Sex Workers Event to WAHC part 3 (final part)

Film #5: John's
Rules in strip clubs. Do not touch unless stripper tells you too or places your hands on her bits. do not fall in love with them. Do not bargain, etc.

L.J: talked about clients falling in love with her.
Anya talked about clients conducting business transactions online with no follow through.
Tim mentioned conversing online is easier than on "street level" when it comes to selling sex.

Film #6: didn't bother to document.

Closing remarks:

Cara (who got the most applause from the packed house (so packed in fact that they had to turn people away at the door, luckily for me I was on the guest list). I would have attended the event again if it was just her talking. She said that the majority of sex workers were not victims, that they chose this lifestyle for different reasons and its unfair to "judge" or stereotype them all as victims from bad childhoods, drug addicts etc. She also said the people most against decriminalizing Sw's are actually women who identify as feminists. She states how dare other woman tell her what she can/cannot do with her body and tell her she is a victim when she is not.

They had a disaster of a Q & A period with the audience. They allowed 3 measly questions. It was pointless.

The event ended with burlesque performer Demonica De Morte. And more singing by Miss Rancourt.
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The event for me was not so much informative as a bitch and moan session. Again it would have been better to hear from people against the sex trade. And they should have allowed more time for a question and answer period.

So why did I go? In college I did a research paper on male sex workers and wanted to see if I could get more info. Sadly I didn't learn anything I didn't already know.

So what do I think about making prostitution legal? Since there wasn't enough constructive debate I am going to have to stick with my pre-event perception that prostitution is a selfish profession. These women don't care how many families and marriages they help to break up (no it's not their faults alone, the men are even more at fault, but I doubt they care, they're motivation is getting paid)

I do think however that it is their choice what they do with their bodies and that is why if they choose to hook (yes I used that word!) then they need to accept the consequences that go along with it, good or bad. I will say that if they are assaulted the police should take their reports seriously as the may be helping to stop a potential serial killer. I cannot help but wonder if that Picton guy in B.C who allegedly murdered those SW's and fed them to his pigs could have been stopped. I am sure he had assaulted the women he picked up before he started killing them.