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Dr Hilary Caldwell’s new book Slutdom looks at how women navigate sex and shame, and at all ages. She shares what she’s learned as both a sex worker and as an academic.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago
[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I love to see anything pushing toward destroying this stigma. Sex is natural and wonderful, and sex workers are workers providing a valuable service.

[–] possiblylinux127 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Valuable is not the same as ethical

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

There's nothing unethical about a sapient, consenting adult providing sexual services for money for/with another sapient, consenting adult.

[–] possiblylinux127 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I strongly disagree. Prostitution tends to come along with drug use, violence, abuse and human trafficking. It tends to be a act of desperation. I heard a story where a young girl was selling herself for around 7 USD because she was desperate for heroin.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

But these aren't issues with the profession, these issues stem from a wide range of factors including but not limited to poor support for- and an ever present societal stigma toward- victims of drug addiction, victims of abuse, and sex workers in general.

(and also, sex work doesn't just mean escorting services - selling pictures of your feet online is sex work)

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

You see an issue crop up in many areas where something is generally found distasteful by society at large, so it is made illegal by various means, leading to greater harm than if it was just legal and regulated. You will not eliminate demand, therefore you will not eliminate those attempting to supply the demand. If sex work was legalized and regulated, it would be much safer for the workers, customers, and even those who choose not to engage with it all. The current legal environment creates space for trafficking/slavery, public health concerns, and a lack of physical safety for all. While a legal and regulated industry won't completely remove the black market, it would greatly reduce it and the harms it causes. Is there still demand for dusty garage tattoos? Yes, but that is certainly not the majority of the market.

[–] possiblylinux127 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I think Prostitution and Rape are two thinks that we left behind for the most part. That's a good thing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It is quite interesting that you believe prostitution and rape have been "left behind" in any appreciable way. It is also quite interesting that you equate the two. I'm supposed to be just agreeing and disengaging, but that is quite a fascinating mindset.

[–] possiblylinux127 1 points 4 months ago

It is way less common than it was during the US gold rush. I can't speak for countries outside the US.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

i thought this was about sexy mummified people

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Yummy mummy Khalida

[–] therealjcdenton -4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Mummy didn't mean you have you! You were an accident!