' sEx wOrK iS EmpoWeRiNg '

Muffcakelord · 2021-06-30T06:40:29+00:00

Super long but contains every point i can think of for when people lie about sexual slavery being anything but terrible

2021-06-30T07:22:44+00:00

Pimps, the oldest form of male leeches.

brush-your-teeth-bro · 2021-06-30T18:18:28+00:00

What is sexually empowering is the ability to say no. And since forever, women have struggled and fought and died en masse just so their daughters would be allowed this choice. Libfem culture sickens me.

motioncaptureF · 2021-06-30T06:43:00+00:00

Thank you in advance to ppl who took their time to read the whole thing 🤝

kycake · 2021-06-30T08:12:19+00:00

i love this post, thank you! it infuriates me how the painful reality of sex work is constantly marketed as women empowerment. sex work is the farthest thing from empowerment for women, it sure is empowering for men. sex work greatly benefits males hence why it exists and is constantly romanticized by the media.

AyemHerself · 2021-06-30T21:24:47+00:00

And when society starts to move away from patriarchal norms and becomes less religious, women are convinced to do the same damn thing and call it empowerment!

Ok_Neighborhood_6971 · 2021-06-30T19:00:39+00:00

Look up the east African slave trade ladies. They sold black women and girls into sexual slavery too

creamtart_ · 2021-06-30T09:09:49+00:00

This is gold.

I absolutely hate that prostitution is referred to as “sex work”. Sex is consensual and incredible, it is not work. Prostitution, however, is exploitative, degrading, and much of the time, not consensual.

RopeLady · 2021-06-30T09:37:17+00:00

Yeah I have never quite been able to wrap my head around the “prostitution=empowering” concept. Every single woman I know who has engaged in prostitution was very much being exploited by men in her life. It was done out of duress, and therefore not a consensual or “empowering” choice. So many of them were abused by the men paying for sex or the men taking their money and they often had zero recourse to do anything about it. It truly does exist because men feel entitled to women’s bodies.

This is a fantastic reply that thoroughly summarizes why history matters so much when talking about modern society.

azulalalala · 2021-06-30T13:03:19+00:00

👏👏👏👏

Seriously though, a really good read

jiyonce · 2021-06-30T13:23:23+00:00

I hate it when they start comparing prostitution to actual work and say that basically everyone is selling their bodies in different ways.

Add to that, there is a lot of glamorisation of harems in art, literature and history and they paint it as something women wanted to happen to them as if it's not just basic sexual slavery.

Eva4ever28 · 2021-06-30T13:29:42+00:00

Keep making your money independent of men.

Mcccy · 2021-06-30T08:39:52+00:00

What a beautiful and educational reply. I hope the op girl took her time to read it and maybe changed her views a bit. Nothing about prostitution is or has ever been empowering for women.

gabz_C · 2021-06-30T08:56:39+00:00

This is such a great outline, can we pin this? Or link it on the side bar? Those are awesome arguments to support our stance towards the sex industry.

worldnotworld · 2021-06-30T12:55:11+00:00

Thank you for posting this. My only wish is for everyone in the world to read it.

twardiii999 · 2021-06-30T11:48:51+00:00

Wait why am I seeing a well informed and articulate statement of fact on Reddit. It must be broken!

Seriously though hats off to you. I've had a ton of abuse my way for taking this position, you have my support!

Eva4ever28 · 2021-06-30T13:39:25+00:00

Can anyone suggest a good book on the history of sex work?

shoesfromparis135 · 2021-07-01T20:49:52+00:00

Just stood up and clapped at this post in the middle of a restaurant. Slay, my fellow History Queen. Slay!

My only beef with this post is that she forgot to mention Empress Theodora of the Byzantine Empire. Theodora was herself a slave/prostitute/“actress” who was so amazing that Future Emperor Justinian changed the law so he could marry her. She then went on to outlaw prostitution and set up communes for freed women who escaped the clutches of prostitution. She was also known to go to the slave markets, buy little girls, set them free, and provide housing, education, and trade apprenticeships for them. Amazing woman. Look her up!

Tanalize · 2021-06-30T22:51:44+00:00

Don't know whats so empowering about having your salary dictated on the what makes the dicks of the sex of the human species, that fucks animals, children and other men, hard?

Title	' sEx wOrK iS EmpoWeRiNg '
Author	motioncaptureF
Upvotes	903
Comments	36
Date	June 30, 2021 6:12 AM UTC (5 years ago)
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