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Redpeachmoon's avatar

Excellent essay.

Thank you.

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Amal's avatar

Wow. What an exceptional analysis and take down. On the topic of sex work: I recounted recently a story of something that happened to me in Dominican while on holiday to a friend. Basically, a staff member was talking with me and me being the friendly sort, I responded. Then he abruptly said "I'll come to your room tonight. 400 dollars". I was beyond mortified and said no thank you and walked away. When I told my friend this story as a cautionary tale (he was going to Dominican on holiday right away), he thought it was a) funny and b) couldn't understand why I was so grossed out. So here I am patiently explaining that the purchase of human beings for sex is vile and he looked utterly baffled. Like it never occurred to him that at it's most basic, sex work is the lliteral purchase of the use of a human. Then he said that he might try it if he was offered because "I've never done that ". We're not friends anymore

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