I actually went out of my way to say I didn't judge it. What I said was that I don't especially worry about it myself, so alot of my reviews will be for places that people who are concerned about this kind of thing wouldn't want to go. I'm lucky enough not to have to really worry about it too deeply, but clearly my perspective is the minority.
The analogy to taking a dump in Herald Square makes no sense, however. A person walking down the street is welcome to believe whatever they want about what happens in a massage parlor, but the reality is that not all of them engage in illicit activities. Getting a massage is perfectly acceptable, and as far as the innocent families on 34th street know, that's all you've done when you exit a massage parlor. If they were giving handjobs in herald square, on the other hand, that would be worrisome. The good news is that handjobs are given in back rooms and stalls, the same way we take dumps in a bathroom with a door closed...