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Article #297: Further Adventures In Framing

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To further illustrate the persuasive emotional fire that politics and
power of framing, I've chosen a few sexuality can inspire. Another part of
pretty hot topics. I'm hoping to stir us the frame is that sex work is an
all up a little. Everybody knows about important part of the economy. Legalizing
the world's 'oldest profession' and it, as it is in Nevada and in other
whether you're an opponent or proponent, countries, shows how some of the dangers
it's not going anywhere. Prostitution is associated with the industry can be
illegal in most of the U.S. and lessened through regulation. For example,
unfortunately is connected to drugs and if there are no pimps, the violence is
violence, disease and abuse. That's one cut down. With mandatory medical checkups
frame. We can all agree on that, can't and regulated practices, the health and
we? But how about a different frame? An medical dangers are nearly eliminated.
acquaintance and former student of mine The issue of sex for money has been taken
sent me the following link in an e-mail. out of the frame of morality (which has
He wrote, 'Check out this frame.' His been the strongest frame by far) and put
link connected me to the International it in the frame of being an important
Committee for Prostitute's Rights. Upon part of the economy. If you look at the
further research, I found another argument for legalizing drugs, it's very
organization called C.O.Y.O.T.E. The similar. The idea of 'victimless crimes'
letters stand for call off your old tired is an appealing frame to me in that the
ethics. They bill themselves as a sex amount of money spent each year on
worker's rights organization. Old frame: imprisoning pot growers/users and sex
prostitutes. New frame: sex workers. workers, is staggering. I am not
There's a pretty strong movement in the advocating to 'legalize it' though I am
U.S. and all over Europe, to intrigued to know that there are
decriminalize prostitution and ensure intelligent opponents to the cultural
rights and protection to the people norm. However, this is simply an exercise
working in the industry. To me, that's a in framing and as with any frame, whoever
new frame. I had never heard of such a has the stronger one, wins.
thing and it really struck me as Kenrick Cleveland teaches techniques to
interesting. Proponents of this frame earn the business of affluent clients
differentiate between the prostitutes who using persuasion. He runs public and
are being victimized and the sex workers private seminars and offers home study
who feel empowered in the industry. The courses and coaching programs in
issue is certainly complex with the persuasion techniques.






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