A Feminist's Argument On How Sex Work Can Benefit Women

I found this article to be problematic due to the entire focus on those with wholly positive experiences in the sex trades. It could easily be read in her essay that she does not believe there are oppressed folks in the sex trades, that it is a liberating thing as a whole. There is no analysis of how capitalism and hegemony play into this dynamic by stratifying all labor, even pseudo/illegal, along lines of class, race, gender, trans status, etc. 

Though it is great to see feminists coming to sex work advocacy in a supportive way, I encourage them (especially this offer) to, rather than watch a documentary or read works by a non-sex worker, listen to the diversity of stories of experiences in the sex trades. Not only is the essay misinforming and problematic but could easily be torn to shreds by any prohibitionist with JSTOR access. - Emma C.