Playing the Whore
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What’s it about?
A sharp investigation into how the state, media, and feminism have used the figure of 'the whore' to police women, queer people, and the poor—arguing that sex work is work and sex workers are workers, not symbols.
You’ll learn
- Sex work is work, not a symbol
- The rescue narrative harms workers
- Criminalization creates violence
- Listen to sex workers themselves