Anything that contributes to suffering, and/or is meant to contribute to suffering

I'm not sure what her intentions are for the money, but that is a mighty big leap for early prostitution. I wonder what she will charge when she becomes a professional at it. :whistling:

This sort of promotion is not necessarily wrong, especially if the consequences are severe. But it does seem to undermine her own self-respect and integrity. I'm curious as to who would be willing to pay that much for a simple civilian. Best of luck to her.

Thanks to all for their replies.

For my part, the biggest impact of things like this is the large sum that's been offered and the philosophical context; that being, how important money has become. Conversely, I don't really believe that selling sexual favors, itself, is innately wrong. After all, if we don't have agency to do with our bodies what we want (for whatever reason), what agency do we have?

Love doesn't make the world go round, money does (Love just makes it a place worth being).

Thanks again

Morally, we should consider the circumstances under which intimacy becomes an item of commerce since it may be that what one sell is so cheapened for another...If the truth were known, perhaps many who sell sex would prefer to give it to another for free... And it is theirs, but only in the sense that with their freedom the do no damage to others or to society... And society should demand morality and ask the moral question...But how do we begin, and where??? Our whole society is based upon immorality...Our government, our economy and our religion is immorality, and they grate upon the nerves of the people who are mostly moral... In practical terms, if one gives her body and sex in marriage for a fine house and a better life, how can they then accuse those who give sex for a fix???If women as a class are victimized more, and some times less around the world how dare we, as men, say how they should be victimized, and set limits when their relationships with others, no less than our own are within their own control.... It does not matter if a person is a slave, a prisoner, or a prostitute because their relationships are their problem.... Yet; we can demand that we are not injured, and we can insure that our forms are not leading to, or encouraging their victimization or injury... We have to remember that people are injured by porn and prostitution... Little girls and boys having no idea of the thing are hurt by prostitution they are not even aware of... Value is robbed from intimacy by making an economy in it... What if it is the only thing you have to trade with another for your life with them??? How would you appreciate love being cheapened???

All valid points, Fido. I don't want to into a discussion on the morality of prostitution here, but I'll definitely agree that there are very important and potentially very dire consequences - depending on the circumstances - of selling oneself at all.

Thanks

Yes; but like it or not, morality is tied up with it...

I neither like nor dislike it. And yes, there are definite moral implications

Our tendency to form moral sentiments regarding sexual behavior has been rendered vestigial by technology.

Regarding the value of female virginity: What value did female virginity ever have?

There are a lot of sentimental answers to this, but nature has not idly imbued us with such sentiments, they tend to serve some purpose, to individuals or to society, and such purpose is what I now look for. To this I immediately think of two practical answers.

First it occurs to me that placing a value on virginity is part of a larger tendency to discourage female promiscuity. This, as anyone reading this I'm sure will readily comprehend, can serve the purpose of reducing the burden that unwanted pregnancies and single mothers can place on a society.

Technology serves this purpose much more efficiently through birth control.

Second is the assurance to the male that when she bears children they really are his, the doubt of which would reduce his motivation to assist in the rearing of such offspring.

For this we now have paternity tests.
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Considering the matter a priori, my above reasoning predicts that the availability of these technologies should undermine the moral value society places on female virginity greatly. Happily (for me,) recent history conforms to this prediction.

In conclusion, while we still have vestigial sentimental tendencies to view this action as immoral (personally it creeps me right the hell out) we have no practical basis from which to condemn such an action.
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If you are wondering why some guy would be willing to pay for this, I say it is because of that very same inclination we have to consider female virginity a virtue. Placing value on any thing can lead us to regard it with esteem, or to wish to posess it, or both.

[*Edit: Before someone brings it up, I left the issue of STD's out of this post for the sake of simplicity. I feel that they would fit into my reasoning without changing the conclusion, as condom use and regular testing does much to curb the spread of such diseases. For proof compare disease rates in developed countries which have such benefits with those that do not.]