May 19, 2013
Radfems are evil; pimps are not.

Or at least, that’s how I’m interpreting Dr Brooke Magnanti’s post “Radfems, racism and the problem with pimps.”

I’m not sure what I was expecting when I ventured onto that blog post, but it certainly wasn’t a defense of pimps—or should I call them procurers, madams, panderers et al? 

Apparently radfems should not assume that women don’t “choose” to prostitute themselves, and/or participate in sex work. But we should extend this line of thought to the pimps; Magnanti says:

Do you think [the pimp’s] choice of work isn’t somehow constrained by society too? That he wouldn’t rather be earning money some other way? Because anyone with any sense can surely suss out that a lot of activities, both legal and illegal, would be far more profit and far less hassle than running girls.

Abusing women and girls: not a real choice.

Being abused: free will!

She then goes on to talk about how these pimps don’t make much money. Because 50% of 10 pounds is only 5 pounds. How is this relevant? Should we be applauding the pimps for being industrious? For pushing “their” women to perform acts they can charge more for? For procuring more women to abuse?

I just. don’t. get. it. It’s so flabbergasting. Also: I noticed that she tagged her post with “terf” so I guess this is a term that’s on the blogosphere now? Excuse me while I go bang my head against a wall.

* I am not being intentionally obtuse in my continued use of the word ‘pimp’; rather, I don’t believe a privileged white liberal feminist is the authority on whether the term is racist. If WOC feel this word is racist I will reconsider my use of it. 

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Filed under: radfem links quotes libfem nonsense pimps are the good guys???? radfems are the bad guys??? 
May 17, 2013
"In dangerous jobs, we fight to eliminate harmful conditions so people can work in safety. The danger cannot be removed in prostitution because the act of prostitution is the harm."

— Dianne Post, International Human Rights Attorney  (via veronicasvoice)

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Filed under: prostitution johns are scum end the demand anti sex work 
May 16, 2013

genderagnostic:

no-morality-core:

“Nothing would happen to your children if they ran into me or “someone like me” except if it’s in a middle of us committing a massacre or something, lol. 

If you don’t want your son to become like me don’t let him become incel. It’s not very likely but it might happen. Your daughter is much, much less likely to become incel than your son.”


Oh god.

Yes, his last sentence is true. Daughters would be much more likely to become vocel (voluntarily celibate) instead.

A more serious issue is that daughters are far more likely to become insact (involuntarily sexually active). Not that rape and coercion of women and girls would bother these incel types much.

Didn’t that gwhatever guy talk about how “helping” incel men would not cost women anything? So yeah, of course, coercion is apparently not an issue. 

It troubles me that people already think this way. I mean, remember George Sodini?

‘Suicidal suspect George Sodini complained he’d had “no sex since July 1990” and blamed his parents, his siblings - even his preacher - for the fact that “girls and women don’t even give me a second look ANYWHERE.”’ *

If I recall correctly, I remember seeing a lot of articles talking about how if only a woman would’ve given him the time of day, he’d never have committed murder. I think Dan Savage said that if Sodini had frequented prostitutes this might not have happened (I think? Tell me if I’m wrong.)

If that doesn’t sound like a fucking cycle of abuse, I don’t know what does. 

This stuff scares me so much. God forbid that women would have actual thoughts and feelings and not want to hand out their mouth, vulva/vagina and anus to any man who “needs” it. 

* How fucking creepy is it that a 48 year old man complained that GIRLS would not give him the time of day???

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Filed under: this makes me sick misogyny sexism entitlement 
May 15, 2013

randomstabbing:

i-once-had-a-guy-tell-me:

[TW Rape]

I used to be a prostitute. I had a no anal rule, and a client raped me anally. I had cried and tried to escape. He said it wasn’t rape, because he paid, and you can’t rape a prostitute

(submitted by anonymous)

IT’S ALMOST LIKE MEN SEE MONEY AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR CONSENT (as if they give a shit about consent in the first place)! Whod’a thunk.

That is absolutely horrifying, and yet, not surprising. It’s almost like they don’t view prostitutes as humans, but just objects to purchase and do what they wish with. A “rule” is simply a guideline, a suggestion on the packaging. Absolutely disgusting. 

I’m really sorry for the OP and any other women this POS did this to. 

(via militantbyexistence)

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Filed under: prostitution rape tw: rape johns are the scum of the earth 
May 15, 2013
Consider this a whiny ineloquent post.

I had the misfortune of reading a blog post detailing on person’s attack on the Southern Law Poverty Center (SLPC) for “supporting TERFs”. Numerous facebook messages where included, with disturbing analogies and conclusions. 

Most disturbing was the repeated comparison with the Klan. We reject and oppose gender. Not individuals suffering from sex dysphoria. That would be ludicrous. 

This person was particularly upset that SLPC had interviewed Cathy Brennan on MRAs. I don’t agree with everything Brennan says, but I am also not on the receiving end of many of the threats she receives. And I personally find it courageous of her to expose violent trans individuals and allies. 

I find it upsetting that this is an issue. But simultaneously, I don’t really  have anything smart to say about it, other than just: ugh. Which isn’t smart at all. 

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Filed under: radfem ugh gender is a social construct do not want 
May 14, 2013
echidna-boy: So you know how there’s that post saying how people should invent birth control for men? (Take bullets out of a gun, not put on a bullet proof best) Well here it is. If some of you had actually researched it for like, 5mins, you would’ve actually found it. Here’s the link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2012/04/03/male-birth-control-reversible_n_1400708.html To put it simply, the whole procedure takes about 15mins and lasts 10 years with a 100% success rate. After an anesthetic, there’s an injection of some sperm-killing gel (Vasal Gel) into the male vas deferens. If the guy wants it reversed, he can get another shot which does that. So, spread the word or something, but here it is.

echidna-boy:

So you know how there’s that post saying how people should invent birth control for men? (Take bullets out of a gun, not put on a bullet proof best) Well here it is. If some of you had actually researched it for like, 5mins, you would’ve actually found it.

Here’s the link:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2012/04/03/male-birth-control-reversible_n_1400708.html

To put it simply, the whole procedure takes about 15mins and lasts 10 years with a 100% success rate.

After an anesthetic, there’s an injection of some sperm-killing gel (Vasal Gel) into the male vas deferens. If the guy wants it reversed, he can get another shot which does that.

So, spread the word or something, but here it is.

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Filed under: birth control male birth control SCIENCE! signal boost 
May 14, 2013
"Man I feel dirty looking at these pics,” wrote one forum poster at Hack Forums, one of the top “aboveground” hacking discussion sites on the Internet (it now has more than 23 million total posts). The poster was referencing a 134 page thread filled with the images of female “slaves” surreptitiously snapped by hackers using the women’s own webcams. “Poor people think they are alone in their private homes, but have no idea they are the laughing stock on HackForums,” he continued. “It would be funny if one of these slaves venture into learning how to hack and comes across this thread."

—

Meet the men who spy on women through their webcams | Ars Technica

This is a must read about men who hack women’s computers through RATs (Remote Access Tools) to spy on them and capture their images which are then shared for others to comment and make fun of.

Click on the link which includes screen captures of the unsuspecting victims and details of how the hacks take place.

(via redlightpolitics)

oh my god

(via dickchunks)

…oh god

(via politicsofyourlund)

This is disgusting. So weird because I have a friend who keeps tape over her webcam at all times, not even joking, I thought she was crazy when she said people could spy on her through it. Showed me, I guess.

Also does this only happen to windows computers? I have a mac and all it talks about is microsoft. My webcam went dead a little while ago, sometime after I had my screen replaced (it’s a macbook pro so the webcam is behind the screen).

(via z33r0)

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Filed under: sex crimes voyeurism invasion of privacy civil rights links quotes 
May 8, 2013

whereahelliongermcangrow asked: Sex isn't a bad thing, you know that. But unfortunately, we live in a world where an industry both criminalizes and forces women to have sex. An industry that objectifies and degrades real human women on film, without consent and without remorse, while the "investor", of course, get's the dough. It's horrible.

Absolutely. 

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May 8, 2013

Anonymous asked: I am anti-pornography and my boyfriend uses pornography, though he says that he doesn't like porn and he's not the typical sexist douche who uses porn. Do you think it's worth breaking up over if it does not stop bothering me? I don't understand how someone can claim to not like something, probably know of the awful consequences for themselves (I tried talking to him about it, but he wouldn't listen because he thinks he's immune to porn's effects) and others, and still do it. There's a big

[continued] difference in ethics between us. I know for sure that he won’t listen to me if I try to talk about the issue further. It will only upset him. I am aware that most men use porn and that I’ll be forever single if I don’t date porn-users; that part is fine by me.

Hi Anon! Thanks for the question, I hope I can help even the tiniest bit.

Only you can decide what your deal breakers are and what “price of admission” you’re willing to pay to be with him. I find it alarming that the discussion seems to be halted, though. You messaging me implies this is a very important issue for you, and if he can’t respect that and engage with you that’s telling of how he views your concerns in general.

It seems there are several issues here. First, the idea that only typical sexist douches participate in misogynistic, exploitative behaviour. This is a fallacy. Even though he may not be a TSD, it doesn’t mean his actions don’t have reactions in the world at large. It affects you, for one. 

Second, it seems he is only concerned with how porn may or may not damage him, and is removed from the idea that this is an industry that abuses humans. Have you tried turning the issue away from the way porn harms him and onto the women who are harmed? He can be “immune” all he likes, but his use of porn directly affects millions of women, and he might be watching rape, abuse, coercion without even knowing it. If that doesn’t even phase him, I’d be seriously concerned.

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Filed under: anonymous response to anon asks answered anti-porn radfem improvised advice column 
May 7, 2013
veronicasvoice: In a comprehensive study, “Comparing Sex Buyers with Men Who Don’t Buy Sex,” Melissa Farley, PHD, Founding Director of the Prostitution Research and Education, compares the characteristics of men who buy sex versus those who don’t. Besides their involvement with prostitution, the men surveyed revealed surprising attitudes and behaviors when it came to sex and women. Here are ten things you may not know about men who buy sex: 1. On average, men reported were 21 years of age when they first bought sex. 2. 25% of the sex buyers had traveled to another state and while there used women in prostitution. 3. 41% of the sex buyers knowingly used a woman in prostitution who was controlled by a pimp. 4. 66% of the sex buyers observed that a majority of women are lured, tricked or trafficked into prostitution. 5. 74% of the sex buyers reported that they learned about sex from pornography. 6. Sex buyers were more than 7x’s more likely than non-sex buyers to acknowledge that they would rape a woman if they could get away with it and if no one knew about it. 7. Sex buyers are far more likely than non-sex buyers to commit felonies, misdemeanors, crimes related to violence against women, substance abuse-related crimes, assaults, crimes with weapons, and crimes against authority. 8. 89% of sex buyers said they would be deterred from buying sex if their name were to be added to a sex offender registry. 9. 90% of sex buyers said they would be deterred from buying sex if a $1,000-$2,000 penalty were imposed. 10. 100% of sex buyers said they would be deterred from buying sex if a one month jail term were imposed.

veronicasvoice:

In a comprehensive study, “Comparing Sex Buyers with Men Who Don’t Buy Sex,” Melissa Farley, PHD, Founding Director of the Prostitution Research and Education, compares the characteristics of men who buy sex versus those who don’t. Besides their involvement with prostitution, the men surveyed revealed surprising attitudes and behaviors when it came to sex and women. Here are ten things you may not know about men who buy sex:

1. On average, men reported were 21 years of age when they first bought sex.

2. 25% of the sex buyers had traveled to another state and while there used women in prostitution.

3. 41% of the sex buyers knowingly used a woman in prostitution who was controlled by a pimp.

4. 66% of the sex buyers observed that a majority of women are lured, tricked or trafficked into prostitution.

5. 74% of the sex buyers reported that they learned about sex from pornography.

6. Sex buyers were more than 7x’s more likely than non-sex buyers to acknowledge that they would rape a woman if they could get away with it and if no one knew about it.

7. Sex buyers are far more likely than non-sex buyers to commit felonies, misdemeanors, crimes related to violence against women, substance abuse-related crimes, assaults, crimes with weapons, and crimes against authority.

8. 89% of sex buyers said they would be deterred from buying sex if their name were to be added to a sex offender registry.

9. 90% of sex buyers said they would be deterred from buying sex if a $1,000-$2,000 penalty were imposed.

10. 100% of sex buyers said they would be deterred from buying sex if a one month jail term were imposed.

(via goldenphoenixgirl)

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Filed under: need to know prostitution radfem johns are scum of the earth end the demand