Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight for Sex Workers' Rights by Molly Smith, Juno Mac

19 reviews

alexcribbs's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

I wanted to read this book because I felt like it was a topic I knew very little about and one I should have an (informed) opinion on. Holy smokes, this book did the trick. 

Arguments introduced would elicit a knee-jerk reaction from me, only to be so thoroughly explained and supported, I continually, consciously changed my views I didn’t even realize I had. 

What an important read. So grateful to have read it. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Trafficking

n_t_sh_'s review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

As a piece of non fiction, this is a spectacular piece of research and a tribute to the struggle of sex workers' to be acknowledged as worker's and not as social reprobates.
An emotionally challenging read. Not just because of the awful treatment towards sex workers' but also the vitriol from others (mostly not sex workers') who feel their opinion is more important than asking the demographic being addressed, in this case sex workers', what they feel they need.
I did also find the different political terminology a challenge but very well explained by the authors.
There are some ideas in here that I find a bit frustrating, because they seem too big to achieve but that is not the fault of the authors', but the fault of the law and society at large.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

lauradvb's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment

georgiam06's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Ableism, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Xenophobia

ambero's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Homophobia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, and Murder

pathfinder's review against another edition

5.0

So digestible. Honestly everyone should read this book.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism, Rape, Transphobia, Violence, Trafficking, and Murder

susannaobrien's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

An incredibly important read for anyone who claims to be a feminist or supporter of worker & human rights. Molly Smith and Juno Mac present a clear, compelling and thoroughly researched case for decriminalisation of sex work and surrounding policy reform. Their argument is based on the material experiences of actual, current sex workers (as opposed to misguided, paternalisti instincts of anti-prostitution feminists) and is underpinned by principles of harm reduction methods, that give sex workers more, not less, power as workers. They don't shy away from complexity in their arguments or solutions: they present the relative strengths and failings of various models; explain how sex worker's issues are inseparable from issues of poverty, migration controls, policing, racism, transphobia and more; and debunk myths that are pervasive in the "saviouristic" rhetoric around sex work. This is a brilliant introduction to the sex worker's rights movement and I want to recommend it to everyone. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Police brutality, Trafficking, and Murder

Minor: Abortion

snowhitereads's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

 

Revolting Prostitutes is a non fiction book about sex workers’ rights, written by two sex workers/activists.

It’s a really short book but a powerful one.

It's a succinct and reflective book that offers real insight into the actual lives of sex workers and the impacts of various legal models.

I learned so much with such a short book, it really helped me understand the basics of a very complex situation.

It does not sugarcoat the struggles of sex workers, nor does it demonizes them. 

The authors are also honest about their privelege and shortcoming as white sex workers and activists and about how BIPOC and LGBTQ+ sex workers are often the largest of those targeted under the harms of laws/opinions against sex workers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, and Trafficking

tieflingkisser's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Police brutality

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Trafficking, and Kidnapping