While reading The Bluest Eye, I noticed many references to the prostitutes China, Poland, and Maginot Line. Specifically, there was a remark made by the narrator in that they "had no word for innocence" yet had no "hearts of gold." Morrison means to suggest that they are not to be pitied on as products of a bad society yet they aren't complete disgraces to society.
I agree with Morrison since I believe that prostitutes are nothing more than ordinary people trying their best to make a living and provide for themselves or even a family. It just so happens that they are taking part in an "unorthodox" profession. And what's the harm of having them? Are they really harming society in the fact that they simply exist? I feel as if one of the main reasons people dislike prostitutes is that they encourage the degrading and objectification of women. However, I don't agree with this since it is not done without consent. It's not as if this is sexual assault done against the woman's will. Another argument is that the prostitutes themselves are being mistreated and are being exploited for their bodies. Although there are some instances where they are being forced by a pimp to continue their work, it is either because they have no other option to sustain themselves or in Morrison's words "looked back on their own youth as a period of ignorance, and regretted that they had not made more of it." In life, there are many paths and choices to make. Prostitutes have simply made poor life choices and should not be a subject of sympathy. This being said, I am not saying that they should be discriminated against, but merely left to their own spiritual demise.
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