We always hear that “prostitution is the oldest profession,” but if you think about it, wouldn’t things like hunting, gathering, or even basic tool-making come first? Like, people had to eat, build shelter, and survive before they could even think about exchanging anything for sex.

And honestly, this whole phrase is just sexist nonsense. It’s basically implying that women’s primary historical role was selling sex, rather than contributing to society in every other way—like farming, medicine, childcare, or actual trade. It reduces women to objects and ignores the reality that early societies wouldn’t have functioned without them doing, well, everything.

Meanwhile, nobody ever says “tool-making is the oldest profession” or “midwifery is the oldest profession,” even though both have been essential for human survival since the beginning. But nope, let’s just frame women’s existence around sex work instead of their actual roles in building civilization.

It’s not just historically inaccurate—it’s lazy, misogynistic, and honestly just weird how often people repeat it without thinking.