True, but at a young age, few of us knew the kinds and extent of compromises we would make along the way.   
  
We are all whores.  We only rationalize the large and small sales of ourselves by our personal credos and perception of cultural acceptance.  
There is a big difference between "whoring" oneself in the figurative sense and having to risk your life on the streets to survive.  
  
And for the record, I think prostitution should be legalized and regulated. This would help protect the safety and the health of all involved.  
  
On the human side of it though, I think it is very sad that men and women have to resort to paying for sex or providing it for money. I think sex is one of the most beautiful gifts we are given, and to cheapen it this way must make people feel empty in their hearts.