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Is sex work empowering for women — or destructive to feminism? (lemmy.world)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/womensstuff@piefed.blahaj.zone
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I’ve been thinking about this for a while and I’m curious what others think. Some people argue that sex work gives women autonomy over their own bodies, their income, and their sexuality — that it can be empowering, liberating, and even feminist.

Others say it’s the opposite: that it reinforces objectification, exploitation, and unrealistic power dynamics, and that it ultimately harms women and the feminist movement by turning empowerment into a commodity.

So I’m wondering — where do you stand? Do you think sex work for women is empowering and liberating, or do you think it’s destructive and demoralizing for women and the feminist cause in general?

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[–] 6 points 9 months ago

Absolutely. It's not a job I'd want. But if given a choice between, say, being an OnlyFans "model" running my own channel for cash or being a 7-11 clerk ...

... ah ... 7-11 clerks aren't paid shit and their job is a lot more dangerous than being a cam streamer. I'll do OnlyFans thank you very much. I won't like it, but I"ll hate it a lot less than working the night shift at a 7-11 for next to nothing.

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