sex work is work - eviltoast
  • Zagorath@aussie.zone
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    1 year ago

    Here’s a possibly-controversial take, but joining the army isn’t really even close to the best analogy for a male-dominated industry where you “sell your body”.

    Being a labourer is. Working in industries like construction, but not as a skilled tradesman. It doesn’t carry the same moral weight riley was going for though.

    • ikiru@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      True, but it’s not just about labor.

      To join the US military you have to literally sign over your bodily autonomy to join. Once you do then they can pump you full of experimental drugs, or run whatever other ungodly experiments, all they want. I know someone who considered joining then backed out when this allegedly happened.

      Anyway, never heard of Riley before but seems nice. Hope she supports our troops and offers military discount for her OnlyFans.

      • 7bicycles [he/him]@hexbear.net
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        1 year ago

        To join the US military you have to literally sign over your bodily autonomy to join. Once you do then they can pump you full of experimental drugs, or run whatever other ungodly experiments, all they want.

        Doesn’t that just come with being a US citizen. Or being any other citizen

    • usernamesaredifficul [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      1 year ago

      Any form of physical labour is selling your body sex work is selling your right to refuse sexual consent. I think that makes it a worse situation for the person doing the sex work than other work

      • Zagorath@aussie.zone
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        1 year ago

        I wasn’t interested in making any value judgments. Simply in coming up with what job is the purest expression of “selling your body”.