Comments on: When Is A Sex Worker A Victim? http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/05/when_is_a_sex_w.html The Law, the Universe, and Everything Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:44:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Joe S http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/05/when_is_a_sex_w.html/comment-page-1#comment-59242 Joe S Tue, 16 Jan 2007 22:08:22 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2006/05/when-is-a-sex-worker-a-victim.html#comment-59242 haha. thats my aunt haha. thats my aunt

]]> By: beki http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/05/when_is_a_sex_w.html/comment-page-1#comment-59241 beki Wed, 23 Aug 2006 09:17:38 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2006/05/when-is-a-sex-worker-a-victim.html#comment-59241 Its really reassuring that there are people out there who acknowledge and support sex workers. The governemnt doesn't want to support sex work and their agenda is inconsequential. The real problem is society's view and attitudes on sex work. It as a whole doesn't look too healthy. Ask an average American what they feel about it? There are people in America who think there is nothing wrong with it but they aren't the ones raping women or supporting the war in Iraq. If children are raised seeing people being abused, killed and other types of violence that will impact his or her view of sexuality and therefore on sex work. If we examine this culture we see that sex is censored wheras violence is not. That plays a major role in sexuality. People that see sex work as criminal don't understand that their views are scewed. People don't acknowledge sex as a therapeutical activity and as an extension of humanity and expression. A sex worker may be a sex therapist rather than a "prostitute". Rape is not sex. Beating someone isn't sex. Gang raping someone isn't sex. Sex work is about giving a therapeutic service in exchange for money. But men and women who give these services do it for different reasons. Sex work is ligitamate. What is illigitimate is coersion, a lack of desire for the proffession, abuse, lack of knowledge and an unappreciation for sexuality. We are being bombared with stigmas attached to sexuality so it does hold true to the sex trade. Its really reassuring that there are people out there who acknowledge and support sex workers. The governemnt doesn’t want to support sex work and their agenda is inconsequential. The real problem is society’s view and attitudes on sex work. It as a whole doesn’t look too healthy. Ask an average American what they feel about it? There are people in America who think there is nothing wrong with it but they aren’t the ones raping women or supporting the war in Iraq. If children are raised seeing people being abused, killed and other types of violence that will impact his or her view of sexuality and therefore on sex work. If we examine this culture we see that sex is censored wheras violence is not. That plays a major role in sexuality. People that see sex work as criminal don’t understand that their views are scewed. People don’t acknowledge sex as a therapeutical activity and as an extension of humanity and expression. A sex worker may be a sex therapist rather than a “prostitute”. Rape is not sex. Beating someone isn’t sex. Gang raping someone isn’t sex. Sex work is about giving a therapeutic service in exchange for money. But men and women who give these services do it for different reasons. Sex work is ligitamate. What is illigitimate is coersion, a lack of desire for the proffession, abuse, lack of knowledge and an unappreciation for sexuality. We are being bombared with stigmas attached to sexuality so it does hold true to the sex trade.

]]> By: JAY BILLS http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/05/when_is_a_sex_w.html/comment-page-1#comment-59240 JAY BILLS Tue, 22 Aug 2006 06:43:57 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2006/05/when-is-a-sex-worker-a-victim.html#comment-59240 LOOK, I AM GOING TO EXPLAIN THE REAL PROBLEM. IF THEY WOULD JUST TOTALLY LEGALIZE AND ORGANIZE SEX WORK THERE WOULD BE NO MISUNDERSTANDING LIKE THIS ONE. NO ONE WOULD BE VICTIMIZED BECAUSE THE SEX WORKERS WOULD HAVE A UNION AND BENEFITS. WHEN IS OUR LAW MAKERS GOING TO WAKE UP AND GIVE THE WORLD'S OLDEST PROFESSION ORGANIZATION AND PROTECTION. SEX WORK IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE LEGALIZE IT ALREADY! STOP STEROTYPING A SEX WORKER AND JUST TREAT THEM AS ANOTHER WORKER. YOU MAY OR MAY AGREE WITH THEIR TYPE OF WORK BUT LET THEM CHOOSE THEIR OWN LINE OF WORK. LET THEM HAVE THE RIGHTS TO TELL MEN TO WEAR A CONDOM EVERY TIME. GIVE THEM GUARANTEED PAYMENT. KEEP THEM FROM GETTING RAPED AND BEATEN BY GIVING SEX WORKERS A ESTABLISHED SAFE PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT TO WORK IN. IT IS DONE FOR CIGARETTE AND LIQUOR EMPLOYEES THAT ARE NOT SO CALLED MORALLY CORRECT EITHER. THINK ABOUT. NO REALLY REALLY THINK ABOUT. I REALLY CAN'T BELIEVE THERE IS SO MUCH FUSS AND CRIMINALIZATION IN THIS WORLD OVER SEX WORK IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE LIKE THE WAY SOME PEOPLE ALWAYS WANT TO KNOW IF SOMEONE ELSE IS MASTARBATING. WHY WOULD THEY EVEN WANT TO KNOW THAT, IT ISN'T THEIR BODY BEING PLAYED WITH! LOOK, I AM GOING TO EXPLAIN THE REAL PROBLEM. IF THEY WOULD JUST TOTALLY LEGALIZE AND ORGANIZE SEX WORK THERE WOULD BE NO MISUNDERSTANDING LIKE THIS ONE. NO ONE WOULD BE VICTIMIZED BECAUSE THE SEX WORKERS WOULD HAVE A UNION AND BENEFITS. WHEN IS OUR LAW MAKERS GOING TO WAKE UP AND GIVE THE WORLD’S OLDEST PROFESSION ORGANIZATION AND PROTECTION. SEX WORK IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE LEGALIZE IT ALREADY! STOP STEROTYPING A SEX WORKER AND JUST TREAT THEM AS ANOTHER WORKER. YOU MAY OR MAY AGREE WITH THEIR TYPE OF WORK BUT LET THEM CHOOSE THEIR OWN LINE OF WORK. LET THEM HAVE THE RIGHTS TO TELL MEN TO WEAR A CONDOM EVERY TIME. GIVE THEM GUARANTEED PAYMENT. KEEP THEM FROM GETTING RAPED AND BEATEN BY GIVING SEX WORKERS A ESTABLISHED SAFE PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT TO WORK IN. IT IS DONE FOR CIGARETTE AND LIQUOR EMPLOYEES THAT ARE NOT SO CALLED MORALLY CORRECT EITHER. THINK ABOUT. NO REALLY REALLY THINK ABOUT. I REALLY CAN’T BELIEVE THERE IS SO MUCH FUSS AND CRIMINALIZATION IN THIS WORLD OVER SEX WORK IT JUST DOESN’T MAKE SENSE LIKE THE WAY SOME PEOPLE ALWAYS WANT TO KNOW IF SOMEONE ELSE IS MASTARBATING. WHY WOULD THEY EVEN WANT TO KNOW THAT, IT ISN’T THEIR BODY BEING PLAYED WITH!

]]> By: Wendy http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/05/when_is_a_sex_w.html/comment-page-1#comment-59239 Wendy Sun, 02 Jul 2006 17:24:16 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2006/05/when-is-a-sex-worker-a-victim.html#comment-59239 I don't think we're victims of sex work, unless we we're phyiscally, held against our will forced to do, but most of us CHOSE to do sex work. Whatever the reason might be (poverty, to support a drug habit, lack of education, desire to have a higher paying job, whatever), we chose it. I'm not ashamed of being a sex worker, what I'm ashamed for are the people that assume I'm too stupid to make a choice and am therefore a victim. I don’t think we’re victims of sex work, unless we we’re phyiscally, held against our will forced to do, but most of us CHOSE to do sex work. Whatever the reason might be (poverty, to support a drug habit, lack of education, desire to have a higher paying job, whatever), we chose it. I’m not ashamed of being a sex worker, what I’m ashamed for are the people that assume I’m too stupid to make a choice and am therefore a victim.

]]> By: 3L http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/05/when_is_a_sex_w.html/comment-page-1#comment-59238 3L Mon, 01 May 2006 19:06:17 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2006/05/when-is-a-sex-worker-a-victim.html#comment-59238 Do you consider someone working for less than minimum wage a victim? I don't disagree with your analysis, but I'm surprised to see it here rather than at Volokh or another libertarian blog ;) Do you consider someone working for less than minimum wage a victim?

I don’t disagree with your analysis, but I’m surprised to see it here rather than at Volokh or another libertarian blog ;)

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