PROSTITUTION

A Report on Theology 2
Presented by:
Jose Dennio P. Lim Jr.
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 A Friendly Reminder
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discussion about prostitution and
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Prostitution
• It is the act or practice of
engaging in sex acts for hire.
• It is said to be derived from a
composition of two Latin
words: (preposition) pro and
(verb) statuere. A literal
translation therefore would
be: ‘to expose’, ‘to place up
front’.
Prostitution
• In most cultures, prostitution is viewed as a
deviant profession, either discouraged or illegal;
however, motivations vary from the implications
of those potentially exposed to that activity to
whether it constitutes or not an exploitative
practice.
• Contrary to the popular notion, prostitution is
NOT the world’s oldest profession – that would
be hunting, gathering and subsistence farming .
Brief History
• As early as 1900 B.C., the ancient
society of Mesopotamia recognized
the need to protect women's property
rights – which included female
prostitutes.
• 6th Century B.C.: Solon Establishes
State-Funded Brothels in Greece
• 590 A.D.: The newly-converted
Reccared I, Visigoth King of Spain,
banned prostitution as part of an effort
to bring his country into alignment
with Christian ideology.
Brief History
• 1161: King Henry II regulates but does not ban
prostitution
• 1358: Italy embraces prostitution declaring it as
‘absolutely indispensible to the world.’
• 1586: Pope Sixtus V mandates death penalty for
prostitution
• 1802: France establishes bureau of morals
• 1932: Forced prostitution in Japan (comfort
women)
Brief History
• 1971: Nevada permits brothels
• 1988: Netherlands defines prostitution as a ‘legal
profession’
• 1999: Sweden takes a feminist approach by
classifying prostitution as ‘violence against
women’
• Sex tourism has emerged in the late 20th century
as a controversial aspect of Western tourism and
globalization.
Types of Prostitution
• Street prostituion
• Escort services
• Sex tourism
• Internet prostitution
Prostitution in Japan
• While the Anti-Prostitution Law of 1956 states
that "No person may either do prostitution or
become the customer of it," various loopholes,
liberal interpretations of the law, and loose
enforcement have allowed the sex industry to
prosper and earn an estimated 2.5 trillion yen a
year.
• The definition of prostitution is strictly limited to
coitus. This means sale of numerous acts such as
oral sex, anal sex, intercrural sex, and other non-
coital sex acts are all legal.
Enjo-kōsai
• Enjo-kōsai ( 援助交際 ) (shortened form enkō ( 援
交 ) means "compensated dating" and is a
practice which originated in Japan where older
men give money and/or luxury gifts to attractive
women for their companionship, and possibly
sexual favors.
• Generally in Japan, enjo-kōsai is looked down
upon as a large-scale social problem. Typically, it
is perceived as an extension of Japan's growing
focus on materialism, much of which is what
critics claim is the cause of enjo-kōsai
Enjo-kōsai
• Furthermore, in a 1998 survey by the Asian
Women's Fund, researchers found that fewer than
10 percent of all high school girls engage in enjo-
kōsai and over 90 percent of the girls interviewed
attested to feeling uncomfortable with the
exchange or purchase of sexual services for money.
• This practice have spread over several countries
such as Taiwan ang Hong Kong where "Some girls
don't think compensated dating is a kind of
prostitution. They think it is different because they
could choose their clients.” (Standard, HK)
Prostitution in Netherlands

• Prostitution in the Netherlands is legal and

regulated. Operating a brothel is also legal. The
majority of women working in this business are
foreigners.
• Their parliament passed legislation to legalize and
tax brothels giving the government a portion of the
profits from the Dutch sex industry which,
excluding the pornography sector, generates more
than $500 million a year
Prostitution in Netherlands

Some of their reasons for legalizing prostitution are:

• Protect prostitutes from abuse
• Give them access to health services by
implementing mandatory check ups
• Curb organized crime syndicates involved in human
trafficking
• Treat them as regular workers who is entitled to
benefits such as loans, insurance and bonuses
In the Philippines
• Prostitution in the Philippines is
illegal. It is a serious crime with
penalties ranging up to life
imprisonment for those involved in
trafficking. It is covered by the Anti-
Trafficking in Persons Act.
Prostitution is sometimes illegally
available through brothels (also
known as casa), bars, karaoke bars
(also known as KTVs), massage
parlors, street walkers and escort
services.
In the Philippines
• Prostitution caters to local customers
and foreigners. Media attention
tends to focus on those areas
catering to sex tourism, primarily
through bars staffed by bargirls.
Cities where there is a high incidence
of prostitution are Angeles,
Olongapo, Subic Bay and Pasay City,
with the customers usually foreign
businessmen from East Asian and
Western nations.
 MYTHS vs FACTS on PROSTITUTION
MYTH: Legalizing prostitution gets rid of its criminal
elements - pimps and traffickers.
FACT: Legalizing prostitution benefits pimps and
traffickers. It also benefits johns.
MYTH: Men need sex therefore prostitution must
exist. Prostitution is a natural form of human
sexuality
FACT: The sex of prostitution is not “sex” for
women in it. Most men who use women in
prostitution have other sexual partners.
 MYTHS vs FACTS on PROSTITUTION
MYTH Women choose to enter prostitution. It’s
better to choose to make lots of money as a
prostitute than to choose to work at a minimum
wage job like McDonald’s.
FACT: It is profoundly unjust to declare that
prostitution is an acceptable job for some women
- those who are mostly poor, mostly women of
color, mostly young. Prostitution is an intrinsically
abusive institution and women stay poor in
prostitution.
 MYTHS vs FACTS on PROSTITUTION
MYTH: Legalizing prostitution gets rid of its criminal
elements - pimps and traffickers.
FACT: Legalizing prostitution benefits pimps and
traffickers. It also benefits johns.
MYTH: Men need sex therefore prostitution must
exist. Prostitution is a natural form of human
sexuality
FACT: The sex of prostitution is not “sex” for
women in it. Most men who use women in
prostitution have other sexual partners.
 MYTHS vs FACTS on PROSTITUTION
MYTH: Legalizing prostitution would protect sexually
exploited children. When prostitution is legal, licensed
brothel owners do not hire minors or trafficked
women.
FACT: Legal prostitution increases the sexual assaults
of children in prostitution.
MYTH: Social stigma is the most harmful aspect of
prostitution.
FACT: The worst thing about prostitution is not social
stigma, it is rape, strangulation, beatings, toxic verbal
abuse, and other violence from johns and pimps.
 MYTHS vs FACTS on PROSTITUTION
MYTH: Prostitution is sexual liberation
FACT: Prostitution is sexual exploitation.

MYTH: Prostitution is a deterrent to sex

crimes.
FACT: Research indicates that prostitution
is associated with increased rates of rape.
 MYTHS vs FACTS on PROSTITUTION
MYTH: Legalization of prostitution is an entirely
separate issue from human trafficking.
FACT: Prostitution is the destination point for
trafficking. Legalization of prostitution promotes sex
trafficking.
MYTH: Even if it’s not perfect, legalizing prostitution
would at least make prostitution a little bit better.
FACT: Legalization of prostitution increases illegal
prostitution. It does not improve the lives of women
in prostitution.
SUMMARY
PROSTITUTION is:
•A violation of human rights (sexual
harassment, Human Trafficking, Rape,
Domestic Violence, Child sexual abuse)
•A means of maintaining male domination of
women
•Not anymore limited to poverty-stricken
people
•Evolving as time passes by
SOURCES:
•http://civilliberty.about.com/od/gendersexuality/tp/History-
of-Prostitution.htm
•Wikipedia (for topics on Prostitution, Prostitution in Japan,
Netherlands and Philippines, Enjo Kosai and Legality of
Prostitution)
•http://www.prostitutionresearch.com/parker-how.html
•http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/faq-prostitution-
netherlands
•http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?
pp_cat=11&art_id=55133&sid=15810773&con_type=1&d_str=20
071015&sear_year=2007
•http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view/200
80721-149672/Legalizing-prostitution
Thank You!
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