Lady Marmalade
“Where’s all mah soul sistas, Lemme hear ya’ll flow sistas…” “Lady Marmalade” seems like a song of four women proudly calling out to each other to praise their feminine capability of dominance and independence in society. The actual verses of this song reflect the combined attitudes of four “prostitutes” in Moulin Rouge. They are vocally expressing their proud choice of prostitution through a fictional character, Lady Marmalade, and her experience. This mainstream song has become a sensation on the airwaves. How can prostitution be such a favorable subject to sing about? The singers rave about Lady Marmalade’s experience as a prostitute and the power she has acquired by being one. But is prostitution morally ethical? I argue that it is not. By contrasting Lady Marmalade’s opinion of prostitution to my personal ethic I will pinpoint the negatives of prostitution and why it is unethical. A good starting point would be to define prostitution. “Prostitution typically refers to a wide variety of sex-for-payment arrangements. ‘Prostitutes’ range from the stereotypical street prostitute, with of without a pimp, to upscale ‘call girl’ who operates out of her home or through an escort service” (Peterson-
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Approximate Word count = 994
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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