Bethie wrote:
Probably has to do with the whole notion of renting a human being's body so that you might f*ck it.
Just a guess.
We had this discussion in my philosophy class last semester. The prof. brought up an interesting argument:
Do we not all 'rent' ourselves daily to others in return for financial remuneration? The case for prostitution is based exclusively on the premise that the person providing his/her body for the sexual act is somehow less ethical. So why is it less ethical ?
The conclusions were that historically it comes from religious beliefs ( which stem from the preservation of political and economic power that are presented to the general populace through religion) and women protecting their interests (married women protecting their status as the sole benefactor of the male provider).