Porn vs Prostitution
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Porn vs Prostitution
Isn't it considered prostitution if a porn star receives money for having sex with someone? How is it legal?
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Re: Porn vs Prostitution
with pornography they're not being paid to have sex, they're being paid to let themselves be filmed while having sex, as closet sci fi fan mentioned. It's a minor semantic difference, but it's the biggest thing that separates the two.IRG CommandoJoe wrote:Isn't it considered prostitution if a porn star receives money for having sex with someone? How is it legal?
So while the prostitute is providing sex to anyone that can afford it, the porn star is only fucking other professionals and being paid so that other people can watch them fuck. She's not actually being paid for having sex in and of itself.
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This, of course, leads to an interesting legal loophole. Give a friend $400. Have him hire both the prostitute and you for a porn, paying $200 each. Screw in front of a camera, and it's all nice and legal, as far as I know.Darth Zod wrote:So while the prostitute is providing sex to anyone that can afford it, the porn star is only fucking other professionals and being paid so that other people can watch them fuck. She's not actually being paid for having sex in and of itself.
Not that I've thought about it.
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Re: Porn vs Prostitution
How are they supposed to prove that it's not just for the money?Darth_Zod wrote:with pornography they're not being paid to have sex, they're being paid to let themselves be filmed while having sex, as closet sci fi fan mentioned. It's a minor semantic difference, but it's the biggest thing that separates the two.
So while the prostitute is providing sex to anyone that can afford it, the porn star is only fucking other professionals and being paid so that other people can watch them fuck. She's not actually being paid for having sex in and of itself.
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that's what you call amateur porn. Doesn't necessarily have to be a prostitute either, any willing female will do so long as she understands what's going on and signs any forms that might be needed.Middleclass wrote:This, of course, leads to an interesting legal loophole. Give a friend $400. Have him hire both the prostitute and you for a porn, paying $200 each. Screw in front of a camera, and it's all nice and legal, as far as I know.Darth Zod wrote:So while the prostitute is providing sex to anyone that can afford it, the porn star is only fucking other professionals and being paid so that other people can watch them fuck. She's not actually being paid for having sex in and of itself.
Not that I've thought about it.
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Do you use prostitutes?Middleclass wrote:This, of course, leads to an interesting legal loophole. Give a friend $400. Have him hire both the prostitute and you for a porn, paying $200 each. Screw in front of a camera, and it's all nice and legal, as far as I know.Darth Zod wrote:So while the prostitute is providing sex to anyone that can afford it, the porn star is only fucking other professionals and being paid so that other people can watch them fuck. She's not actually being paid for having sex in and of itself.
Not that I've thought about it.
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I have no problem with it either, when done with precautions, though I am yet to pay for it- doubt it will ever come to that but who nows. Bah, more porn! Its cheap and achieves the same result in the end.Middleclass wrote:
I never have, but I see no problem with doing it, morally speaking. My only constraints are the law and the cash. But if I find myself in Nevada on a winning streak, you bet your ass I would.
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Haha. Too bad that, unlike me, you can't get any for free....Jon wrote:I have no problem with it either, when done with precautions, though I am yet to pay for it- doubt it will ever come to that but who nows. Bah, more porn! Its cheap and achieves the same result in the end.Middleclass wrote:
I never have, but I see no problem with doing it, morally speaking. My only constraints are the law and the cash. But if I find myself in Nevada on a winning streak, you bet your ass I would.
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So, as long as you aren't getting money for the sex, then it's perfectly legal? Here's a loophole a lot of prostitutes are missing then...
Stop being 'prostitutes', just be 'temporary partners', you offer a couple hours of loving, understanding comfort for a fee. If sex occurs during that time...oh well, that wasn't what the charge was for, and thus, isn't prostitution. I'm certain a good lawyer could argue that case.
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Stop being 'prostitutes', just be 'temporary partners', you offer a couple hours of loving, understanding comfort for a fee. If sex occurs during that time...oh well, that wasn't what the charge was for, and thus, isn't prostitution. I'm certain a good lawyer could argue that case.
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Isn't that what some escort services use?Oni Koneko Damien wrote:So, as long as you aren't getting money for the sex, then it's perfectly legal? Here's a loophole a lot of prostitutes are missing then...
Stop being 'prostitutes', just be 'temporary partners', you offer a couple hours of loving, understanding comfort for a fee. If sex occurs during that time...oh well, that wasn't what the charge was for, and thus, isn't prostitution. I'm certain a good lawyer could argue that case.
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And when you both turn to him, you find out that he's long gone with the money, and you have to pay her the $200 anyway.This, of course, leads to an interesting legal loophole. Give a friend $400. Have him hire both the prostitute and you for a porn, paying $200 each. Screw in front of a camera, and it's all nice and legal, as far as I know.
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Maybe you could look at this contractually. In the porno case there is no direct contract between the two participants for supply of sex, therefore, it could be argued, no prostitution occurs. However, say I decided to produce and finance a prono starring myself, then there would be a more interesting situation, and, contractually speaking, I could be indulging in prostitution.
As Middleclass says, there could be interesting scope for avoiding prostitution charges by hiding behind a complicated mess of contracts. This, however, would necessitate the much more immoral and expensive (compared to prostitution) activity of giving large sums of money to a solicitor.
As Middleclass says, there could be interesting scope for avoiding prostitution charges by hiding behind a complicated mess of contracts. This, however, would necessitate the much more immoral and expensive (compared to prostitution) activity of giving large sums of money to a solicitor.
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those are called excort services and massage parlors.Oni Koneko Damien wrote:So, as long as you aren't getting money for the sex, then it's perfectly legal? Here's a loophole a lot of prostitutes are missing then...
Stop being 'prostitutes', just be 'temporary partners', you offer a couple hours of loving, understanding comfort for a fee. If sex occurs during that time...oh well, that wasn't what the charge was for, and thus, isn't prostitution. I'm certain a good lawyer could argue that case.
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A friend of mine in the Bay Area has scoped out the Massage Parlor scene, and from what he says it's better than prostitution.
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