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[–]SychoShine509 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Interesting. I'd want to say that I disagree with the "sex trade" too (e.g. trafficking and the like), but I also think they went overboard with then opposing the "slut walk" concept, because you don't blame those exploited by an industry, but rather the ones doing the exploitation. The problem with "slut" as a slur is that it still lays claim to the idea that the authority rests more with men to decide what the "bounds" of sexuality are. I think a much better position is to both oppose the industry, while holding nothing against the women therein, otherwise that is much of the same thing as with rapes and the whole "she was asking for it", taking culpability away from the rapist and turning focus onto the victim, and thus ultimately making rape that much more acceptable.

I do like the end conclusion though - that they aren't going to just jump over to the right either. We don't need tribalism, we need people to move outside boxes and form their own conclusions and nuanced positions.