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I was confused by the term 'sex worker' used throughout the article. Through context it seems like they simply mean 'prostitute' ... 'sex worker' sounds to me l

I was confused by the term 'sex worker' used throughout the article. Through context it seems like they simply mean 'prostitute' ... 'sex worker' sounds to me like an umbrella term for anyone working in sex industry. Is the word 'prostitute' not pc or something?

icegreentea2 6y ago
I'm sure avoiding to trying to use "prostitutes" plays a part in using the term "sex worker" (this is after a PR battle - "prostitute" is a far more loaded term than sex worker... for now). But typically sex workers can also include porn actors, strippers, web-camers (if you want to count them separately from porn actors) and other professions. Basically it's both a broader term, as well as a PR move.
- pcthrowaway 6y ago
  Also phone sex operators, though perhaps that's more a relic of the '90s
  - smegger001 6y ago
    that has moved more to cams now i think
goatinaboat 6y ago
Through context it seems like they simply mean 'prostitute' ... 'sex worker' sounds to me like an umbrella term for anyone working in sex industry. Is the word 'prostitute' not pc or something? An "internet sex worker" is a content creator on OnlyFans, for example.
devmunchies 6y ago
SaaS was already taken. So was PaaS.
cardanome 6y ago
The term "sex worker" is a campaign spearheaded by pimps, brothel owners and similar creatures that profit form the exploitation of women to legitimize their so called industry. The goal is to make it seem like prostitution is work like any other work and should by that logic be legalized. They try to make it seem like it is about helping prostitutes and "empowering" them and try to appeal to liberals when in reality it is a campaign that legitimizes exploitation and violence against women. https://www.spectator.com.au/2017/08/the-sex-worker-myth/ https://www.spectator.com.au/2017/08/the-sex-worker-myth/ > One of the most disturbing discoveries I made was that the loudest voices calling for legalisation and normalisation of prostitution are the people who profit from it: pimps, punters and brothel owners. They have succeeded in speaking for the women under their control. > Legalisation of prostitution in Germany, Holland and Australia has not led to a decrease in violence, HIV rates or in fewer women being murdered. I met a former ‘sex workers rights’ activist in Melbourne, Sabrinna Valisce, who, confronted with the reality of decriminalisation, had a dramatic change of heart. ‘I thought it would improve things if everything was legal and above board, but it just gave more power to the johns and the brothel-owners.
arctangos 6y ago
Sex worker is used as a term to describe someone working in the sex industry. This includes pornography actors, onlyfans models, prostitutes, and many other things. I believe that people working in the industry prefer this, as it emphasizes that what they do is in fact work.
jedimastert 6y ago
Prostitution has some unfortunate connotations (not all of which are warranted) and isn't the only way people make money by having sex. Pornographic acting and live shows immediately spring to mind, and I'm sure I'm missing more

icegreentea2 6y ago

I'm sure avoiding to trying to use "prostitutes" plays a part in using the term "sex worker" (this is after a PR battle - "prostitute" is a far more loaded term than sex worker... for now). But typically sex workers can also include porn actors, strippers, web-camers (if you want to count them separately from porn actors) and other professions. Basically it's both a broader term, as well as a PR move.

pcthrowaway 6y ago
Also phone sex operators, though perhaps that's more a relic of the '90s
- smegger001 6y ago
  that has moved more to cams now i think

goatinaboat 6y ago

Through context it seems like they simply mean 'prostitute' ... 'sex worker' sounds to me like an umbrella term for anyone working in sex industry. Is the word 'prostitute' not pc or something? An "internet sex worker" is a content creator on OnlyFans, for example.

devmunchies 6y ago

SaaS was already taken. So was PaaS.

cardanome 6y ago

The term "sex worker" is a campaign spearheaded by pimps, brothel owners and similar creatures that profit form the exploitation of women to legitimize their so called industry. The goal is to make it seem like prostitution is work like any other work and should by that logic be legalized. They try to make it seem like it is about helping prostitutes and "empowering" them and try to appeal to liberals when in reality it is a campaign that legitimizes exploitation and violence against women. https://www.spectator.com.au/2017/08/the-sex-worker-myth/ https://www.spectator.com.au/2017/08/the-sex-worker-myth/ > One of the most disturbing discoveries I made was that the loudest voices calling for legalisation and normalisation of prostitution are the people who profit from it: pimps, punters and brothel owners. They have succeeded in speaking for the women under their control. > Legalisation of prostitution in Germany, Holland and Australia has not led to a decrease in violence, HIV rates or in fewer women being murdered. I met a former ‘sex workers rights’ activist in Melbourne, Sabrinna Valisce, who, confronted with the reality of decriminalisation, had a dramatic change of heart. ‘I thought it would improve things if everything was legal and above board, but it just gave more power to the johns and the brothel-owners.

arctangos 6y ago

Sex worker is used as a term to describe someone working in the sex industry. This includes pornography actors, onlyfans models, prostitutes, and many other things. I believe that people working in the industry prefer this, as it emphasizes that what they do is in fact work.

jedimastert 6y ago

Prostitution has some unfortunate connotations (not all of which are warranted) and isn't the only way people make money by having sex. Pornographic acting and live shows immediately spring to mind, and I'm sure I'm missing more