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I disagree; perhaps the idea that women's bodies can be commodified and sold to men BY MEN is a foundation of patriarchy, but the simple sale of sexual physical

I disagree; perhaps the idea that women's bodies can be commodified and sold to men BY MEN is a foundation of patriarchy, but the simple sale of sexual physical services isn't. I can sell you my labor, the product of my labor, or actions I can take upon your body (massage, for example). Why is sex different? I'm not talking operations-wise, I'm saying that excluding the slavery and pimping, what exactly is inherently wrong with the act itself? What separates sexual activity from other activity as something that 'is the foundation of the patriarchy?'

makomk 12y ago
Not only that, the whole argument that somehow "women's bodies [are] commodified and sold to men" when they have sex in exchange for money is ridiculously objectifying. It completely ignores the actions, desires and views of the women involved in the trade and reduces them to passive objects that are bought and sold. It's not the industry that's doing this, or their clients, or even the patriarchy - it's feminist activists that claim to be fighting the objectification of women.