Ignoring peer-reviewed studies? Pot, meet kettle.

Yeah, bartending is totally different. People will tip a server $2 off a $13 tab, but will throw down a $20 to pay for the same $13 tab at the bar.

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You read all of my citations in 2 minutes? Impressive! Fortunately, I don't care about convincing you. I'm not spouting a theory or something that is even up for debate. We have the neurobiological support to know this to be true. You can not believe it all you want, go for it. I fully support your disbelief.

Actually, my citations do "go" to sources of empirically supported evidence. And within them is the neurobiological information that explains why the studies you listed created the results they did. If you would like to read my second reply to lindaaargh, I summed it up there.

Well, to start, none of the books I listed are about attachment parenting. So you're shooting yourself (and your argument) in the foot there. There is one book I listed (Becoming Attached) that explores how early attachment relationships between parent and child shape later adult relationships. That particular text…

I completely agree. She seems ridiculous and childish, too, and probably bad in bed.

Yes, there is powerful empirical evidence that the "cry out" method has lasting effects. Some of these are tough reads, but here are some references:

No one is saying it's unreasonable to expect sex in a marriage, or that it's unreasonable to be hurt by rejection. We're saying it's ridiculous to communicate your hurt feelings via an emailed spreadsheet to your wife. Dude is a fucking child, and probably horrible in bed.

Actually, we get to have our feelings about her feelings, too!

cock on? that's a new one.

The "you" was a collective you. Not you personally.

It's really not that black and white, though. You can hate that this law might discourage women from accessing medical care during pregnancies. You can, at the same time, hate the idea of pregnant women using drugs or alcohol and knowingly doing harm to not only themselves, but to their future child. That would…

"Jenny McCarthy is essentially saying she burned through a vibrator a day. Holy. Shit."

Legalizing acutally increases the demand, and thus increases rates of abuse, rape, STDs, AIDS, poverty, etc. Legalizing is not the answer. We have to address the demand.

That certainly has a lot to do with it, but it's not the only answer as to why the work itself is dehumanizing.

I'm curious, have you ever been sold or purchased for sex?

I imagine it does, because banning prostitution doesn't eliminate the demand for it. But there's actually a lot of issues with regulating it, as well. A lot of research has demonstrated the demand increases when it's regulated, not just for adults, but for children. Rape, physical violence, STD, AIDS, etc. increases…

Show me where my comment shamed, dismissed, or silenced anyone. I was fortunate enough to have escaped the life, and I know a great fucking deal about what I'm talking about, but keep reaching.

The people who enter it willingly (the "workers"), however, are also subjected to mental, physical, and sexual abuse, low wages, etc. It's a fundamental part of the job because, whether you are a "worker" or a "slave", you aren't considered a person. That's what happens when people purchase you for sex. What people…