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Again with the denigrating of sex work. It's a pervasive and ancient part of human society, but it should not be studied, because? We study bookmaking and banking and families and art, but not this because, it's naughty? it's taboo? it makes some uncomfortable?

All that is a clear sign to me, that we need more such scholars.

I would imagine it's because classic family values are incompatible with "hookup culture" and unfettered access to sex for money, and it seems that society is sitting on the fence as to which they want for the long term.

Of course I could be totally wrong.

Sex work has been around forever, as has hookup culture. There just happen to be now better alternatives than putting the female party in a Magdalene laundry until she gives birth.

It should be denigrated - it’s an abuse of another human being that’s often considered a form of modern slavery.

Have a read of this from an actual day-to-day UK prostitute:

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/relationships/4638679-reasons-n...

NB: Being against sex work isn’t being against sex workers.

Edit: You know, I was going to moan about the downvotes - but I think I’ll leave it as when ultimately [flagged] it’ll be some kind of a testament to the mentality so devoid of empathy it can’t imagine how the business of sex for money can be worthy of denigration, even when given direct evidence of the grim reality of it from an actual prostitute.

> Have a read of this from an actual day-to-day UK prostitute:

So all factory work should be denigrated and is an abuse of another human being because Amazon workers have to shit in buckets and piss in bottles to meet their quotas?

Or, crazy thought here, maybe some regulation can make working conditions humane no matter the kind of labour you're doing. But first you have to give up this crazy notion that sex is intrinsically different from any other physical act you can voluntarily do with your body.

As it is now, with no worker protections, its bleak. But with some study and regulation it can be otherwise.

Hell, factory workers were 'modern slavery' and we made that better.

Nothing new here about 'sex workers', just about unprotected workers in a taboo industry. We can fix that, if we stop denigrating and start talking.

One unsubstantiated anecdote from one person doing one kind of sex work is enough to completely condemn it? I could just as easily point to someone like Aella_girl who is a vocal proponent of escorting and sex work.

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