‘It’s okay that child labour exists. Child labourers are human beings’
It’s because prostituted women are human beings that prostitution is not okay.
Yeah, this is the worst logic. I can hardly imagine anyone falling for "It's okay that slavery exists. Enslaved labourers are human beings." But sadly a lot of people -- for, against, or "not MY husband" -- still think of prostitution as something women do to men, or to men's families.
Also a bit sad to see how many only seem to care about the cheating aspect. There's a few nice comments though.
Yep, prostitutes are human beings, not commodities!
it is okay that drug addicts exist....drug dealers are human beings!
The heck? No one is denying that sex workers are human beings. Does she think that sex worker is an immutable trait? No one has to be a sex worker!
Imagine it from a different angle :” it’s ok that prostitution exists. Johns are human beings.” Or is it actually a bit gross and uncomfortable to be pro John?
There's very little talk about johns ever, even in the pro sex work scene. I don't think they actually really want to think about who would use their services and why.
Some of them toe the line of "Johns are victims sometimes", because occasionally they get trick rolled (when the sex worker robs them) or because they're so marginalized as to "require" prostitution (severe incels, disabled men, etc)
There's very little talk about johns ever, even in the pro sex work scene. I don't think they actually really want to think about who would use their services and why.
Its because even the pro sex work crowd knows that pretty much ALL johns are some combination of creepy, violent, entitled, ugly, unwashed, etc. If THEY were the face of the "sex work is work" movement instead of the women, nobody would support it
This comment... It's NOT okay that prostitution exists because "sex workers" are human beings and it's not okay to subject them to everything prostitution entails. I wish people would research the realities of prostitution before spouting this sort of crap. The majority of the comments recognise the harms of both porn and prostitution/sex trafficking though, so I am heartened.