Lux Alptraum at Boinkology:
Sex work is just a job.
There is nothing inherently sacred or debased about sex work. It’s not a fundamentally magical, inspiring experience; nor is it a fundamentally degrading, psychologically damaging experience.
Sometimes sex work is incredibly gratifying and wonderful: a chance to help someone access their sexual self, a chance to create a work of art, a chance to inspire. Sometimes, sex work sucks: customers disrespect you, bosses treat you like shit, you get stiffed on pay. Like any job, a sex worker’s experience in the field is highly shaped by the environment the sex work occurs in.
Yes, sex work can be a painful, damaging experience — but so can any job. And for some people, the conditions of sex work are far preferable to working in retail, or as a bartender, or as a factory worker. Because that’s what it comes down to — people choose to become sex workers because they need a job. And at the end of the day, sex work is just a job.
Comments