Just like any proud American, when I came to Washington, D.C. I made it a priority to visit an important site in America's history-- the first sex shop in old town Alexandria, Virginia. It is a three-floor shop that sells toys, outfits, movies, and value added condoms and lubricant. In this period of near-depression, this store has a good number of visitors and is likely contributing important funds to the city of Alexandria's coffers. Yet, some sticks-in-the-mud are all uptight about it because the founding fathers walked around there once.
Old historian-jigga please! The forefathers kept mistresses, some visited ladies of the night, and George Washington grew and promoted farmers to grow marijuana. I think if Ben Franklin were in Alexandria now he'd be proud of a sex shop in old town...and then wonder where he could find the local whores.
The Slate explainer series includes an article that explains a bit about the truths (and myths) of American Colonial Prostitution.
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