You're Gonna Love/Hate This: 'Whore Power'?

Well, I for one agree that prostitution should be legalized. What's interesting here is the writer's look at WHY it won't happen in America and it has a lot more to do with defintions of freedom than one would think.

I for one don't agree with his analysis--I think we are afraid of women who control their own bodies (the use of their biological "assets") and a deep, deep fear of their independence from moralist dogmas that could liberate them beyond anyone's imagination.

Is Europe Ready for 'Whore Power'?: "It comes down to a simple difference in viewpoint. Commercial sex tends to be viewed as enslavement in America -- by moral conservatives as enslavement to sin, by feminists as enslavement to men and by law enforcement as a catalyst for criminal activity. In Europe, on the other hand, where the public is more comfortable with regulation, decriminalization is seen by many as the path to better control.

As the E.U.'s twenty-five member nations struggle to fashion a cohesive identity, now could the moment for sex workers to achieve widespread legalization on that continent. But it could also be the beginning of a continental crackdown, where countries that have traditionally been tolerant of prostitution swing ideologically toward their neighbors with tougher laws. As it stands, European laws on prostitution vary from country to country, but the E.U. is looking to make a number of its laws consistent continent-wide. "