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By: That Was the Week That Was (#319) | The Honest Courtesan

That Was the Week That Was (#319) | The Honest Courtesan — Fri, 10 May 2013 10:03:39 +0000

[…] already thick with moral panic, misinformation, and ill-informed, PR-boosting celebrity activists, and you’re cluttering the already-diminished discourse with further nonsense….[which […]

By: The Worst New Year’s Resolutions

The Worst New Year’s Resolutions — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:24:09 +0000

[…] himself a spokesman for the anti-trafficking movement? If you don’t – here are some reminders. It was a perfect illustration of the absurdist theater that the Village Voice […]

By: The Language of Selling Yourself | Tits and Sass

The Language of Selling Yourself | Tits and Sass — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 23:13:58 +0000

[…] has been discussed previously in several other Tits and Sass posts, like this one, this one, and this one, to name just a […]

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:23:48 +0000

Damn it, I guess my hope of one day paying Demi Moore for sex is gone.

By: If You Can’t Accept Facts, You Can’t Be An Ally

If You Can’t Accept Facts, You Can’t Be An Ally — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:28:49 +0000

[…] I’ve written before about how reckless and poorly researched many trafficking campaigns and news stories are. Contrary to The Village Voice‘s claims that the most commonly quoted statistics have “never been contested,” they’ve been decried and disproved by many sex workers, advocates, allies, and even the occasional mainstream journalist for years. (In England, too. And Jessica Land dug up an article from 2004 that examines abolitionist Linda Smith’s anti-trafficking efforts, a topic the Voice also addresses.) But these justified criticisms have never gained the traction of overblown numbers and off-the-cuff claims, a state of affairs to which Ashton Kutcher and his supporters seem tenaciously attached. There’s not much of a debate here when it comes to the facts—probably because facts are, by definition, not debatable. Kutcher himself admitted that the 100,00-300,000 trafficked children number at the heart of this firestorm is not accurate, and that he misspoke when he quoted it on Piers Morgan’s show. Somehow, his foundation’s website still states definitively: “In just the United States, between 100,000 and 300,000 children are enslaved and sold for sex. [Emphasis in the original.]” Let’s not hold our breath for that to be corrected any time soon. […]

By: If You Can’t Accept Facts, You Can’t Be An Ally | Tits and Sass

If You Can’t Accept Facts, You Can’t Be An Ally | Tits and Sass — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:01:46 +0000

By: Special AK vs VV Roundup | Tits and Sass

Special AK vs VV Roundup | Tits and Sass — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 16:53:29 +0000

[…] Our take on Kutcher’s campaign when it first launched in April. […]

By: Charlotte Shane

Charlotte Shane — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:03:07 +0000

In reply to jd. I don't understand your comment. You think our entire site conflates all prostitution with juvenile prostitution? Can you provide some evidence of where we do this? And what do you mean by "people in general"? Are you trying to say that you yourself believe sex workers are "Ok" with underage prostitutes? Can you provide some evidence of where/when a sex worker has said this and why you assume that sex worker speaks for all others?

By: jd

jd — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 23:57:17 +0000

Make a distinction between Juvenile Prostitution and Prostitution on the web site to be taken seriously on the issue. People in general think sex workers are OK with juvenile prostitution.

By: carly

carly — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 23:21:14 +0000

Very opinionated stuff, sadly hilarious in a way! I’m very passionate about sex trafficking and other forms of trafficking, but I agree with most of what you say. I can’t help thinking the often pretty sexually exploited girls get disproportionate attention, just like you said “trafficked housekeepers are less sexy” I think sex trafficking is very tragic and scarier in a way than labor trafficking due to risk of AIDS and rape etc. I do feel very bad for victims because they are seen as damaged goods after due to the sex aspect. AK’s PSA campaign is lame, but he seems to have his heart in the right place and I don’t wanna be too harsh on him. Any publicity is good publicity on a cause people prefer to ignore. Men are very very overly willing to dismiss the issue and sex trafficking needs a male advocate who is super influential and AK falls into that category as “king twitter” or whatever Oprah called him.