I don't care what you think I would do and I'm not interested in your definition of prostitution. I'm just trying to figure out your point.
I'm not making a claim. I'm just questioning where the line between prostitution and rape actually is.
I'm sure it depends on each situation. When prostitution is the only option to avoid hunger or homelessness, I see it as very little different to rape. "Do this, or else". But even when the choice is not that dire, and it's a choice between ordinary getting-by poverty, and the movie star lifestyle (which isn't just about money, it's about fame which can't be bought), then it also look a lot like rape.
Why the distinction matters, is that the movie stars behind the "me too" movement defined what they had to reckon with as a kind of rape, and that maybe isn't so honest if they had prospects whether they slept with the producer or not. And defining themselves as prostitutes did not appeal to them, though arguably it's more accurate.
If she say no it's no. If she consents then they're consenting adults.
If she says no it's rape. If she says yes, that's on her.
And yet, not getting the role is a bad thing, which producers apparently threatened starlets with. Is it only rape when the bad consequence of saying no is
illegal?
Consider another case where a woman is hopelessly in debt (financial debt) and is offered nothing more than the relief of that debt. She doesn't actually gain anything by saying Yes, so it's not prostitution. But I think it is rape, despite the consequences of saying No being entirely legal.
If she's already in poverty no one is obligated to help her out of poverty so it's not a threat. It's an offer she can take or leave. As long as she's free to say no, it's all good.
Let's be clear that you're OK with prostitution. It should be legal, for prostitutes and their clients, correct?
Look, Winston Churchill was sitting next to an annoying woman at a dinner. He says, Lady Smyth, would you have sex with me for million pounds? She says, Well, Mr. Churchill, for a million pounds I think we can get together. He says, Lady Smyth, how about for 20 pounds? She says 20 pounds? What do you think I am? He says, We've established that. Now we're just ngotiating price.
Churchill was a prick, so I'm not surprised by your story at all.