Now, that aside, I'd like to see some evidence for your assertions.

You said:

If you don't get the difference between hamburgers and humans, you may need to take a little time out and think about it.

If you're comparing sex workers to hamburgers, I'd suggest you take your own advice. I was comparing consenting adults exchanging a service for cash to consenting adults exchanging a service for cash.  See how that works?

 Any time you are selling women for sex to men, you will be dealing with crime and violence. No matter how much you try to regulate it, the transaction is inherently about a power imbalance.

And this is different from any other type of work, how?  Selling people is itself a crime.  Providing a service in exchange for money occurs millions or billions of times each day.  Each time a woman sells a man a hamburger, is that also inherently about a power imbalance.  Are you advocating that women refuse to do business with men?

 Those of you who think you are "empowering" yourselves by selling time in your vagina are just kidding yourselves.

Because you say so?

 You are being used. Period.

Yes, and that's why there's an exchange of money, dear.  I'm also being used if I wait a table or change the oil in a car.  It's about exchanging a service I'm happy to provide for money my customer is happy to part with.  Welcome to the world of jobs.

 Amsterdam and Germany are getting rid of LEGAL prostitution because it INCREASES trafficking.

I assume you have a source for this statement?  I'd like you to share that. 

Wherever prostitution is legal, the illegal trade shows up to undercut the prices and offer the extras (condom-free sex, children, etc.)

Ditto.  Show me the source. 

 Buying and selling people is wrong.

I doubt you'd get any disagreement from anyone here.  Fortunately, we're not talking about buying and selling people.  You're conflating sex work and trafficking. 

Johns and pimps should go to jail until they figure that out.

Well, I would agree that if it's illegal to give, it should be illegal to receive.  I just don't agree that either should be illegal between consenting adults, and you've given me no real reason to change my mind so far. 

I will be very surprised if this comment gets posted.

Well, fortunately this isn't Fundy Central, Fox News, or Bob Jones University.  Interestingly, it's my understanding that we allow disagreement, discussion, and the free exchange of ideas here.  It's sort of the point.

Kisses,

JanieBelle

Dream a little dream of me.