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Jo Waller's avatar

I would say that the vast majority of sex workers aren't in it through choice. I think sexual abuse, drug abuse, discrimination and financial reasons probably are major factors. Journalists are well educated and I would say have made some kind of choice to prostitute themselves or not.

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Jo Waller's avatar

My point is that people who become journalists have the privilege of making a conscious choice to do so with its incumbent debt.

People who become sex workers or 'addicts' are often born into poverty or abuse and made a far less freer choice, if a choice at all, to be indebted to their pimps, with no other career options than being in constant mortal danger and being ****ed over and over to make a living.

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Jeano's avatar

There’s a lot worse things that go on to make a woman a prostitute. The “wolf packing” rapes that break her down to a piece of meat, the pimps that control every aspect of her life, the enforcers who know “where your parents live”. Stop being nice white middle class people about sex trafficking and admit that this is a male crime against humanity, just for a bit of sex. 🤢🤮

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Jo Waller's avatar

Yes, things unbearable to think about happen to women, men and children in the sex industry, though I think everyone involved including clients who pay for sex or pornography feel the need to do so because of emotional trauma, it's not healthy for anyone.

Less emotional repression and more talking about sex, less judgement of people who experience trauma who self medicate and become drug addicts may be a way forward

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Jeano's avatar

It’s certInly a start. It was the basis of much peaceful hippy life in the ‘60’s”

I knew I didn’t have to get married and that I could sleep with whoever, when ever and how ever I wanted to, just like the boys could. It was fun and great and for reasons I’ll never understand, I never got preggers!!!??? Nor a disease. Because I never feared them I guess. We always seem to manifest our fears, so I daily ask that I be protected from my from my fears. I don’t know who is stepping up to do that protecting but so far so good. 🤪

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Jo Waller's avatar

Thank you, I've heard that the 60's brought a wonderful feeling of liberation that those born later don't really understand. You put your finger on the nub saying that you didn't get diseases because you weren't afraid that you would. I believe that the whole 'pandemic', enforcing lockdowns and selling of the jabs has been based on creating fear.

🙏🏽

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