Prostitution Flashcards
Evidence of disempowerment
Entered in position during time if vulnerability
Often prior sexual trauma
Primary value is sex appeal
Evidence that entering prostitution is not a real choice
1.often prior to legal age of consent
2. Often history of sexual trauma
3. Often no other options / financially did advantaged background
Gender inequality in prostitution
98% bought are women and children
99% buyers are men
Female bodies are not products …
… to be bought, used, and discarded
Percentage of women in prostitution who experience rape
63%
Percentage of women in prostitution who experience violence
71%
Most common forms of violence in prostitution
Kicked, punched, strangled, slashed with razor blades, robbed, kidnapped, burnt with cigarettes, and being urinated on
Mortality rate of women in prostitution is
200x higher than general female population
Prostitution is not a job it is…
… 1)humans rights violation and 2)a system of violence, exploitation, and inequality against women
Mental health in prostitution
Many prostitutes meat criteria for PTSD and disociare during work. There are also higher rates of depression, substance abuse, and suicide.
3 negatives of decriminalizing prostitution
- More male pimps and brothel owners profiting from sale of women’s bodies
- Increased demand pressures women to preform more extreme acts for less money
- Increased trafficking
A woman’s body isn’t a commodity to be bought and used
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How women often enter prostitution (3)
Trafficked
Coerced
Manipulation
Abolition/Nordic Model
Criminalizes act of buying sex. Punished brothel owners, pimps, and traffickers. Provide support services to women and children exiting industry.
Lies that slavery thrived under
It was morally good, enjoyed by all, they were well treated, and it improved their lives
