I think folks who see "sex work is work" as bullshit are in denial about how badly most work sucks. Yes, sex work is awful. Like much awful work it pays well. Treating it differently than toxic waste disposal, or drug dealing is counter productive.
Eliminating sex work is probably impossible and trying and failing to do so makes life worse for sex workers. Hiring a hooker or going to a strip club, or paying for porn is absolutely supporting exploitation and probably also supporting rape, but getting the cops involved will only make things worse for the victims and probably give the exploiters another tool to enforce obedience.
Eliminating sex work is probably impossible and trying and failing to do so makes life worse for sex workers. Hiring a hooker or going to a strip club, or paying for porn is absolutely supporting exploitation and probably also supporting rape, but getting the cops involved will only make things worse for the victims and probably give the exploiters another tool to enforce obedience.