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[–] 10 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Okay, but the line about "bribed" doesn't sit right with me. We doing SWERF stuff now?

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  • [–] 10 points 4 months ago

    Bribes are given as a form of coercion, if it's legit sex work than no bribe is given and both parties are consenting. Just giving someone money or good in trade for a service isn't a bribe.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

    Is considering sex work generally non-consensual a SWERF thing? I’d guess most people who think that don’t at all want to exclude sex workers…it’s not a criticism of sex workers. I also don’t think it precludes that some people might not have a coercive experience with sex work. Im sure there are plenty of people selling feet pics on instagram and feeling great about it, and maybe that's fine...but I don't think that's the norm!

    Maybe I’m wrong though; I don’t intend to be a swerf, but I do think sex work is generally non-consensual. Most paid work is probably non-consensual on some level but I think sex kind of has a special place in non-consensual activity.

    Sex work is obviously something many people feel forced into. 73% of sex workers have at least one disability; maybe they feel they have other options, but it looks like that's not most people's experience: https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/nearly-3-in-4-sex-workers-live-with-a-disability-rare-bc-report-finds/

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago

    Depends on. If it's someone who actually wants to do it, then it's not a bribe. However if someone doesn't want to be a sex worker gets money (or workplace promotion, toys, candies) offered for sex does constitute as bribing.

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