decrim for prostitution is not a socialist standpoint, is not a communist standpoint, is not a marxist standpoint, you are making a fool of yourself trying to pass gross liberalism when it comes to human rights violations, sexual slavery and extreme misogyny as revolutionary, progressive or anticapitalist like you are directly contradicting everything written by marxists (and marxist women in particular) on the matter and every policy passed by marxists, socialists and communists on the matter but i shouldnt have expected less from us americans who call themselves "leftist"
this is about zohran mamdani
politicians on the left are shooting themselves in the foot by supporting decrim, they are alienating a large part of the female voter population (in particular among feminists) at best and they show that their pro-working class, antiracist and feminist stances don’t apply to poor women and woc and are therefore meaningless at worse. like are you stupid.
i was talking to a portuguese woman who was telling me she likes the communist portuguese party but won’t join them because while they support prostituted women and oppose pimps they keep shying away from openly condemning johns. meanwhile in my country the left-wing party i am in is openly abolitionist, works a lot with abolitionist radical feminist orgs and therefore enjoys a good reputation among feminists. the benefits of actually caring about women are endless. who would have thought 👍
im going on a tangent but these tags reminded me abolition doesn’t stop at merely voting to criminalize pimps, johns and brothels. a country can be abolitionist but abolitionist laws won’t work if they are not coupled by socialist policies that make sure public housing is available to prostituted women, healthcare is free and accessible, training programs are funded, wages are secured and high enough for you to afford groceries and pay bills, cops who brutalize women and poc are actually being sentenced jailed and condemned by the law, nurseries are accessible for young and/or single mothers, higher education is free so female students won’t have to enter the sex trade to afford it, and access to citizenship is facilitated for migrant women in prostitution. being in favour of abolition and stopping the fight when the law is passed is a liberal pov; you can’t divorce feminism from socialism when it comes to fighting prostitution
Young women getting into sex work to pay for higher education has become so rampant. And it’s not just internally driven, there’s intense pressure and outside influence online grooming them into it. There is no discussion that can be had about the modern cost of living without scumbags creeping into the notes and comments unsolicited suggesting that girls start onlyfans accounts, or doing camwork, or becoming a sugarbaby, or selling feet pics, or even stripping and full prostitution - acting like it’s an easy harmless weekend side gig and that they’ll be able to afford anything they want with the extra income





















