commits a crime, but not the prostitute).[1] [2] [3] [4] Opinion polls have shown that up to 70% of the Icelandic population supports banning the purchase of sexual services.
The original plan, by the then Minister of Social Affairs, Ásta Ragnheidur Jóhannesdóttir, included both prostitution and stripping. [5] Strip shows have been banned since 2010. [6] [7] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johanna...%C3%B0ardottir, Iceland's prime minister, who is an open lesbian, said: "The Nordic countries are leading the way on women's equality, recognizing women as equal citizens rather than commodities for sale." [8] The politician behind the bill, Kolbrún Halldórsdóttir - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:Kolbr%C3%BAn_Halld%C3%B3rsd%C3%B3ttir.jpg" class="image">, said: "It is not acceptable that women or people in general are a product to be sold."[9] The law is supported by Icelandic feminists. [10] Internationally, Radical feminism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:Womanpower_logo.svg" class="image">, such as http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Bindel, have celebrated the ban as a landmark decision for feminism. [11] Other Blog - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:Talkingpointsmemo2.png" class="image"> disagree, arguing that it may drive the industry underground.[12] [13]


History

Before 2007, selling sex was illegal: according to the 206th article of the Icelandic Penal Code (almenn hegningarlög): "Anyone engaging in prostitution for own upkeep shall be subject to imprisonment for up to 2 years." That paragraph was deleted in 2007, as the government argued that most people who sell sex do so because they have no other choice or because they are forced into prostitution by others. By making selling sex legal, the government believes individuals who have been forced into prostitution would rather come forward and lead police to those responsible. [14] [15] This move was supported by international women's groups. [16]


Finally, in 2009, the paying for sex was outlawed, criminalizing the clients, while selling sex remained decriminalized. The new law has put Iceland in line with Sweden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:Flag_of_Sweden.svg" class="image" title="Flag of Sweden"> and Norway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:Flag_of_Norway.svg" class="image" title="Flag of Norway">.

[dbev]

@dbev: I've debated enough here today so I'm not going to argue with you point-by-point. I will say this though: I do think you're heart's in the right place even if I disagree with your methodology and was hard on you for it.

Cheers!

~BB~

At least, we're - in an almost civilised manner - talking about the society we will and its foundation: exploitation!

Cheers and happy life Bella!

[Dino Velvet]

$20,000? Promise?! Awesome. Another date like that and I'll be able to afford a loaf of bread in 2013.

~BB~

See? It's even better than consensual. For 20K I'm getting some serious sweet lovin' from Bella. I was in the mood for some Italian too.

[Teydyn]

One thing bugs me:

Women are prostitutes do not "sell" themself, though we can talk about rent...

[BellaBellucci]

See? It's even better than consensual. For 20K I'm getting some serious sweet lovin' from Bella. I was in the mood for some Italian too.

That's a spicy meat-a-ball!

One thing bugs me:

Women are prostitutes do not "sell" themself, though we can talk about rent...

So true. I've been saying that for years!

~BB~

[Dino Velvet]

That's a spicy meat-a-ball!


~BB~

I'll leave a spicy meatball on your sheets if you make me cum too hard.

[dbev]

"Banking was conceived in iniquity and was born in sin. The bankers own the Earth. Take it away from them, but leave them the power to create money, and with the flick of the pen they will create enough deposits to buy it back again. However, take away from them the power to create money and all the great fortunes like mine will disappear and they ought to disappear, for this would be a happier and better world to live in. But, if you wish to remain the slaves of bankers and pay the cost of your own slavery, let them continue to create money."
(Said to be from an informal talk at the University of Texas in the 1920s)

Josiah Charles Stamp

[dbev]

"And I sincerely believe, with you, that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies; and that the principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale."

Thomas Jefferson to John Taylor, 28 May 1816

"Bank-paper must be suppressed, and the circulating medium must be restored to the nation to whom it belongs."

Thomas Jefferson to John Wayles Eppes, 24 June 1813

[dbev]

Just to make a bit clearer what my believes are, I'm not a Christian.

Too many people state that they are Christian but they don't behave accordingly at all.

I see myself in this movement:

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We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote

• The inherent worth and dignity of every person;
• Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;
• Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;
• A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;
• The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;
• The goal of world community with peace, liberty and justice for all;
• Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.[20]

[Nicole Dupre]

Just to make a bit clearer what my believes are, I'm not a Christian.

Too many people state that they are Christian but they don't behave accordingly at all.

I see myself in this movement:

Unitarian Universalism - Wikipedia, the free [email]encyclopedia

We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote

• The inherent worth and dignity of every person;
• Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;
• Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;
• A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;
• The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;
• The goal of world community with peace, liberty and justice for all;
• Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.[20]

Fascinating.