Prostitution is rape

[SP0RSATAN]

Guys, why do you keep saying that prostitution is sacred and should be legal? Its literally paying money in order to rape a slave. In the ancient times (and still happens now unfortunately) the sex workers were slaves, often minors or children. Its is extremely traumatic and harmful for the victim. But ofc if somebody wants ti actually be a prostitute no problem, but I want you to know that prostitution in ancient times was slavery and rape, and often with children involved.

 

[Stormblood]

Can you please provide examples where a clergy member or guardian promoted slavery and rape? I'm asking because I can't find any.

What our Temple says it's okay is consensual sex between adults, which you can read about here: https://templeofzeus.org/life_ethics_sexual.php

In the same page, you can also see how paedophilia is condemned, as are rape and incest. In fact, any form of child abuse is also condemned by us, as you can clearly see here: https://templeofzeus.org/life_ethics_children.php

Those are official stances the Temple of Zeus endorses.

So, forgive me if I'm a little perplexed by your inquiry.

 

[High Priestess Lydia Coventina]

We are completely against slavery and rape.

How prostitution currently is, most of it is slavery as you say. Pimps renting out women (and underage minors and to a smaller extent men) who were forced into bad situations because they had no other prospects in life or bad parents, this needs to be changed.

But if a person choses to exchange sex for money of their own free will and with full control over their choices, that's different.

Ideally, anyone who choses to be this, should:

-be entitled to their own decision on whom to give or refuse their services to
-be entitled to police protection
-be entitled to medical access, STD prevention, etc

But this line of work should not be glamorized. Anyone with other prospects in life should not become a prostitute.

There are people who need sex and for various reasons can't get it normally. They should at least have the option of hiring someone. And there are a few women/men who actually enjoy this, without the fear of being arrested for providing a necessary service.

 

[Black Magic]

Prohibition doesn't solve the problem, those who use prostitution will find a way around any prohibition. The tendency to ban everything, in my opinion, is idiotic because the ban does not eliminate the root of the problem, the nature of some individuals. it is better to make it legal so that the state receives tax from it.

 

[SP0RSATAN]

¿Podría proporcionarme ejemplos de casos en los que un miembro del clero o un tutor haya promovido la prostitución? Lo pregunto porque no encuentro ninguno.

Lo que nuestro Templo considera aceptable es el sexo consensuado entre adultos, sobre lo cual puedes leer más aquí: https://templeofzeus.org/life_ethics_sexual.php

En la misma página, también se puede ver cómo se condena la pedofilia, así como la violación y el incesto. De hecho, condenamos cualquier forma de abuso infantil, como se puede comprobar claramente aquí: https://templeofzeus.org/life_ethics_children.php

Esas son las posturas oficiales que respalda el Templo de Zeus.

Así que, perdóname si tu pregunta me desconcierta un poco.

Ningun miembro del clero o alto cargo de TOZ la ha promovido, yo me refería a gente aleatoria del foro, lo he publicado porque he visto que varias personas del foro estaban glorificando la prostitución. No porque lo haya dicho un miembro del clero. Quizá me he expresado mal.

 

[Black Magic]

Ningun miembro del clero o alto cargo de TOZ la ha promovido, yo me refería a gente aleatoria del foro, lo he publicado porque he visto que varias personas del foro estaban glorificando la prostitución. No porque lo haya dicho un miembro del clero. Quizá me he expresado mal.

Opinion of several people is not the opinion of the Temple

 

[hailourtruegod]

Ningun miembro del clero o alto cargo de TOZ la ha promovido, yo me refería a gente aleatoria del foro, lo he publicado porque he visto que varias personas del foro estaban glorificando la prostitución. No porque lo haya dicho un miembro del clero. Quizá me he expresado mal.

Then that is two different things then.
As said above, people here are allowed to have opinions and if that is what you are addressing then yes, expressing yourself better would do yourself a favor here more than others.

Looking forward to you writing a well thought out counter argument to the logical points given to you.

Why not write this in English btw? I say in regards to you writing in the Main sub forum instead of in the Spanish subforum and your initial post was in English. Not a berating question but asking genuinely.

 

[Wotanwarrior]

We are completely against slavery and rape.

How prostitution currently is, most of it is slavery as you say. Pimps renting out women (and underage minors and to a smaller extent men) who were forced into bad situations because they had no other prospects in life or bad parents, this needs to be changed.

But if a person choses to exchange sex for money of their own free will and with full control over their choices, that's different.

Ideally, anyone who choses to be this, should:

-be entitled to their own decision on whom to give or refuse their services to
-be entitled to police protection
-be entitled to medical access, STD prevention, etc

But this line of work should not be glamorized. Anyone with other prospects in life should not become a prostitute.

There are people who need sex and for various reasons can't get it normally. They should at least have the option of hiring someone. And there are a few women/men who actually enjoy this, without the fear of being arrested for providing a necessary service.

Absolutely. Imagine a middle-aged man or woman, between 40 and 60, whether divorced, widow or even single, who for various reasons doesn't want to waste their time on things like going to bars and clubs or having casual dates that mostly go nowhere, just for casual sex.

There have always been what in ancient Greece were called hetairai, and in the Renaissance were called courtesans, and these women were completely free and independent.

 

[Ol argedco luciftias]

Absolutely. Imagine a middle-aged man or woman, between 40 and 60, whether divorced, widow or even single, who for various reasons doesn't want to waste their time on things like going to bars and clubs or having casual dates that mostly go nowhere, just for casual sex.

There have always been what in ancient Greece were called hetairai, and in the Renaissance were called courtesans, and these women were completely free and independent.

A young woman being with a 60 year old ugly old man. That is disgusting. I don't believe that this is ever voluntary for the woman something like this, but desperation. A drug addiction, bad spiritual and psychological problems, extreme debt and lack of money that is at a life threatening level. I don't believe that any mentally or spiritually healthy young woman would want to be with some ugly old man.

However, it is actually very easy for old men to find a good relationship with an old woman, because there is such a higher number of old women compared to old men. Most men die at a younger age. I don't even want to say this because it feels gross to say, but there are a lot of horny old women looking for a man. A few years after my great grandmother died, my great grandfather got a girlfriend and they were together for almost 10 years before she died. They were both the same age in their 90s and she was a wonderful part of our family, and we are extremely lucky that she was there every day to help him. She was also a widow.

Every town has some kind of clubs or groups for old people, and that is where they met at this old person club that had meetings like every week or every 2 weeks.

 

[Henu the Great]

Absolutely. Imagine a middle-aged man or woman, between 40 and 60, whether divorced, widow or even single, who for various reasons doesn't want to waste their time on things like going to bars and clubs or having casual dates that mostly go nowhere, just for casual sex.

There have always been what in ancient Greece were called hetairai, and in the Renaissance were called courtesans, and these women were completely free and independent.

Funny, one does not need to go clubbing or anything to attract the opposite sex... How about cold approaching people and seeing if there is a spark? This approach opens quite a bit of opportunities.

 

[Ol argedco luciftias]

What this actually is in most cases is women who were raped when they were children. And this ruins them so badly psychologically that they do not know what is normal, what is right, or what is wrong. They basically repeat the same thing that happened to them before because this is what they are used to or what they think is normal. Being with some ugly old man. It might have even happened in past lives too and made this karmic influence so much stronger.

 

[Ol argedco luciftias]

Funny, one does not need to go clubbing or anything to attract the opposite sex... How about cold approaching people and seeing if there is a spark? This approach opens quite a bit of opportunities.

Exactly. Look for a woman who you will like by going to the kind of place where that woman will be. If I wanted to be with a drunk alcoholic whore, I would go to the bar where the woman goes to drinking every night and going home with different men every weekend. That whole idea is so disgusting for me.

Go to a library. Go to a yoga class. Join a group for something healthy that you are interested in that women are also interested in. One of my family members joined a weekly class for making ceramic cups and bowls, so something like that is something that I would never imagine but it is probably full of women who are better than the ones at the bar.

 

[Henu the Great]

Exactly. Look for a woman who you will like by going to the kind of place where that woman will be. If I wanted to be with a drunk alcoholic whore, I would go to the bar where the woman goes to drinking every night and going home with different men every weekend. That whole idea is so disgusting for me.

Go to a library. Go to a yoga class. Join a group for something healthy that you are interested in that women are also interested in. One of my family members joined a weekly class for making ceramic cups and bowls, so something like that is something that I would never imagine but it is probably full of women who are better than the ones at the bar.

Hobby clubs are excellent options, but ideally, there should be at least some interest in the topic at hand from the male. Otherwise, a lack of interest being observed can throw many people off, as it may seem inauthentic.

 

[Arcadia [NG]]

Ningun miembro del clero o alto cargo de TOZ la ha promovido, yo me refería a gente aleatoria del foro, lo he publicado porque he visto que varias personas del foro estaban glorificando la prostitución. No porque lo haya dicho un miembro del clero. Quizá me he expresado mal.

Apologies if I misunderstand your meaning, as I am relying on translation here (I will also say, you should generally use English when communicating in the main forums), but making an independent thread saying, "guys, why do you promote..." is making it sound like you believe it's the opinion of the Temple as a whole. As you say, this was allegedly the opinion of a few random members. In which case, yes, you would be valid in calling these mentalities out and even reporting them, if the content bordered on actual support for slavery, rape or anything else illegal, but it would have been stronger if you did this directly to them, rather then making a vague call-out thread these random people may not even see.

Moreover, the title you provided is contradictory to the point you yourself offer. You cannot really say that "prostitution is rape" while also saying that "prostitution is fine if someone wants to do it." All said, please do not take this as me needlessly critical, I'm simply saying that lapses in communication like this may lead people to assume you're attempting to slander the Temple itself. It is good that these matters can be answered and clarified, but when handling very serious topics like this, always make sure to check your wording.

 

[Khem Nefermed]

Prostitutes that are effectively slaves, in uncomfortable positions like being under a handler, exist specifically because the practice is illegal.
The massive, toxic success of Onlyfans, which keeps people (mostly men) in a parasocial cycle that doesn't actually fulfill their sexual needs, exists mostly because hiring an escort is taboo.