Spain's Prostitution Debate: 50€ Services and Immigration Politics

Analysis of Spain's prostitution debate, covering 50€ prices, dating hypocrisy, and Irene Montero's immigration regularization policy.

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Prostitution in Spain: 50€ for a service dividing the country

In Granada, an ad offers sens for 50€. In the same country, a dinner date may cost 100€ with no guarantees. The difference is social and sarracena, not just economic. The debate intensifies when sensual market data intersects with Irene Montero's proposal to regularize 500,000 immigrants. Is prostitution a transaction like any other, or an inevitable humiliation?

The price of sens: 50€ vs. 100€ dinner
Prices discussed in the thread are revealing: from 50€ for a prostitute in Granada to 100-200€ spent on a date hoping to sleep with a woman. The cost-benefit ratio is clear to many: you pay, you get results, and save time and uncertainty. However, others argue this price proves the commodification of intimacy, degrading both parties. Data suggesting some sens workers earn 300-400€ weekly with few clients indicates a real, but not massive, business volume.

The hypocrisy of modern relationships
One argument suggests traditional romantic relationships mask disguised prostitution: women expect investment in dinners, trips, and gifts, while men expect sens. In this scheme, prostitutes are seen as more honest, offering an explicit exchange without deception. This clashes with views seeing prostitution as an act of desperation or exploitation, especially when women enter the profession due to economic need. The irony lies in some feminists calling for abolition while others defend it as just another job.

The political factor: Irene Montero and 500,000 immigrants
Politics enters when linking the legalization of 500,000 irregular immigrants to an increase in prostitution supply and demand. It is claimed many of these women will enter the sensual market, further lowering prices. However, thread data does not support this prediction, merely pointing to collateral effects of mass regularization. Clearly, prostitution is a business moving significant money, with a blurred line between free choice and exploitation.

The lingering question is whether Spanish society is willing to normalize a market where 50€ buys a person's body, while condemning the same transaction when done through dinners and gifts. The debate, like sens, is never free.

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