Paying for It

Feminists have accepted that choice is possible when it comes to a different, difficult subject: abortion. The feminist position (and I agree with it) is that women own their bodies and therefore each woman has the right to choose to get an abortion if she gets pregnant. This is called being "pro-choice". Feminists should be consistent on the subject of choice. If a woman has the right to choose to have an abortion, she should also have the right to choose to have sex for money. It's her body; it's her right.

Gay rights aren't predicated on being born gay or having the right gene. Gay rights are predicated on having choice and consent. If you're a man and you can find another man that consents to have sex with you, it's the consent that gives you the right to have sex with him. Genetics are irrelevant when it comes to sexual rights. Just as gay rights are based on choice and consent, so are prostitution rights. All sexual rights are based on choice and consent.

Feministky přistoupily na to, že volba je možná, pokud jde o jiný sporný problém: potrat. Staví se k němu tak, že ženy vlastní svá těla a každá těhotná žena má tudíž právo rozhodnout se jít na potrat. Feministky by měly být v tomhle ohledu důsledné. Pokud má žena právo zvolit si potrat, měla by mít i právo rozhodnout se pro placený sex.

Jak říkám, romantická láska existovala i dřív než v 12. století, ale neidealizovala se a příběh Parida a Heleny je skvělý příklad. Láska jim přinesla jen prchavé štěstí, ale celkově to byla katastrofa.

Věřil jsem v romantickou lásku, protože moje kultura mi to vštípila a protože v ni věřili všichni kolem.