i cant get over it. why dont impoverished men choose to enter prostitution en masse?
a) „there are not enough women who want to buy sex so there is no market“
so you agree that prostitution is a system that mostly benefits men, as sex buyers? incheresting
b) „there are not enough women and they are not gay or bisexual“
so you agree that sex is not a service? the sexed body is the product? incheresting
c) „they have an easier time getting a job on the regular job market“
so you agree that prostitution profits from and reinforces misogyny? its not just a neutral job choice? incheresting
d) „they are often single mothers who need flexible work hours and get discriminated against on the job market“
oh so you again agree that prostitution profits from and reinforces misogyny? that single fathers are more rare and have better job opportunities? which pushes women into sexual exploitation? incheresting
e) „women dont have any other options“
so you agree that women are systematically groomed into prostitution, kept from exiting and kept from entering other fields where impoverished men find jobs? incheresting
f) „women choose prostitution over other options“
so you again agree that women are systematically groomed into prostitution, kept from exiting and kept from entering other fields where impoverished men find jobs? because why arent men choosing it if it offers such great benefits? incheresting
i just dont buy the „no alternatives“ argument. there are alternatives but impoverished women are systematically pushed into prostitution by their families and partners, by social workers and feminists telling them its a choice without questioning why men dont choose it, by employers who know this is a last resort for women and choose to employ men instead, and there is no pushback because the men as a class also profit from prostitution, as sex buyers and competitors on the regular job market.
and then we are being pitched that these women actually have no options? be for real
of course women will say its their choice if they are being told from all sides and are systematically kept from pursuing other options.