It’s the fact that so many people talk about sex work as if it is the only variety of labor that is dehumanizing. It’s very telling that as a culture we refer to sex work, and sex work only as selling one’s body, when hard physical labor, military service, hours behind a cash register, being crammed into a cubicle doing mindless data entry, compromising one’s values because management requires one to push predatory lines of credit etc. ad nauseum literally ALL are demeaning and dehumanizing. It is misogyny and misogyny alone that criticizes a woman for being paid for sex while glorifying a man for joining the military and killing other human beings.
Why is it that as a trans woman I would be vilified for paying my bills by opening my legs but as a man all of the degradation and abuse I received when I literally gave up my freedom didn’t subject me to the same criticism? Was I not selling access to my body? Every worker in a capitalist system is required to trade their body, health, and labor for the basic necessities of life, but only sex workers face this ridiculous double standard.
Lady Feral being my hero once again. I love her.
i know it isnt your job to explain, but that twitter thing between lena dunham and the other person about sex work… how does the original tweet (lena dunham’s) add to systemic misogyny? i dont really understand.
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