Posts Tagged ‘abolition’
The problem with “privilege”
I’ve been grappling with this a lot lately. On one hand, those most involved in sex workers’ rights are those with more privilege (economically, educationally, racially), while on the other hand, privilege is used to discount their arguments and experiences. I’m struggling to find a way that acknowledges my privilege without completely negating what I [...]
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Tags: abolition, crazy, empowerment, exploitation, mental illness, privilege, sex work
I just wanted to link to this fabulous post by Snowdrop about the problems with these models, especially as Illinois considers this.
As a whore, I just have to say, as happy as I am about not risking a prostitution arrest, the kind of work I do still puts me at risk of an assault charge [...]
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Tags: abolition, end demand, law, sex work
So-called feminists.
You know, I have to say, I’m getting really fucking sick of being told by so-called feminists that I don’t know shit about my own experiences. When I talk about sex work and my experiences, I’m not trying to generalize, I’m not trying to downplay that I have privilege, I’m not trying to act that [...]
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Tags: abolition, feminism, sex work
Ableism and sex work
I have been thinking lately about disability and mental illness, part of which is inspired by Amber Rhea. I came into sex work activism from mental health activism. I wanted to fight the stigma of mental illness. Now, it seems to me, couching mental illness in the framework of disability is beneficial. I don’t think [...]
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Tags: abolition, activism, identity, mental health, privilege, sex work
Oh, the irony.
I noticed that Jacqui Smith “accidentally” expensed some pay-per-view porn. Prostitution is exploitation, but not when it’s on film, apparently.
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Tags: abolition
Every time I turn around, there’s more bullshit hitting close to home. The sheriff of Cook County is suing Craigslist to crack down on the erotic services section. He claims this will end sex trafficking. Since he’s obviously living under a rock, I’d like to remind him that a recent FBI sting based on Craigslist [...]
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Tags: abolition, craigslist, law, law suit, sex work
I fucking knew that blogging about Operation Cross Country was going to piss me off. I’ve been cruising the internet, reading other people’s takes, and of course the comments. God, I feel like I should be paying someone to take this kind of abuse.
Let me elucidate (I just learned this word. It’s big. You like?) [...]
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Tags: abolition, anger, blogging, blogs, internet, operation cross country, sex work
Operation Cross Country
For your daily dose of fucked up, I give you Operation Cross Country. SWOP-LV on Bound, not Gagged posted about this. Basically, you have FBI agents arresting sex workers solicited on Craigslist. Ostensibly, they’re targeting child prostitution and trafficking.
The numbers say otherwise. Forty-seven children have been rescued, whereas five hundred eighteen adult sex workers have [...]
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Tags: abolition, law, operation cross country, sex work
Is sex work queer?
At times, I just loathe identity politics. But identity is unfortunately important, especially for social movements. (This blog probably doesn’t appeal to people who don’t identify as sex workers, or who aren’t interested in those who do identify as such. ) And lately, I’ve been thinking about the queer identity.
A lot of people self-indentify as [...]
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Tags: abolition, identity, queer, relationships, sex work
Hate the sin. Love the sinner?
I was raised in the evangelical church. (Which may actually explain a lot about me. I mean, sins of the flesh, bring it on!) I read my Bible. In fact, I read the Bible cover to cover probably a dozen times. I know my written Word. And one thing that isn’t in there is this [...]
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Tags: abolition, queer rights, religion, sex work
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