Sunday, August 15, 2010

National Hookers Service

I don't really object to councils spending money for disabled people to visit prostitutes and lap dancing clubs. No more than I object to spending money on them visiting the theatre or the shops anyway, because the underlying assumption behind the objections to spending the cash this way is that disabled people should have to suppress any politically and socially undesirable urges if they receive any help from the state.

For the genuinely disabled, receiving assistance from the state should not compel them to allow their lives to be micromanaged according to other people's moral injunctions.

In fact in so far as sex is a basic human want perhaps we should nationalise prostitutes and create a National Hookers Service which is free at the point of use for everybody, in the interests of fairness and social justice and all that crap.

6 comments:

The Filthy Engineer said...

A new meaning for the NHS. Mmmmm

Mark said...

Surely, given that disability benefits are relatively generous in the UK (at least for the more severely impaired, and at least when compared to countries like Spain or Greece) those in receipt of them could arrange this sort of thing for themselves, if they feel the urge ?

I also wouldn't be surprised if the self important jobsworths who 'co-ordinate the needs' of 'disabled clients' in this manner also get on their high horse if they hear of any of their recently divorced male colleagues going away for a weekend in Amsterdam, or 2 weeks in Thailand.'Non judgmentalism' only goes so far...

Hexe Froschbein said...

Maybe some differentiation is in order -- paraplegics or anyone else who is not able to masturbate should be helped with hiring a hooker if that is what they want.

I know it's illegal in the UK, but in Germany, it's legal, and there are quite a few brothels and prostitutes who specialise in disabled clients.

I think that's a good thing, and I don't mind spending tax money on that at all, but what I dislike is the use of a legit case as a wedge to sneak in people who can (ahem) help themselves here.

Anonymous said...

what is on offer for disabled females?

Ross said...

Sex toys.

Mr Grumpy said...

I trust we're all grateful to the Torygraph for giving us a picture of a sex worker going about her business so that we can be really properly shocked.