There is a difference, of course, between prostitution and straight consensual sex. At this point, individualist feminists rise to defend the free market as well as a woman's self-ownership. Paglia sees the real problem with prostitution arising from the hypocrisy and double standards of society. The current second-class citizen status of prostitutes is a reflection of American Puritanism more than anything inherent in the profession. Our society tells women to 'marry well', to get things from men, and to use flirtation to gain favors.
Advertising presents sex as a commodity, as part of the medium of exchange.
Prostitution is just the logical extension of this societal attitude. But, because prostitutes flagrantly reveal attitudes that are usually left unstated, they are reviled. But this realization does not sway them toward advocating the rights of prostitutes. Quite the contrary. Gender feminists seek to eliminate the oldest profession because it is a creation of patriarchy and, thus, an inherent act of violence against women as a class.