[lbo-talk] RE: Sex workers

joanna bujes jbujes at covad.net
Wed Dec 31 10:56:32 PST 2003


Dwayne writes: "What would you say to these women who do not believe they're trapped by a *false consciousness* (aargh), do not harbor ill will towards their customers and argue that they simply want de-criminalization, regulation (to prevent child exploitation and other real problems), respect and to be free of interference from law enforcement, feminists, socialists and other non-fans?"

I would say "Go to it." Of course prostitution should be decriminalized, etc. If, at some future date, when women do not have to prostitute themselves...choose to do so, fine.

Or rather, not so fine, but a different problem to sort out than we have now.

Joanna



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