The bible, he pointed out, had little to say about sex work, and where it did, it was generally restrained in censoring sex work. Cobb admitted that if he could pursue the topic of prostitution further, he wouldn't from a biblical standpoint but from an ethical one. Too many women feel compelled to reclaim their power and control through prostitution and society, on the whole, must accept responsibility for that situation. I found Professor Jessica Spector's interest in prostitution and pornography most challenging. She began to consider the nature of sex work when she studied the formation of personal identity.
Personal identity includes many things, work and sex included.
Later in the discussion, it became apparent that Spector rejects sex as work, primarily because it doesn't function the same as standard labor and because women are often forced into it by gender oppression and poverty. But women are less oppressed today and many sex workers are not low-end street prostitutes. Indeed, the film Straight for the Money shows a decidedly blue collar dyke community who worked peep shows to pay the bills. Few talked about drugs and pimps. Most appeared independent and unrepentant.