Prostitution - A new profession?

Prostitution had reduced sex to a commodity meant to be traded. Women have been pushed to treat their bodies as commodities for survival, left with no option but to make sex their profession. Legalizing prostitution in India -a supportive approach sounds encouraging nevertheless there are certain social aspects which stand as a hindrance for its progress. Indian society is not yet ready to increase its level of maturity and understanding on prostitution and it is perceived as a stigma and remains the dark side of society. We are advancing by launching Mangalyaan and are proud about it, but our thinking is still lagged behind and the society is not ready to accept the choice of minority thinkers.

 There are a number of young girls waiting for a break and willing to go to any lengths in the film industry. Few taste success but in order to maintain the glamorous lifestyle they have become accustomed to when they are left with no other option but to indulge in this ‘dhanda’.

In our society porn stars are called and are made divas, people die for actresses who sell their flesh for luxury and when an established actress is caught a huge scandal is made out of her life. Sunny Leone, popularly known for her pornographic films, has been given many projects in Bollywood and regional movies and is given all the respect in the media.

Shweta the girl who caught the nation’s attention with her award winning performance in the movie ‘Makdee’ was indicted for running a prostitution chain. She received exclusive coverage from the media but none of her clients received the same amount of media attention, they still hide behind the cover of anonymity. If selling an illegal substance is a crime then buying it is also a crime. When you punish the seller you have to punish the buyer for encouraging the seller to sell. The whole episode of her being involved in prostitution came into light as some media channel conducted a sting operation. Why can’t the same operation be conducted on corruption, scams etc?

She did not ask for sympathy, but rationally explained the root cause of her actions. There are many men who also break the same law, but nobody questions them. Why this dichotomy? Situation drives people to such compromise.