Radical feminists generally lay out the argument that all prostitution is rape as follows: all work under capitalism involves coercion due to the fact that people must earn money to survive, any sex where someone is coerced is rape, therefore prostitution is rape. This is a very simplistic explanation of the argument, but anyone familiarContinue reading ““All Prostitution is Rape”: A Response”
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A Response to “Sold: Sex Slaves Next Door”
Members of the public know very little about sex trafficking or about sex work, and this documentary does nothing to educate them about it. The BBC feed people a bunch of misinformation or vague comments about sex work, interspersed with the real and important trauma histories of sex trafficking survivors whose experiences are used to imply we should do things that would in reality make them less safe.
Is Selling Sex “Skilled Labour”?
Sex work doesn’t have to be skilled for sex workers to deserve rights.