
01-12-2011, 04:51 PM
Keyori's pretty much already said everything I would have (surprise, surprise :P), but I will say that I really don't care for this talk of "selling yourself" or "selling your body". Prostitutes do neither -- they sell a service, that's all. You wouldn't say that anyone else in a service industry is selling "herself" or "her body", just because she's using her body in that service (massage therapists, for instance). This idea that a prostitute is giving over ownership of herself to her client, or doing anything more than simply providing them with a service, is not only a perfect example of women being reduced to their genitalia, but also a big contributor to the issues with consent so many have with regards to sex workers, like the idea that it isn't rape if the victim is a sex worker, or it isn't rape if you've paid already. This has lead some myopic individuals, mostly MRAs, to question if the right to withdraw consent should be taken from sex workers, since in their minds, they have bought the woman's body, and thus she should not be able to change her mind. I just really think we should change how we discuss this topic, whether you're for or against it.
Last edited by Philomel; 01-12-2011 at 04:59 PM..
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