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Claire wrote:
The idea is that anything a woman does is a feminist act because she chooses to do it.

This is something I personally disagree with. I do not think that say, wearing makeup is a feminist act just because you choose to do it. Wearing makeup is something some feminists call "Performing femininity" and I do not believe that performing femininity is feminist. It's not a BAD thing, it just isn't a feminist act. There are many kinds of feminist theories out there. High heels aren't feminist just because you choose to wear them, in my opinion. "Choice feminists" would disagree with me.

edit: a word

Claire wrote:
To elaborate a bit more, choice feminists are the ones who say "sex work is empowering" while other feminists, like myself, think that there is no such thing as 'sex work' and see those who buy prostitutes as rapists. The idea is that coerced sex is rape, and being payed for sex is coercion. Feminists like myself see prostitutes as victims of our patriarchal society. Liberal feminists and choice feminists would tell me that I'm stupid and that selling your body for sex is an empowering choice. 

Argos wrote:

Well, i do agree with you that just because you choose to do something that doesn't make it feministic. I do also believe that there are a lot of dark and terrible stuff going on in the sex industry, and that shouldn't happen.
But i also know that there are women that enjoy their profession, and i do think they should be free to do that. I don't know why it would be empowering, but i think that if that is what you want to do then that's fine.

Claire wrote:
Does anyone really want to do that though? You don't hear little girls say "I want to be a prostitute when I grow up" and people often say they "Turned to" prostitution, which makes it sound like it was a "last resort" option. 

Just something to consider. I did a lot of reading before I came to my conclusions.

Terror wrote:

little girls don't typically know what prostitutes are nor do they explore their sexuality until they're of age to. just because some people are forced into it doesn't mean others can't make the choice and happily do their jobs. you're also leaving out cam people, dominatrixes, strippers, etc not all sex workers are forced into prostitution.

i'd prefer yall make your own thread if you're gonna go much farther than that, this is for trash celebrities. 

Claire wrote:
Argos, PM me if you want to learn more about my perspective, I don't want to upset Terror by continuing this conversation.

Anyone else interested can feel free to PM me too.

Terror wrote:

????? why do you keep doing that lol
you're taking my thread on a tangent, that doesn't upset me i'm just annoyed by it especially since we have conflicting views