Augustin explains how there are two perceptions about sex 1. that sex is incomparable to anything else and 2. is that it is comparable. There is a huge difference between sex labor and sex trafficking, and that is something that people don't realize. I know that I thought all work related to sex the person was forced into it, but that isn't always the case, some women enjoy being a part of the sex world. Also what I have noticed from the reading is that some women from international countries believe that sex is making love and spreading love, also it isn't just about sex, it could be relieving stress from the individual also it might have some health benefits. There are many other ways a sex worker can help because they don't always have to have sex, because the individual might just want someone to listen to them and their problems, which is similar to a psychiatrist. Sex workers are also performers who sometime fake orgasms and perform their own sexual arousals for their clients. For most sex workers it is all an act, like any other job.
"Hochschild explains that concept of emotional labour in her study of flight attendants, arguing that their ability to handle the job is determined by 'control over the conditions and terms of the exploitation of [their] emotional resources.. ( Augustin pg 61).”
This is also another example of how sex workers should be evenly compared to other workers and not discriminated or looked down upon because they do something that is not talked about or perceived as slutty.
Sex labor has been a controversial topic within the international system. There are many different aspects to Sex work. There is also the debate of whether it has any moral aspects. Some women do sex labor to help support their families because that is the only way of supporting it or getting fast money and better pay than minimum wage. Also many people from other countries believe that sex labor is okay and there is nothing wrong with it, they just that it is giving out love. A sex worker from a different country explained how men from America just want someone to listen to them and to have an emotional connection to them as well as comfort that they might not get that attention back at home. It may even go vice versa because as society fails to point out that there are also men who work as sex laborers.
Honestly, I have only had one thought about sex labor that it was a bad thing until i read more into it. I just though it was human trafficking and people kidnapping children, women and even men. I think that most people don't understand that people there is a whole other side to the sex labor field.
There is so much judgment within the sex world, most people don't like to openly talk about it and if you do then you are looked down at. Sex is a natural but what society has pressured us to think is that it is something dirty. I believe that it goes down to the educational system and how they make sex seem like a bad thing. Except when there is this obvious thing when the guy is praised for having many sexual partners and the girl is shamed. Even when I was in High School and I heard about how girls would have sex with one guy and I would completely change my thoughts about them, but then when I heard about the guy, I would just be like “Oh that's just a guy thing.” Which is not something that people should grow up thinking, but its just embedded in a lot of peoples mind that only women are the ones selling their bodies.
The stigma on sex labor is that it is basically a bad thing that people sell themselves for money. It also isn’t talked about much due to the thoughts that society has put onto it and how it is inappropriate for a regular conversation. Many people don’t accept the fact that it is natural and just like any other job. It also has many ways of providing people with their services. If people were to get this topic talking as a regular conversation then people would gain more knowledge about sex.
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