Comments on: Misérable Politics: Why Anne Hathaway Should Go-Away

By: Elena Jeffreys

Elena Jeffreys — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 08:38:43 +0000

Interesting that Victor Hugo is quoted (by mainstream radio) as knowing something about sex work & slavery in Europe lol, listen here to ‘Dicko’ on one of Australias most listened to radio stations http://www.2ue.com.au/blogs/2ue-blog/nikky-on-life-as-a-sex-worker/20140120-313yq.html

It would be like citing Mary Poppins on how to care for children, do people do that?

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Les Mis Isn’t An Anti-Trafficking Bible — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 21:15:49 +0000

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By: eagerbeaver

eagerbeaver — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:16:20 +0000

In reply to Angie. Also, "the numbers are there to say that many do". The numbers are crap. Statistics on this issue are a mess and the overwhelming acceptable, right thinking attitude, when it comes to law and order on this issue, is that almost all prostitution is sex trafficking and inconceivably worse than any other job out there. Don't tell me Hathaway just didn't think of this when she joined the mission to stamp it out.

By: eagerbeaver

eagerbeaver — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:12:39 +0000

In reply to Angie.

I would be as tolerant as you and take her comments in isolation. That is, if this were a different world, if she weren’t a well managed celebrity and if she didn’t choose to take such an engaged and totally contextually-aware political stance in life (explicity working with anti sex feminists like steinem and 1 billion rising).
But to say “she’s just an artist talking about her particular work” is like saying the president is just musing about a hysterical public issue, because he feels like it…it’s not because he has an agenda, etc.

By: eagerbeaver

eagerbeaver — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:08:44 +0000

In reply to Meg. I guess so. More gotchas by way of the lightest of analogies You've won!

By: Mish

Mish — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 05:59:03 +0000

In reply to Caty Simon. Survival sex work is a ridiculous term. All work is survival work. Why does nobody talk about survival retail workers, or survival cleaners? Because they are nonsense terms just like survival sex work.

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By: Cailin

Cailin — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 11:38:21 +0000

Eh. You are drawing parallels but you’re refusing to acknowledge that Hathaway didn’t HAVE to cut off her hair or diet drastically, etc. She CHOSE to do those things. Same goes for the sex workers you are saying dislike Hathaway. They apparently are okay with their CHOICE. Fantine did not have a choice and THAT is why there is a huge difference there. I’m not entirely sure how the author, who seems to be intelligent, could miss this obvious distinction.

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By: Angie

Angie — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 07:46:30 +0000

I understand and applaud many of the thoughtful comments made here, but I do really think that when discussing the character of Fantine it is important to consider that she has NO choice but death for her and her daughter. She, and those who today still fit this category, is not one of those who chooses her role in society. This is like comparing a religious person, say a monk, who gives away all his earthly belongings for his faith and a homeless person who has lost everything and is forced to live on the street. I think the fact that Hathaway refers to ‘sex slavery’ also indicates that this issue of choice is central to her stance and her comments. Not all prostitutes feel forced into it, but the numbers are there to say that many do. I find it hard to condemn Hathaway for either her portrayal of Fantine (a character for whom context clearly states that she is a reluctant participant) or her stance on sex slavery. I applaud the close reading here, though, and the writer’s desire to discuss issues that in a modern context have taken on new meaning.