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In reply to the discussion: Prostitution is Violence [View all]LadyHawkAZ
(6,199 posts)you answered it, but focused solely on what I said about Farley, and totally ignored the study. You could also try addressing post #261. Those are facts. The link you offered in #143 was full of one person's opinions- and yes, if she is offering her opinions as facts and ignoring actual facts, I see her as a murderer too.
From your article:
http://www.lau.edu.lb/news-events/news/archive/human_rights_expert_says_suppo/
Prostitution is the keystone in holding up a patriarchal society,~ this is histrionic trash: religious and economic control, not sex, do that. A large part of the reason prostitution is so demonized is that it bypasses both of those important controls.
Its a gender-specific crime, where the buyer is almost a hundred percent male, Ekberg said. She added that it is the factor that men use to control women and the main barrier for women to have equal citizenship and full rights. also trash: the above two factors are what do that; prostitution actually bypasses those controls. The reason it is a barrier to equal citizenship and rights is because of PEOPLE LIKE HER who insist that prostitutes are less than fully human.
"She recalled that 30 years ago it was difficult for women who were raped to get their rights in court. Today, activists are fighting for the prosecution of male clients and for the women prostitutes themselves to be seen as victims." I find her omission of traffickers very telling. Her emphasis is on 1) jailing men for sex and 2) training these less-than-human mindless victim-women to be (their version of) fully human. It reminds me of the way people used to discuss blacks and Native Americans- not really people like us, not as smart as us, but with careful Christian training and a few beatings we can teach them to be good servants. Also, comparing consensual acts to rape is good emotional propaganda, but it's false equivalency and an insult to both rape victims and consenting partners. Telling language and telling omission.
"Women who turn to prostitution should not be judged as the vast majority of them were abused as children, said Ekberg, adding their situation should not be seen as a choice." not as smart as us, not able to make choices, same dehumanizing language, see above.
Enough of that, I can't even finish the article right now, it's disgusting and her opinions are not new. Don't get me wrong, I do understand that your motivation is a good one and you're trying to do what you feel is right. I understand that. But the facts say you're going about it the wrong way.