Should Sex Trafficking Be Legalized - 1644 Words

Even though nearly everyone wants to have sex, not everyone has someone who wants to have sex with them. Lack of sex is hardly deadly, the urge for sex for some is just as strong as the drive to eat or drink. Just like humans learned how to trade for food and beverages, they learned how to trade for sex. Prostitution is known for being the world s oldest profession, but in several ways the trading of sex is a mystery, mostly in the United States, where sex trade is one of the country s greatest unregulated industries. In Sweden they take a different approach on prostitution; Sweden instead of making the selling of sex illegal, outlawed the buying of I which targeted the people buying it instead of the prostitutes themselves. Studies†¦show more content†¦Ã¢â‚¬Å"Different cultures have seen it as godly, diabolic and everywhere in between.†(Hobbs) However, not counting the public’s opinion, it has always been present in some way or another. According to most dicti onaries the actual definition of prostitution is â€Å"The practice or occupation of engaging in sexual activity with someone for payments,† (Webster) Most prostitutes get sucked into this at a very young age and were usually raised in a community that has prostitutes in it. Prostitution usually occurs in cities and is illegal in every state in America besides for Nevada because of Las Vegas being an extremely toured area in the United States. Prostitution is an occupation that is harmful to the body, physically and mentally on many levels. Prostitution, in itself, is a form of violence against women in a traumatizing way; there is the psychological and emotional harm of being sexually materialize, which also leads to men thinking objectifying women is tolerable. â€Å"One study found that while there is more physical violence in street, as distinct from, brothel prostitution, there is no difference in the psychological trauma. The psychological damage is intrinsic to the act of prostitution.†(Doezema) Prostitution is an action that many women try to avoid because of the harmful thoughts and physical damage to the body. â€Å"Anti-prostitution feminists hold that prostitution is a form of exploitation of women and male dominance over women, and a practice which is the