Prostitution

Prostitution

Dressed in red and silver , she evoked the sounds and imagery of fire engines as they tore through the streets of New York , alarming the heart with the violent accelerations of catastrophes

All dressed in red and silver , she evoked the tearing red and silver siren cutting a pathway through the flesh

The first time he had looked at her he had felt : `Everything will burn

Out of the red and silver and the long cry for alarm of the poet who survives (even if secretly and invisibly ) in every

human being as the child survives in him (denied and disguised ) to this poet she threw an unexpected challenge , a ladder in the middle of the city and ordained `Climb

As she appeared , all ly alignment of the city gave way before this ladder one was invited to climb , standing straight in space like the ladder of Baron Munchausen which led to the sky

Only her ladders led to fire (Nin 104

Since ancient times , sexuality has been regarded with both awe and disdain . And when channeled through the movements of the human body , it becomes something else entirely : a weapon , a grave , a commodity . When sexuality turned into a commodity , it gave birth to prostitution

The History

The online Lectric Law Library defines prostitution as the Performing for hire , or offering or agreeing to perform for hire where there is an exchange of value , any of the following acts : Sexual intercourse sodomy , or manual or other bodily contact stimulation of the genitals of any person with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desires of the offender or another ' I shall take this same definition as the outline from which my arguments shall be based

F . Arnold Clarkson 's History of Prostitution dates the practice of prostitution back to 4000 B .C , stemming from the customs of primitive people . Prostitution is often regarded as the oldest profession and had evolved from primitive custom , to religious rites , to legal trade

Over centuries , prostitution in itself has become an industry . From the brothels of the Victorian era to today 's street prostitutes and their pimps , the sex trade has grown into a booming business . In Gurl .com 's Fast Facts about Prostitution , there are already around 2-8 million prostitutes in India while in the U .S , over 1 million have worked as prostitutes at some point in their lives

The Causes

One cause for the proliferation of prostitution is the law of supply and demand . There remains a high demand for sex , so sex workers and exploiters (pimps , human traffickers , crime lords , etc ) see this as an opportunity that they can capitalize on (Hughes , Prostitution : Causes and Solutions

Another cause is poverty and the lack of employment opportunities for women . This is extremely true for poor countries , whose women often choose to work as sex workers in other countries because of the promise of a better life for them and their families (Hughes , The `Natasha Trade : Transnational Sex Trafficking...