In the wake of the Atlanta sex worker murders, I’m again seeing partisans pretending that the War on Whores is only supported by one of their imaginary “wings”. DO NOT BELIEVE THIS. Authoritarians who label themselves “left” are 100% as invested in the oppression of sex workers as those who label themselves “right”. It is impossible to overstate how wrongheaded is the notion that the drive for censorship and increased state violence vs sex workers (and everyone associated with us) is only a “conservative” or “right-wing” campaign. “Social purity” campaigns have been a wholly bipartisan crusade since their invention in the late 19th century. Just because soi-disant “conservatives” pretend their justification is “God” and soi-disant “progressives” pretend their justification is “gender equality” doesn’t mean their behavior is any different. Every single law designed to “regulate”, “monitor”, “protect”, or otherwise interfere in the lives of sex workers is a wholly-bipartisan affair. Ignore the partisans trying to pretend otherwise in order to divert your attention from half of schemes to inflict violence; no matter what their excuses, if they support state control over people’s personal lives, they are dangerous busybodies regardless what color hat they wear.
Umpteenth Verse, Same As the First
April 2, 2021 by Maggie McNeill
Posted in Current Events, Perception, Tyranny | Tagged censorship, consensual crime, cops, left-right myth, neofeminism, politicians, social purity, violence vs. sex workers | Leave a Comment
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