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So I've been a bit absent from the site lately, and part of the reason for that is I was in DC this past week!
I attended the Women's March on Washington. I had been planning with a friend that whatever happened in the election we would be there, either watching a woman being sworn in as president for the first time or protesting Trump. It was a memorable experience. I had posters made, we had more friends join us, and even though standing in crowds absolutely sucks it was worth it.
But one thing I kept hearing was the cause to increase rights of sex workers, and I kept ruminating on what that really meant and how many people are actually in support of it. As Findommes we are technically "sex workers" in the eyes of many (and I think even the government, but correct me if I'm wrong). I agree, there needs to be more rights for sex workers. Sex work, to me, has always been an acceptable way to make money. If coal miners can take on a dangerous job, knowing the consequences of inhaling fumes and potential cave collapse, why can't adult sex workers be given the same understanding of personal choice and acceptance of consequences? I understand that coal mining and sex work are rather different (though I can make metaphors out of anything) but are not all jobs an acceptance of a certain amount of labor and risk in seek of even greater reward (money)?
Some other thoughts I had include a lot of public opinion. Will the public ever be more comfortable with sexuality? For people who are against sex work and its existence, will they still vote to increase rights or will they just stand by mumbling that it serves them right to not be helped? And what about sex workers? Some sex workers are open about their careers/jobs/identities, but then again, some aren't. Will they be willing to stand up in the spotlight to fight for it?
I would love to hear peoples thoughts on this whole idea. I think I am mostly just still antsy from the weekend. I apologize for a somewhat political post, I have just been thinking ever since Saturday on what they meant by sex workers rights. Maybe I just need to be reading more news on the topic. I think the most interesting thing is to think about whether the public actually supports this or not. I feel like a lot of people don't even know sex work is legal (but not prostitution) and are too caught up in other social issues to care about yet another cause. How do we (female sex workers) fit into this feminist movement?
I attended the Women's March on Washington. I had been planning with a friend that whatever happened in the election we would be there, either watching a woman being sworn in as president for the first time or protesting Trump. It was a memorable experience. I had posters made, we had more friends join us, and even though standing in crowds absolutely sucks it was worth it.
But one thing I kept hearing was the cause to increase rights of sex workers, and I kept ruminating on what that really meant and how many people are actually in support of it. As Findommes we are technically "sex workers" in the eyes of many (and I think even the government, but correct me if I'm wrong). I agree, there needs to be more rights for sex workers. Sex work, to me, has always been an acceptable way to make money. If coal miners can take on a dangerous job, knowing the consequences of inhaling fumes and potential cave collapse, why can't adult sex workers be given the same understanding of personal choice and acceptance of consequences? I understand that coal mining and sex work are rather different (though I can make metaphors out of anything) but are not all jobs an acceptance of a certain amount of labor and risk in seek of even greater reward (money)?
Some other thoughts I had include a lot of public opinion. Will the public ever be more comfortable with sexuality? For people who are against sex work and its existence, will they still vote to increase rights or will they just stand by mumbling that it serves them right to not be helped? And what about sex workers? Some sex workers are open about their careers/jobs/identities, but then again, some aren't. Will they be willing to stand up in the spotlight to fight for it?
I would love to hear peoples thoughts on this whole idea. I think I am mostly just still antsy from the weekend. I apologize for a somewhat political post, I have just been thinking ever since Saturday on what they meant by sex workers rights. Maybe I just need to be reading more news on the topic. I think the most interesting thing is to think about whether the public actually supports this or not. I feel like a lot of people don't even know sex work is legal (but not prostitution) and are too caught up in other social issues to care about yet another cause. How do we (female sex workers) fit into this feminist movement?
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