Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight for Sex Workers' Rights by Molly Smith, Juno Mac

13 reviews

susannaobrien's review

challenging informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

An incredibly important read for anyone who claims to be a feminist or supporter of worker & human rights. Molly Smith and Juno Mac present a clear, compelling and thoroughly researched case for decriminalisation of sex work and surrounding policy reform. Their argument is based on the material experiences of actual, current sex workers (as opposed to misguided, paternalisti instincts of anti-prostitution feminists) and is underpinned by principles of harm reduction methods, that give sex workers more, not less, power as workers. They don't shy away from complexity in their arguments or solutions: they present the relative strengths and failings of various models; explain how sex worker's issues are inseparable from issues of poverty, migration controls, policing, racism, transphobia and more; and debunk myths that are pervasive in the "saviouristic" rhetoric around sex work. This is a brilliant introduction to the sex worker's rights movement and I want to recommend it to everyone. 

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Transphobia, Trafficking, Racism, Rape, Murder, Misogyny, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Abortion

snowhitereads's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

 

Revolting Prostitutes is a non fiction book about sex workers’ rights, written by two sex workers/activists.

It’s a really short book but a powerful one.

It's a succinct and reflective book that offers real insight into the actual lives of sex workers and the impacts of various legal models.

I learned so much with such a short book, it really helped me understand the basics of a very complex situation.

It does not sugarcoat the struggles of sex workers, nor does it demonizes them. 

The authors are also honest about their privelege and shortcoming as white sex workers and activists and about how BIPOC and LGBTQ+ sex workers are often the largest of those targeted under the harms of laws/opinions against sex workers. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Trafficking

tieflingkisser's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Death, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Transphobia