On deep racism of Sex Trade:"Black women in porn are also victims of ugly racist stereotypes[.], reducing them to sexual objects devoid of humanity, individuality and dignity." @GailDines @CultureReframed @DrCarolynWest Shut Down @Pornhub. ...
RT @SPACEintl: "The only way you can buy somebody is if you think that they're not human" Audrey Morrissey of @MLMCboston #DebunkingDecrim
"The idea that full decrim of prostitution makes it safer is absurd. It removes every impediment 2 safety 4 prostituted ppl. # of sex buyers & brothel owners wld go through the roof & age of prostitution-to the floor. #EqualityModel is only ...
"Prostituted ♀ don't get infected with HIV/AIDS b/c of lack of condoms, which are everywhere in #SouthAfrica. They get infected b/c their negotiating power with sex buyers to wear one or not is nil." @nmihlalimeji #SESPE @SPACEintl @UNAIDS @WHO ...
"What I learned in #NewZealand is that its full decrim law doesn't protect ♀ from violence.Whatever colonizers want, they get,like Dutch in #SouthAfrica. If my country decrims SexTrade, it will embed in our minds what they think Black♀ should be: ...
On @Mvmnt4BlkLives' call 4 decrim of SexTrade:"If all Black Lives really matter,why is it OK for privileged white ♂ to buy us in prostitution?The violence, rape, trauma we face in prostitution is exponentially higher than any other prostituted ♀. ...
"I don't see a lot of average men advocating for a so-called right to buy sex; I see rich white male philanthropists & pornographers who fund the decrim of Sex Trade movement & use women to publicly advocate for them & their privilege." ...
"Only thing full decrim of prostitution in #SouthAfrica will do is heighten risks of sex buyers' #VAW against us & create situation where poor ♀ will be offered no other options than being bought&sold, at the mercy of sex buyers & brothel ...
"The public now buys into concept of prostitution as 'work' ('sex work'), but do they understand its impact? The sex trade today is far more violent than when I was in it 20yrs ago. Decrim of sex trade would create intergenerational violence & ...
"If #Massachusetts ever decriminalized sex trade, the male demand for prostitution will skyrocket. And who do you think will fill that void? Children & ♀ of color will be exploited & bought by mostly white sex buyers." Audry Morrissey ...
"Saying that sex trade is best option for vulnerable ♀, Black/Brown ppl, trans women is ludicrous. To the argument that prostitution is way to make $$,we should have arguments for real jobs, equal opportunities, education. There is no retirement plan ...
"My #LGBTQ community faces discrimination, homelessness, & is put at margins of society, so it's horrific to say that prostitution is a 'choice' for us. Prostitution is destroying everything we're fighting for. We deserve better." Cristian ...
"Audre Lorde said: 'We were not meant to survive.' That is our lives in sex trade. We weren't meant to survive given the violence we faced. Sex buyers exploit our vulnerabilities and society calls it 'choice'." Cristian Eduardo Nava @EqualityModelNY ...
"Prostitution is a legacy of chattel slavery. I always say: 'Master freed me only to buy me for $1.' Black/Brown bodies are still bought & thrown away. & it's embedded in society. Sex trade is accepted.@Marianhat... @SPACEintl @WorldWEUS ...
‘P-Valley’ Dances to a Different Tune
"If a prostituted ♀ gets arrested, she is doubly harmed: 1st by sex buyers,then by police. W/ a prostitution charge, she struggles rest of her life in housing & employment. Sex buyers have it all & the ♀ have nothing." Vednita Carter ...
"When we talk about decriminalizing the sex trade, we're talking about decrimming pimps and sex buyers. We cannot allow perps to act with impunity & we also can't criminalize ppl for their own exploitation in the sex trade." Alisa Bernard ...
RT @pinkykhoabane: The Wild West of Prostitution. Debunking decriminalisation. Join the Webinar taking place July 9th 2020. 1pm New York, 6pm London, 7pm South Africa. @nmihlalimeji @CATWIntl @RachelRMoran Moran https://t.co/RA2wtY...