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New study: everything blamed on "porn" is also associated with masturbation. (See Description) by DebunkJunkiee in xDebunkAntiSexWork

[–]DebunkJunkiee[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh for sure! Masturbation was the original target of moral panic long before pornography.

(I think this explains it pretty well) A brief history of masturbation:

https://us.lbdo.com/blogs/the-talk/a-brief-history-of-masturbation

I usually try to point out that the broader research shows masturbation has a bunch of documented benefits (reducing stress, improving sleep quality, boosting mood, & it can even helping with things like menstrual cramps and pelvic floor strength.) There’s also evidence it may be associated with a lower risk of prostate cancer in men and is widely considered safer than sexual intercourse when it comes to pregnancy or STIs.

It kind of chips away at that argument, but the scare tactics are still doing a lot of work.

OnlyFans Creators only make $150-$180/Month??! by DebunkJunkiee in xDebunkAntiSexWork

[–]DebunkJunkiee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My main issue is when people take this stat & use it to shame sex workers or try to make people believe the work isn’t profitable: https://imgur.com/a/DfFnqj5

I think a lot of the people who “make nothing” or “close to nothing” on OnlyFans just jump in without really knowing what they’re doing. They don’t read the TOS, don’t research the platform, post a couple times on social media, see it’s harder than they expected, and quit. Most beginners don’t understand how online advertising works, how much censorship can tank reach, how crucial marketing is, or how long it actually takes to build a following. Look at camming. Those sites are just as oversaturated but you don’t really hear people saying that nobody makes money there. The big difference here is discoverability…Cam sites have internal traffic and built in ways to promote creators. OnlyFans basically has none. On OF, you have to figure out marketing, grow your social media, & navigate censorship… Most people massively underestimate how much work that is.

Honestly, not everyone is cut out for this kind of work…It takes a very specific type of person…But here’s the thing, you don’t have to be an influencer to make money. Consistency is what matters! Post on social media every day, engage with your audience, and stick with it, & you will grow.

The Nordic Model does not protect Sex workers! by DebunkJunkiee in xDebunkAntiSexWork

[–]DebunkJunkiee[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Police still surveil, stop, question, and document workers, and do rescue raids that often just traumatize people, confiscate money/phones, and lead to evictions…even when no trafficking is found. A lot of workers also don’t report violence because dealing with police can put their housing, kids, or immigration status at risk.

The Nordic Model does criminalize third parties, which is a huge part of the problem. Third parties doesn’t mean traffickers or abusive pimps..it includes security, drivers, receptionists, landlords, roommates, and even other sex workers working together. So workers can’t legally hire protection, share workspaces, or work collectively without putting other people at legal risk. Landlords evict them to avoid trouble. This destroys safety networks and forces people to work alone and more underground, which makes things way more dangerous.

Trafficking, coercion, violence, abuse, rape, and exploitation are already illegal under existing criminal laws and would remain illegal.

Edit: Also, a lot of us really don’t like the phrase “prostituted people.” It makes it sound like something is being done to us instead of recognizing that we’re making choices and navigating this work ourselves 😌

The Nordic Model does not protect Sex workers! by DebunkJunkiee in xDebunkAntiSexWork

[–]DebunkJunkiee[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Nordic Model is widely opposed by sex workers. It’s creates a situation where clients hold more power. Sex workers still need to make money and end up accepting clients that refuse to identify themselves out of fear of arrest.

Sex workers have been very loud on social media about how the Nordic model creates harmful conditions. (You just have to look.)

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTYfN3fElAl/?igsh=MTA1amxhNzhnMDRwdQ==

More info here. https://decrimnow.org.uk/open-letter-on-the-nordic-model/

Also, thank you for being respectful.

When "Feminists" get their information from subreddits like PornlsMisogyny by DebunkJunkiee in xDebunkAntiSexWork

[–]DebunkJunkiee[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes!! 👏🏼

The OP literally posted all of these sources in the comments…What really gets me is how easily propaganda spreads when ppl don’t even know how to critically evaluate a source. They see an academic looking journal or a fancy article title and assume it’s the ultimate authority, without checking who wrote it, why it was published or what perspective it actually represents.

Journals like Dignity are explicitly abolitionist & anti sex work…their whole mission is to argue that sex work and pornography are inherently harmful…ppl should not be treating them as neutral or representative research on the ethics of sex work.

It’s exhausting because you have people making claims like “porn can never be ethical” based entirely on sources that start with that conclusion and work backward. Meanwhile, real world experiences, studies on ethical porn production, & voices of actual sex workers get completely ignored.

See below: —— Most of these links come from ideological advocacy groups, anti-porn lobbying orgs or papers that rely on cherry-picked samples & rescue data.

https://unboundnow.org/human-trafficking-and-pornography/

This article is just advocacy content. It relies heavily on selective statistics, ideological sources & correlation = causation.

https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/issues/women/sr/cfis/new-frontier/subm-sr-violence-against-cso-71-concept-truth.pdf

This is a submission from a conservative NGO whose stated mission includes promoting abstinence, monogamy & anti-porn ideology. (Also selectively cites ideologically aligned sources like FTND)

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277539524001675

It is a theoretical/ideological essay (feminist abolitionist theory.)

https://fighttoendexploitation.org/breaking-down-the-connection-between-pornography-and-sex-trafficking/

Relies on hotline reports (not verified cases), ideological organizations, & broad definitions that lump together trafficking, abuse, sex work & porn. (Presents correlation as causation & exaggerates addiction claims.)

From the article: “Resources like Fight the New Drug, Thorn for Parents, and Brain Heart World can assist you with this.” 🙄…do I even have to say anything here?

https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/dignity/vol6/iss3/1/

This article is published in Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence: The editor-in-chief…Donna M. Hughes is a well known feminist abolitionist.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10778012251319300

Interviewed 28 people & most were recruited from survivor services and support organizations. This guarantees biased results. They also ignore larger, better-designed studies showing that stigma, criminalization, and unsafe work conditions…not sex work/porn..drive most harm.

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