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> On Behalf Of Carrol Cox
> Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2005 6:32 AM
> To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
> Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] Sex work and porn
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> andie nachgeborenen wrote:
> >
> >
> > As so often in these analyses, Posner's ruthlesss
> > economic analyses of technically noncommercial sexual
> > interactions in Sex and Reason are refreshingly
> > disillusioning.
>
> Consider the case of Charlotte Lucas in _Pride and Prejudice_.
>
> Charlotte puts up a vigorous defense of her choice when Elizabeth
> challenges her.
>
> Question: Leaving aside private opinions on sex work, why is it
> necessary for people on a (primarily) political list to announce out
> loud their negative judgments of it? What is the political thrust of
> saying "prostitution is peachy kean" -- as opposed to simply not saying
> anything at all about it? Also, why do people need, in defending
> "choice," so often need to make clear that they personally think
> abortion is a very heavy moral choice? After all, in practice, free
> abortion on demand _means_ abortion on a whim without giving it a second
> thought. Just as u.s. withdrawal from Vietnam _meant_, in practice,
> victory for the NLF and the DRV.
>
> Carrol
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