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(11-06-2015, 04:50 AM)LiadansWhisper Wrote:(11-06-2015, 04:47 AM)Zhavi Wrote: I agree with this a lot, I do. But do consider that there may be a difference in organizational capacity between being gay and the act of homosexual or non hetero sex being illegal, and being in the sex industry and that being illegal.
the history of sexual freedom movements in the US is really full of stupidity. I mean, bisexual people are still being snubbed by some sexual identity groups because reasons. We are moving forward, but it's slow.
The sex industry doesn't just include prostitution. It also includes porn, phone sex, cam sex, stripping, and in some cases, things like erotic massage (though that can sometimes be seen as a form of prostitution), etc. Additionally, prostitution is legal in Nevada. So to say that they can't organize...I'm not so sure about that. I think they can, if they really have a desire to. But it does not help that many people seem to choose those occupations not necessarily out of a desire to actually do them, but because they see it as their only opportunity.
...hmm, okay, yeah. I was gonna argue more but there was a genuine reason for gay men and lesbians to not join up with organized groups either, on account of getting beat up or shit on by the law.
But I really hate the social stigma about sex and sexuality. It's so stupid. I once tried to argue with my mother about sex and sexuality, and her response was so rooted in catholic moral high ground -- it was terrifying. Because not only did she think she was objectively right, but she genuinely believed that if she could only get me to agree with her point of view that she could save my soul.
So by being hurtful, and crass, and completely bullheaded to any other way of life, she was helping me.
That's what terrifies me. That's why it's not words that I hold truck with, but lack of education, closed moral values and lack of friendly discourse. Hell, I mean, I see that people think this thread is stupid -- I don't.
Why? Because it makes people talk. It gets the subject on peoples' minds. It exposes people to something that maybe they don't see in their day to day lives. And I think that is incredibly important.
Even if I disagree with the OP.
