This highlights very succinctly the devastatingly thin line we must walk when we discuss whether sex work is feminist or not. I know from various online communities that there are sex workers out...
This highlights very succinctly the devastatingly thin line we must walk when we discuss whether sex work is feminist or not.
I know from various online communities that there are sex workers out there who love their job, have had other opportunities and still have chosen their path, and feel they could get out without any harm (physical, socioeconomic, etc) coming to them. But I also know that there are people who have been forced, pressured, or, like in the article, have had no other choice. When societies choose to make sex work a legal enterprise, capitalism just won't cut it. It needs to be regulated, planned for, and there need to be services available for these workers (women AND men) who can very easily be put in a vulnerable position.
This highlights very succinctly the devastatingly thin line we must walk when we discuss whether sex work is feminist or not.
I know from various online communities that there are sex workers out there who love their job, have had other opportunities and still have chosen their path, and feel they could get out without any harm (physical, socioeconomic, etc) coming to them. But I also know that there are people who have been forced, pressured, or, like in the article, have had no other choice. When societies choose to make sex work a legal enterprise, capitalism just won't cut it. It needs to be regulated, planned for, and there need to be services available for these workers (women AND men) who can very easily be put in a vulnerable position.
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