Comments on: Today Is http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/03/03/today-is/ In defense of the sanctimonious women's studies set. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:21:09 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jenny's Pennies » Better later than never: International Sex Workers Rights Day http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/03/03/today-is/#comment-155645 Jenny's Pennies » Better later than never: International Sex Workers Rights Day Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:46:23 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/03/03/today-is/#comment-155645 [...] Feministe, I learned that Monday March 3rd was International Sex Workers’ Rights Day. Sex [...] [...] Feministe, I learned that Monday March 3rd was International Sex Workers’ Rights Day. Sex [...]

]]> By: Amber http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/03/03/today-is/#comment-155344 Amber Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:29:05 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/03/03/today-is/#comment-155344 Jill, I'm very glad you posted about this. It's an important issue that all feminists should be able to whole-heartedly support, regardless of their personal views on sex work. An entire segment of women are being discriminated against and oppressed - THAT is what matters, and that is what needs to stop. And sex workers know better than anyone else what needs to be done to stop the discrimination against them. Also, Ren's link is wrong... Jill, I’m very glad you posted about this. It’s an important issue that all feminists should be able to whole-heartedly support, regardless of their personal views on sex work. An entire segment of women are being discriminated against and oppressed – THAT is what matters, and that is what needs to stop. And sex workers know better than anyone else what needs to be done to stop the discrimination against them.

Also, Ren’s link is wrong…

]]> By: no one http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/03/03/today-is/#comment-155181 no one Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:19:45 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/03/03/today-is/#comment-155181 The link to ren is wrong. The link to ren is wrong.

]]> By: compartments http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/03/03/today-is/#comment-155159 compartments Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:01:26 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/03/03/today-is/#comment-155159 Anybody curious about a call girl's life can check out my blog: http://www.emiliedice.com/compartments Anybody curious about a call girl’s life can check out my blog: http://www.emiliedice.com/compartments

]]> By: RenegadeEvolution http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/03/03/today-is/#comment-155051 RenegadeEvolution Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:02:43 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/03/03/today-is/#comment-155051 Thanks for spreading the word, Jill. Anna-absolutely forced and child prostitution should be illegal...so it makes no sense to some of us that law enforcement and other concerned groups spend so much time, effort, and money on going after anyone and everyone invovled in the whole of the sex industry when such things could be far better spent on going after the forced and underaged. By all means, help those who need and want it, help them first. Yet, at the same time, there are concerns that cases such as the Philly "Theft of services" farce do bring into the light as far as the non-forced and non-child sexual providers face...chief among them a major sense of discrimination under the law...and those things need to be looked at too. Thanks for spreading the word, Jill.

Anna-absolutely forced and child prostitution should be illegal…so it makes no sense to some of us that law enforcement and other concerned groups spend so much time, effort, and money on going after anyone and everyone invovled in the whole of the sex industry when such things could be far better spent on going after the forced and underaged. By all means, help those who need and want it, help them first.

Yet, at the same time, there are concerns that cases such as the Philly “Theft of services” farce do bring into the light as far as the non-forced and non-child sexual providers face…chief among them a major sense of discrimination under the law…and those things need to be looked at too.

]]> By: anna http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/03/03/today-is/#comment-155018 anna Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:23:46 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/03/03/today-is/#comment-155018 I expect this post will soon lead to arguing about whether prostitution should be legal or not. So let me just say, hopefully we can all agree that forced and child prostitution should be illegal. And there is plenty of that to stamp out before we get to seeing what to do about the rest of it. I expect this post will soon lead to arguing about whether prostitution should be legal or not. So let me just say, hopefully we can all agree that forced and child prostitution should be illegal. And there is plenty of that to stamp out before we get to seeing what to do about the rest of it.

]]> By: Jovan1984 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/03/03/today-is/#comment-155012 Jovan1984 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:17:59 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/03/03/today-is/#comment-155012 Nice piece by Ren. I'll see what else she has over there. Nice piece by Ren. I’ll see what else she has over there.

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