Is it socially acceptable for women to sell their bodies? Every day women create an image for themselves. Is being half naked or hiring men to exploit your body the way we girls want to be known or seen? Is it lust or is it love? These questions bring politics into revolt, some wondering why women should do this to themselves and others wondering why more women aren't involved in exploiting their own bodies. Patricia J. Williams offers this to us with an article, “The Complicated Politics of Self-Exploitation,” in which she explains the ways in which women can sell their bodies to survive financially. Williams also states in his article: “We could just shrug all this off and conclude that “Self-Exploitation 101” is the primary skill to fall back on as the wealth gap widens and the social safety net is destroyed.” Women in the modeling industry put their bodies and health at risk every day, yet continue to believe they are beautiful because of spectators cheering them on. At every pageant, photoshoot or pageant they enter, their bodies are exploited far and wide with every photo taken. Women who exploit their bodies through prostitution are also at risk, mentally and physically. Therefore, these women sell their bodies for the pleasure of making money. Even if the prices of college, gas, school, or anything else have increased dramatically, a woman should be ashamed of selling her body for sex just to make a few bucks. Lower-class victims will do almost anything, such as finding a "sugar daddy," prostituting themselves, or selling their body for sex to get all the help they can with financial problems they may have. Many negative obstacles will occur from a woman who sells her body through prostitution such as, pregnancy, society v...... middle of paper ......erner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner and K. Lee Lerner. Detroit: Gale, 2006. 477-480. Opposing points of view in context. Network. April 21, 2014.Spector, Jessica. "The Question of Choice and the International Prostitutes' Rights Movement." Prostitution and pornography. Spectrum, Jessica. California: Stanford University Press, 2006. 31-39.Walkowitz, Judith R. “The Politics of Prostitution.” JSTOR. The University of Chicago Press. April 18, 2014West, Jackie. "Prostitution: collectives and regulatory policies". Gender, work and organization. 7.2 (2000): 106-118. Premier of academic research. Network. April 17, 2014.Williams, Patrcicia J. “The Complicated Politics of Self-Exploitation.” The nation. NP, September 25, 2013. Web. April 28, 2014. “White Slave Trade Act (Mann Act).” American decades. Ed. Judith S. Baughman, et al. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Student Resources in Context. Network. April 28. 2014.