Just Shut Up and Fuck
Posted at 2:12 PM Jun 03, 2008
Sex Worker Rant runs on Tuesdays and is written by Renegade Evolution, a sex worker, sexual mercenary, and all around fan of “The Sexy” living somewhere near our nation’s capital. Quirky might as well be her middle name.
Now, I'm sure this will come as a shock to no one, but I shall state the obvious as a launching point here:
There are a whole lot of people out there, men and women, who assume if you are a sex worker, you are brain dead. You could have a PhD, earned Magna Cum Laude from Harvard, but if you get naked and/or fuck for a living, people are going to assume you are stupid, and not only stupid, but interested in not much beyond the state of your pedicure.
This was demonstrated clearly for me once again recently when, amid those annoying normal people with straight jobs, a discussion of politics was embarked upon. The hot topic was the US Presidential race. Should Hillary throw in the towel? Is Obama really all he's cracked up to be? Will the strife amid the Democratic Party allow McCain to walk away with the election? Will there ever really be a viable third party in the US? Who is voting what way, and why?
I find this stuff interesting, so I was listening while the normal types debated the issue…then, I dared to speak and offer an opinion!
I think the world stopped for a moment. And some scab in the group had the balls to say something along the lines of "Oh, how cute, a whore with an opinion on politics!" Followed by bit of female tee-heeing.
I shant repeat what I said in return, but to me the message was clear: There are people out there who firmly believe sex workers have no brains, no opinions, and only one mission in life: to shut up and fuck. Ah, stereotypes!
I also wonder why that particular gem of modern thought is so perpetuated? I'm sure several people would scream "see how misogynistic it all is?" but I, grimly amused sort that I am, well - I think it's often about fear. Fear of women who are sexual, and intelligent, and yes, do have opinions and the spine to back them up. Pretty scary thing to a lot of folk, I reckon. It seems it's okay for a woman to be sexual, or good looking, or smart, or versed in current events- it's fine for her to be any one of those things, but if she is two or more of them? That bitch is fucking dangerous. So what can one do to such a creature? Well, tear them down, of course! Mock and belittle them! Put them in a nice little box that keeps them nice and safe in some little corner.
Well, I don't like corners, or boxes, so I will say it brings a smile to my face to see so many sex workers writing and talking and being political. It's good to see a response to "just shut up and fuck". It's good to see dangerous women saying, "No, you shut up and listen."
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Posted by: axe at June 3, 2008 9:28 PM
That was the truth and nothing less!
Posted by: Aspasia at July 16, 2008 3:22 PM
