'sex workers this, sex workers that! sex workers positivity, sex work is EmPoWeRiNg,'
let's talk about rape buyers and sellers. you know, the men who buy the silence of their victims? and the men that sell these women like property?
from the article: Sex Trafficking Statistics:
"20.6% of men have paid for sex at least once in their lifetime. However, 1 in 5 men who have never purchased sex can see themselves doing so in the future under the right circumstances."
"Active buyers are less likely to be married, with only one third being married and over half of buyers still have children living with them."
"71% of traffickers have more than one victim."
"Traffickers are motivated by the money associated with this crime, some report making nearly $33,000 per week."
From the article: Who Buys Sex?
"About 25% of active buyers report purchasing weekly or monthly, and their activity accounts for nearly 75% of market transactions."
"Active buyers are more likely to say that prostitution is a βmostly victimlessβ crime and are less likely to say that prostitution is a crime βwhere someone is harmed.β
"Buyers and non-buyers hold strikingly different views on masculinity and sex buying.Β Non-buyers are much more likely than active ones to say that purchasing someone for sex involves treating females as objects, and that those actions exploit others. Active buyers are very likely to say they are βjust guys being guysβ or βtaking care of their needs.β
"Active buyers are more likely to say that prostitution is a βmostly victimlessβ crime and are less likely to say that prostitution is a crime βwhere someone is harmed.βΒ They are also more likely to say that prostituted persons βenjoy the act of prostitutionβ and βchoose it as a profession.β
From the article: Prevalence of human trafficking and sexual exploitation in the U.S.:
"43% of sex buyers in a Chicago study believe that if a man pays for sex, the woman should do anything they ask."
"50% of posts made by buyers in a prostitution chat room express contempt for females in prostitution: theyβre βmeatβ or βmerchandise.β
95% of pimps use coercion and/or threats of violence. Forty-four percent of traffickers used violence on their victims.
Pimps' primary means of coercion:
Economic βΒ 74%Β
Psychological βΒ 57%Β
Chemical βΒ 42%.
Physical or sexual violence -Β 12%.
i really don't have anything to say. rape buyers and those who sell the rape of women's bodies need to die. nothing about this is empowering and it only furthers rape culture.