So, I’m up in the air, writing this post from 30,000 miles off the ground.  I’m flying Virgin America, I dare say,  the best darn airline in the whole world.  I have internet access, food at my fingertips, service with a smile…  If I have to waste time flying, this is certainly the way to do it.

I just finished watching a movie that a friend lent to me – Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer.  A great movie.  I’m outraged by his downfall.  All the man did was have consensual sex with another adult.  Other than him not being honest with his wife, I don’t get why this is a big deal.  He knows he did something “illegal”..  by why is it illegal?  And for me, how much time and money did the government waste building a case on him (he was hunted down by whom he made political enemies with)?   I live in the US, and I jsut cannot believe that our government, the  FBI, has millions of dollars to spare to  investigate a prostitution ring for a john of a high-priced escort.   Really?  They have nothing else to do?  Really?  I would beg to differ – they have plenty to do – like improve our school systems for one.  Update their systems to greatly reduce fraud and waste… on and on…

And what is wrong with two consenting adults arranging a mutually beneficial relationship, however short it is?  Nothing in my opinion, I think prostitution should be legal.  Now don’t get your feathers in a ruffle, I’m not suggesting that all sexual acts should be made legal – certainly human trafficking (people forced to have sex to “earn” freedom), and sex with children absolutely should be illegal.  Whats the difference?  Because the latter  hurts people, makes it a win-lose arrangement, and one person becomes a victim.  BUT, if two (or more) adult people come to a fair and equitable exchange, why not?  What’s wrong with it?  Don’t most people have this sort of arrangement anyway?  A woman receives the diamond necklace or prada purse she has been eying feels compelled to give her husband/boyfriend a blow job to thank him?  Money didn’t physically exchange hands, but its essentially the same thing – sex for something.  And I would go so far as to suggest that anyone reading this post has done something in exchange for sex (giving or receiving)…   And to go way out there, I would even dare say that marriage is a legally and socially acceptable form of prostitution… 

Yes, I liked the movie, it lit a fire in me that I felt compelled to share with my readers.  Feel free to respond, I’d love to hear your thoughts on this topic.