I see sex work as somewhat analogous to coal mining. It’s not that it isn’t real work, or that those who work in that capacity don’t deserve rights, dignity, or a society that works for them. The problem, of course, is the ever-present exploitation of the workers coupled with the severe unpleasantness of the occupation which ensures that the people who do work these jobs are those with few other options. That isn’t to say that all sex workers and/or coal miners are miserable. Even so, the patterns around this kind of work are unmistakable.
Given these facts, I think most reasonable people understand that sex work should go extinct. That isn’t to say that you can’t make pornography or have sex with strangers. However, it’s impossible to gauge enthusiastic consent when money is changing hands, and enthusiastic consent is a vital component for an ethical sexual encounter.
My question for the community is how exactly this is meant to be accomplished. How can sex work be abolished without harming the very people it’s meant to protect? The number one problem western sex workers face, more so than creepy clients, is the cops, who profile them, steal their wages, and arrest them on a whim. Clearly, criminalizing sex work hasn’t done much for sex workers. What are some alternatives?
All of it is sex and people here do mental gymnastics for no other reason than cultural reasons and conservative behavior.
It actually degrades the sex worker and continues the same stigma towards sex.
All sex work between adults should be legal. Prudish beliefs really need to change.
A month later and giving me the exact same argument as before without having listened to any points :|
Cause your points are based on nothing but your feelings and cultural upbringing.
That’s it.
Also this site shut down for some reason.
I would sincerely reply to your (new) comments in this month old thread, but clearly you’re not interested in changing your mind or listening to anything anyone has to say. Tbh you haven’t really made any point, just said everyone else was prudish and conservative etc etc. Which I also told you back then was insulting towards comrades who are decidedly not conservative. Was anyone here saying prostitutes are loose women with low morals? Was anyone here saying that prostitutes should be jailed for accepting clients? Was anyone here saying that sex should only happen between two married people? Or even between a married man and woman?
No. And you know that, because you replied to most comments.
I think you’re just here to be a contrarian and a wrecker, and have no actual interest in this topic. I don’t understand how you can call yourself a Marxist and decide not to analyse the material reality of prostitution which has been laid out several times in this thread. Well, I can understand it in one situation – if your goal is to exhaust everyone in a pointless debate.
Clearly you display no comradely behaviour (even telling another user that they were “gaslighting”) and so I’m not sure what you expect to find on Lemmygrad. The only justification I keep coming back to that makes sense is that your goal is to stir up drama and pointless debates by making us do all the legwork of finding arguments and sources which you’ll just dismiss with a “I disagree lol”. Why else revive a month-old thread?
Consider this my complete reasoning behind your ban.