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(11-06-2015, 05:33 AM)Verad Wrote:Cool, so we have equal evidence(11-06-2015, 05:30 AM)McBeefâ„¢ Wrote:(11-06-2015, 05:26 AM)Verad Wrote:What would convince me that Prostitute is a slur?Â(11-06-2015, 05:24 AM)McBeefâ„¢ Wrote: YES!
I have said many times I have no issues calling people what they wish to be called. Fuck, I'm transgender, I of all people know what that's like.
However I also know that ONE PERSON DOES NOT SPEAK FOR ALL. And for now, unless I am told otherwise by an individual, I will refer to them with whatever word seems most generally acceptable. For now, for me, the most generally acceptable word for those who have sex for money is Prostitute. If they say "No, don't call me that" then that's fine, I'll call them whatever they wish.
It was never the personal preference of Pkthunda I took issue with, it was their leap of logic and arrogance that equated their personal preference with the personal preference of all who are involved with  "Sex Work."
That doesn't answer my question. What would convince you? Or are you saying nothing can convince you, ever?
If the majority of people I know who are involved in the industry told me as such.
Considering the fact that several current or former people involved in prostitution/sex work have chimed in on just this thread, and disagreed with the idea that 'Sex Worker' is the only appropriate term that should be used to refer to them, I think it's safe to say the jury is still out.
Do you contest that fact?
I contest it on the grounds of relying on anecdotal experience. I will be looking for broader swathes of data when it is not 3:30 in the morning.
To be honest, this thread has already convinced me that Sex Worker is a better term for it, no argument there.
It hasn't convinced me prostitute is a slur, though, and I think it's hyperbole to claim it is.