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the only thing a man in a dress means is that he’s a man and he’s wearing a dress. he can have poor style, bad makeup, etc. but none of that gives us license to really come to hurt him. what’s wrong with those of you who do this?

we can talk critically about the inherent misogyny of thinking a man can even “dress like a woman,” but savaging his appearance because he’s wearing clothing from the women’s section? bad look. we can talk critically about men who wear clothing that is marketed for little girls without disparaging gender nonconformist dressing in men overall.

there is absolutely nothing wrong with men in dresses or makeup or with long hair or high heels—the worthy critique is that none of this makes them women. it does not matter how badly they apply makeup or that they don’t know how to fit a dress, when you shift from addressing the fallacy that “feminine clothing = woman” to calling him “busted and scary,” you’re crossing into the territory that disparages gender nonconformity in men.

Consent can’t be bought

The majority of prostituted women want to exit

Poor women and girls of color are disproportionately funneled into the sex industry

The industry relies on there being a vulnerable and uncared for class of women and girls to sexually exploit

Racism, classism, imperialism, slavery, and colonialism are all embedded in or connected to prostitution

Prostitution is a cause and result of inequality between the sexes

The sex industry is proven to rely heavily on trafficking and exploitation

It promotes violence against women

It is violence against women

Prostitution is inherently violent

The sex industry encourages, promotes, and caters to male sexual entitlement

Under full decriminalization and legalization, prostituted women are still murdered, raped, assaulted, and stolen from by pimps and johns

Women who have escaped from prostitution have high rates of PTSD and other disorders

The industry promotes fetishization, stereotypes, and sexualized racism and racialized sexism against women of color

“Consensual sex work” and human trafficking are inescapably linked (Oof)

The liberation of women and an industry dedicated to the objectification of women cannot coexist

It reduces women to sexual objects and masturbatory aids

The sex industry preys on the most marginalized women and girls

Porn culture harms women and girls (yes, even “feminist” porn)

The normalization of sex as “work” degrades the status of women as a class

These are a few reasons for the abolitionist stance I came up with at the top of my head. The only reason to be pro-porn and pro-prostitution is if one believes that the orgasms of johns, profits of pimps, and pleasure of a few “happy hookers” is worth more than the safety, freedom, and humanity of every other woman and girl.

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