Society’s Prostitution Paradox

Since the invention of the television screen, various commercials have been consistent with the sex sells approach; and innovative technology has increased nudity and provocative themes that regularly break the internet. Categorically, sex is one of the most successful marketing tactics on the planet. The brain is automatically stimulated whenever sexual content is displayed (Gardner, 2015). It is nearly impossible to disregard sexual messages, as individuals have a natural reaction to sex. Therefore, the connection it has with advertising is a powerful recipe for most businesses. Oddly enough, the world loves to see women portrayed as whores yet detests the idea of actual prostitution. The sex industry is unquestionably high in demand for kinky services provided considering the large amount of people that participate in this illegal activity. But why are sex workers the most degraded in society? Why does a woman selling her body make people uncomfortable? How did this natural pleasure become so offensive?

Although men are characteristically polygamous, they are faithful merely to support society's expectations. In some cases, men only appear to be monogamous, yet have secret funds for side girlfriends or prostitutes (same difference). The man lying while hiding things from his significant other is what's immoral, not prostitution itself. Throughout humanity, prostitution has biologically transpired as its oldest profession. But the result of man-made laws and religion has brainwashed people into believing something so instinctively for humans is wicked. The fact that it is formidable is what probably makes it more enticing and a lucrative business. If women are not being held against their will, then there is no harm in a sex/cash tradeoff. Personally, the men that created these alleged ethical guidelines were adulterers themselves.

Physical manners, such as the act of procreation, can still compromise a person's spiritual insecurities. Human beings could not exist without intercourse, nonetheless. Many humans seem to manage mortality issues by inserting themselves in traditional beliefs that identifies with a righteous reward of paradise in the spirit realm. This is how religious systems were established to regulate animalistic behavior that is fundamentally immoral for civilized people. Unfortunately, this has led to the social shaming of women, rendering sexual acts before marriage a grotesque thing. However, both males and females have countless romantic thoughts daily, especially with emphasis on sex in a wide variety of agendas” magazine, television, and internet ads, movies, tv shows, music videos, nightclubs, restaurants, colleges, fitness centers, sporting events, etc.

Irrespective of the modern social evolution that promotes sex, American culture contradicts itself by objectifying women as slutty for the slightest seduction displayed. Common judgements about female sexuality span from condemning women of being reluctant to have sex to flaunting their sexuality as a devious strategy. For men to have slept with numerous women is a sense of virile achievement. Whereas women who have had several sex partners is indicated as disgraceful and inexcusable. Realistically, these twisted notions and double standards that are so-called virtuous neglect understanding that it is healthy for human beings to have an organic sex drive.

Women's sexuality is typically compartmentalized, as they are much less likely to disclose fetishes or needs due to societal and family influences. The world perspective prompts us that men are wired to crave sex, while women are structured to suppress any desire. Such views could very well force a man to conceal a deficient sex drive to avoid experiencing the exact criticism that apprehends women from displaying their sexuality (Marano, 2003). An individual's sexual temperament should not be deprived because of these embarrassing conventional and mental influences that lack common sense.

Aside from the problems people may have had with legalizing other morally controversial issues” alcohol, gambling, lap-dancing, pornography, and tobacco” America has adapted just fine. Therefore, sex work should be legal as well. Seeing as some men are willing to pay for sex and there are women equipped to charge a fee for their bodies, prostitution will remain a money-making industry. Besides, independent escorts already stimulate the economy by operating out of hotels and rented private buildings, dining at restaurants, and their clients may obtain gas near their location (Marinetto, 2014). Escort prices may be expensive, but they're not indiscreet nor are they harming anyone, unless a customer instructs them to do so.

Albeit American culture has developed a tolerance for sensual content as well as erotic fashion that mimics street walker attire, we're already halfway there to decriminalizing sex altogether. Perhaps, it is exclusively illegal to deflect from the most prominent pimps” the United States Government, modeling agencies, Hollywood producers, and other organized crime bosses.

For the sake of seeming like a conspiracy theorist, there is something strange about how fashion gradually shifted to alluring, and blatantly explicit. It is also peculiar how nearly every movie offers soft porn scenes, despite the target audience. And fashion designers are encouraging nudity, even in underage girls, as mini shorts are still trendy. Cannot ignore music videos that frequently advertise sex with half to fully nude models; which seem to match graphic music that expresses gratification. Notwithstanding the popularity of Asian massage parlors, which are essentially undercover brothels. Granting that society is extremely oversexed, why isn't that a more of a moral concern than selling sex?

The moment prostitution becomes legal, society will have a brief uproar then conform like good programmed patriots.

References

Gardner, A. (2015, February 11). Ways Sex Affects Your Brain. (Health.Com, Editor) Retrieved from https://abcnews.go.com/Health/ways-sex-affects-brain/story?id=28872676

Marano, H. E. (2003, March 1). When Men Suffer Low Sex Drive. Retrieved from https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/200303/when-men-suffer-low-sex-drive

Marinetto, M. (2014, June 02). Now GDP data reflects the truth: drugs and sex work boost the economy. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/now-gdp-data-reflects-the-truth-drugs-and-sex-work-boost-the-economy-27407

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