Is it wrong to pay for sex?

July 20, 2009 7:24 PM

This is a great debate from the folks at Intelligence Squared comes a debate regarding the pros and cons of legalizing prostitution.

The whole debate is up here. Especially interesting are the arguments put forth by Tyler Cowen.

You can also read the debate transcript here or listen to the audio here.

posted by reenum (7 comments total)

Please excuse the error in my header. This is my first post on the Blue and I was nervous.
posted by reenum at 7:25 PM on July 20, 2009

I think some links are borked.
posted by Sailormom at 7:25 PM on July 20, 2009

I'm sure a nice moderator will fix your links.
posted by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 at 7:28 PM on July 20, 2009

From the second video, paraphrased:
"I won't forget the day that I was innocently buying my Metropass and drinking a coffee. Suddenly a man came up behind me and barked "You shouldn't drink those, they're fattening!"

Christ, what an asshole.
(On the 5th video so far, it is an excellent debate. More observations when I am done..)
posted by Askiba at 7:45 PM on July 20, 2009

Is it wrong to pay for sex?

no.
posted by furiousxgeorge at 7:51 PM on July 20, 2009

Is this considered self-linking?
posted by ddaavviidd at 7:56 PM on July 20, 2009

The failure to link Intelligence Squared reminds me of the time my wife said to me something like "You know, I think we're really more intelligent than average." At which point I noted "your shirt is on backwards".
posted by DU at 7:59 PM on July 20, 2009 [3 favorites]