A Newly Middleground Stance

In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.

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In theory, ethical prostitution might be possible. People can imagine a scenario where that's the case. They can write a story about that. That story can be pretty good—I love Inara Serra and Phèdre nó Delaunay.

But ultimately that is all theory; it's hypothetical, it's imagined. The storytelling is part of theory, not practice. And when in practice, when the majority of real-world prostitution is highly abusive, it is grossly immoral to continue to insist, "Well, abuse can creep in anywhere. This is just an isolated bad case—the theory is still solid." Horrific abuse is not a statistical inconvenience to be swept under the rug: it is a real issue that needs to really be addressed. And situations that disproportionately yield abuse are not detached from the abuse that follows.

This is a callout post for the incest shipping community. Sort of.

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