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Your argument is valid. I will concede that commerce would not fall under that, and with that being the case, prostitution that would not fall under coercion, such as that given in the initial example of the thread, would probably be fine.

I am not saying that coercion is allowed except when it applies to sex. There are several restrictions I'm sure. Some may or may not be specifically mentioned, however, sexual coercion is one that is, and prostitution is a method of sexual coercion that is specifically mentioned. Commerce is...

Trade is coercive, the blacksmith wouldn't exchange his weapons and armor without money. I wouldn't go to work without getting paid. The issue of coercion however only applies to sexual acts, though. The paladin won't engage in sexual acts as a result of coercion. His other activities, such...

Even if it's as simple as 'being coerced into having sex in exchange for money', prostitution is still a coerced act. The exchange of money is what coerces the prostitute to engage in the sexual activity. Without the money, the prostitute would not engage in the sexual relationship. Even in the...

It's not going into a definition under the terms of which prostitution is wrong, it's saying a good character won't have sex under the following conditions. Prostitution is listed as a definitive situation that the character won't be involved in. The sentence can be rephrased as follows: A good...

I was in favor of a character in this style, and was actually just reading this thread to help in research to argue a character much in this style to the DM of a campaign I am about to start playing in. In gathering information for my argument, I found this in the Book of Exalted Deeds, p. 10...