Bitter Fruit

During all my philosophy classes in college and among some discussions I've had with my law school friends, there was always a few people who defended a man or woman's right to pay for sex, to be able without moral judgement against him or her, to pay for sex. After all, sex is enjoyable, and like massages or pedicures, or even gambling, it is up to the person who wants to enjoy the activity to pay for it. The fact that prostitution is illegal was never a factor, in fact, it was because it was illegal that many people defended it as a right, stating that "the man" should not put its head into it, especially when it is as "innocent" as a massage. Governor Spitzer's head was in both! As a government leader, he is a proponent of the laws, and prostitution is illegal. As a man, he was obviously a proponent of the act itself. And now, he is a hypocrite.

I don't think the argument one way or another has any affect on who I am in this society. If you want to pay for sex, go ahead, it doesn't bother me as long as you're using your own money and any diseases you pick up are left to rot on your privates and not on anyone else's.

What gets me about this is the betrayal. Take prostitution out of the picture - the fact that he paid for it is big, big news. But what if he hadn't paid for it? What if he had just been cheating on his wife and kids? Is cheating somehow less morally reprehensible than paying for sex? His wife has to go through all the emotions of the betrayal. His children have to consider the fact that daddy broke his vows to his wife so he could engage in sex with someone else! And the fact that he came home every day in his mask of hypocrisy is something that will haunt these girls for the rest of their lives. Do you think they're going to have trust issues? Damn straight.

Shame on him for putting his governmental/hypocritic head into something he should have stayed out of; and shame on him for being such a lousy husband and father. I think the fact that he paid for it is a non-issue, but the act itself in light of all the good things he had in his life is a direct affront to all of us - and it is disgusting.

"The seed of betrayal is bitter fruit - it's hard to swallow any time of day - the taste on your tongue don't easily slip away." {My best friend Bruce}.