http://www.feminisnt.com/2009/sex-worker-literati-and-gradations-of-grievances/ I'm an atheist who has been a full time pornographer and sex worker for almost 10 years. I'm also a former "sex-positive feminist" who tired of trying to shoehorn my life into a useless ideology like a pair of ill-fitting high heels. I oppose the feminist doctrine that women are inherently feeble victims, brainwashed by "the patriarchy," and in need of someone to protect and guide us. I operate SWAAY.org, the only American sex workers' rights project aimed solely at public outreach and education. My politics are extremely socially permissive, but mixed on fiscal matters, and I don't identify with any one political party or label. My philosophy is informed primarily by Patrick Swayze in Roadhouse: "I want you to be nice until it's time to not be nice." Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:42:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.feminisnt.com/2009/sex-worker-literati-and-gradations-of-grievances/#comment-50 Christine Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:58:40 +0000 http://www.feminisnt.com/?p=405#comment-50 This reminds me, on the weekend I was at a party with a young girl who worked as a journalist for some bloke mags. The sex industry came up and I was saying that there should be a porn star union and she went on to say, "But if they got into this job, like obviously you realise society doesn't agree with what you're doing, why should you have something like that?" I actually failed to understand why she would be in opposition to other women having better working conditions. This reminds me, on the weekend I was at a party with a young girl who worked as a journalist for some bloke mags. The sex industry came up and I was saying that there should be a porn star union and she went on to say, "But if they got into this job, like obviously you realise society doesn't agree with what you're doing, why should you have something like that?"
I actually failed to understand why she would be in opposition to other women having better working conditions.

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