Comments on: Things I've gained from being a sex worker: an anti-paternalistic perspective http://www.feminisnt.com/2009/things-ive-gained-from-being-a-sex-worker-an-anti-paternalistic-perspective/ 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 By: Vegan Vixen http://www.feminisnt.com/2009/things-ive-gained-from-being-a-sex-worker-an-anti-paternalistic-perspective/#comment-23235 Vegan Vixen Wed, 31 Aug 2011 02:37:49 +0000 http://www.feminisnt.com/?p=495#comment-23235 Great points, Furry Girl. Sex workers are a variety of people with various experiences and perspectives, so no sex workers or people from the outside have any business trying to speak for all sex workers. It's interesting how certain people claim to speak for sex workers who they say can't speak for themselves, yet try to shut up and invalidate those of us who can and do speak for ourselves. It's like certain people just want to designate themselves the voices of all sex workers in order to promote thier own agendas against us. Great points, Furry Girl. Sex workers are a variety of people with various experiences and perspectives, so no sex workers or people from the outside have any business trying to speak for all sex workers. It's interesting how certain people claim to speak for sex workers who they say can't speak for themselves, yet try to shut up and invalidate those of us who can and do speak for ourselves. It's like certain people just want to designate themselves the voices of all sex workers in order to promote thier own agendas against us.

]]> By: The Beautiful Kind http://www.feminisnt.com/2009/things-ive-gained-from-being-a-sex-worker-an-anti-paternalistic-perspective/#comment-98 The Beautiful Kind Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:58:46 +0000 http://www.feminisnt.com/?p=495#comment-98 I am getting my best revenge for sure! People are always surprised when a prostitute or porn star is a normal healthy person without addictions or mental illness. I am getting my best revenge for sure!

People are always surprised when a prostitute or porn star is a normal healthy person without addictions or mental illness.

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