Anonymous asked: Hi it's the same girl from before, I think I sounded a bit mean in the last message & didn't really get my point across, I just mean i'd hate the idea of some wee girl seeing this blog and thinking "yeah i'll be a prostitute, it's real work, i'll be fine." Because honestly sex work is not just a regular job. I've been raped, beaten, and called every name under the sun, and I just don't like it when people glamourise it, because i'd hate for ANYBODY to go and try it, thinking it'll be empowering.
Oh, I think I have a better understanding of where you are coming from now.
I honestly didn’t think I was glamorizing the profession, nor did I think anyone would look at my blog and decide they want to be a sex worker. I can sort of see why you say that though.
There are plenty of other blogs that can provide a realistic, more well-rounded view of the sex industry. I started this blog around the time I conducted my research on the sex industry last year. This blog was a means to document the articles and books I read, the videos I saw, and any thoughts I had. This blog was never meant to speak for sex workers or take their voices away from them, and I truly hope I don’t do that. I have always been honest about that.
I have been considering deleting this blog, or making it private, for some time now. This blog was the easiest way for me to organize everything I was learning at the time of its creation, and I made it public because I thought people might be interested in these materials too. Now I’m afraid that this blog has turned into something it was never meant to, and I have a lot of internal conflict about it…
This blog is honestly more of an educational tool — I post a lot of materials that challenge traditional feminism (because I hate traditional feminism) and articles and quotes that can be used in research papers/projects and personal knowledge. However, that’s all this blog is — to really learn about the sex industry, people need to attend events run by sex workers and read their books, articles, and blogs.
I’m not really sure what else to say here, except to say this blog started as something for myself and for my own knowledge. I’ve somehow gained a lot of interest in the 14-15 months this blog has been around.
I’m sorry if I glamorize the profession. That is truly not my intention.
