Reviews tagging 'Rape'
Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight for Sex Workers' Rights by Molly Smith, Juno Mac
14 reviews
kirstenf's review against another edition
4.75
Minor: Sexual content, Transphobia, Murder, Police brutality, Classism, Racism, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Addiction, Sexual violence, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexism, and Domestic abuse
sedgewren's review against another edition
4.75
This book clarified my views and helped me think through my intersectional feminist politics and applying it to the controversial topic of sex work — the combination of thorough research and compelling anecdotes provided a compelling argument for decriminalisation of sex work (this leading to sex work being regulated just like the rest of the labour market). We should be centering the experiences of sex workers when talking about regulating sex work, and criminalisation does not lead to abolition.
I would thoroughly recommend this book to any feminists who are unsure what to think about prostitution, and also to any policymakers who want to help alleviate the suffering and difficulties of the most marginalised in our society.
Minor: Drug use, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Death, Drug abuse, Deportation, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Trafficking, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Sexual assault, and Racism
savannahjlane's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Transphobia, Sexual assault, and Rape
tuesday_evening's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Sexism, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Deportation
Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Abortion, and Gaslighting
rachbake's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Trafficking and Rape
alexcribbs's review against another edition
4.5
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.
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Trafficking
n_t_sh_'s review against another edition
5.0
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.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Rape
lauradvb's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Rape, and Murder
georgiam06's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Racism, Ableism, Sexism, and Xenophobia
ambero's review
3.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Drug use, Rape, Murder, Police brutality, Sexism, and Homophobia