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I've e-mailed churches to ask for help with sex worker services in Surrey, B.C. and had my e-mails ignored. I've gone to church alongside adulterers who are "holier than thou," as they say. I don't judge one particular fellow for surfing the Internet for porn, but why did he print naked photos of me to show people at my church? I've searched the Internet for a group I belong to (www.bccewc.ca), and found disparaging comments made about us on a website created by and dedicated to "Christians."
I'm trying to see the spirit in these people. I'm trying to be God-like and recognize the light of the Lord in them. But it's hard when I know they deliberately hurt me in His name.
Sometimes I'm embarrassed to be a feminist...
Feminism is about equality, choice, and inclusion for all women. But some feminists insist on misrepresenting a whole segment of the female population - sex industry workers. For some reason, these feminists think sex industry workers cannot speak for themselves. They believe us to be too exploited and incompetent to represent ourselves. They devalue and degrade us by silencing and betraying us.
The sex industry is made up mostly of women. By ignoring what we say or insisting that we don't realize our own degradation, many feminists are denying women's equality. The sex industry is an occupation many women choose for various reasons. By seeking to abolish it, many feminists are attempting to take away options for women. By excluding us from groups, discussions and initiatives aimed at the sex industry, many feminists are excluding the very women they're talking about. Apparently not all women are considered worthy of equality, choice and inclusion.
Sometimes I'm embarrassed I was a stripper...
Many strippers amaze me with their attitudes of condescension towards other sex industry workers.
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That's a great editorial
By luyen, June 4, 2007 at 23:57That's a great editorial piece - i think the fact that you realize what you have, and that it has changed you in a positive way is really great.
Unfortunately you also see that kind of hypocrisy in so many areas of life, that it might be indicative of a more complex problem that we all face at some level.
This makes me think of the Anti-Poverty Committee in the downtown east-side, self-proclaimed protectors of the poor - but in truth, hardly represent many organizations who are non-violent, and actualizing positive change.
Thank you! I agree it is
By Trina Ricketts, June 5, 2007 at 21:06Thank you! I agree it is problem we all face. But if we can recognize it in ourselves and at least attempt to overcome it, then we can make a difference that is much more pure than the ones we try to make based on judgment and hypocrisy. At least, that's what I tell myself. :)