Should prostitution be legalised?
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Re: Should prostitution be legalised?I agree with you but now have contraception ergo no need for the double standards.(Original post by ScheduleII)
That homosexual sex is far more likely to be opposed by those who support chastity and abstinence until marriage.
The double standard between respected "playas" and slutshaming is a feminist flashpoint, but it long predates (post)modern social values on sex: even when waiting until marriage was "officially" expected of everyone women were seen as fallen and damaged goods but men who "sowed their wild oats" could brush it under the carpet. Before even that, women who were open about a high libido could be seen as literally demonic while men in the same position were just under the natural consequences of original sin. It goes back many thousands of years. Patriarchy certainly has some role to play, but the fact that the woman must carry and bear a child - there was no reliable contraception and abortion was more dangerous- is a powerful motivator towards expecting more of women.
