Comments on: Two posts about ‘Sexonomics’ http://www.thesexcarnival.com/2006/05/two-posts-about-sexonomics/ A group link blog about sex and sexuality. This site contains adult content which may include images, soundsand videos of a sexually explicit nature. If you are under 18, please leave the site now. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:10:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: jane http://www.thesexcarnival.com/2006/05/two-posts-about-sexonomics/comment-page-1/#comment-880 jane Wed, 17 May 2006 05:43:00 +0000 http://www.thesexcarnival.com/2006/05/10/two-posts-about-sexonomics/#comment-880 When the media (and, for that matter, academia) covers prostitution, it invariably infuriates me, and for the reasons Audacia Ray mentioned. The difference between sex work for survival and sex work by choice is huge. The difference in power, freedom, and autonomy can't be bridged by some platitude. Yet it's done constantly, and by perfectly intelligent people.<br/><br/>I agree with you, John. And I also suffer from that intense frustration. When the media (and, for that matter, academia) covers prostitution, it invariably infuriates me, and for the reasons Audacia Ray mentioned. The difference between sex work for survival and sex work by choice is huge. The difference in power, freedom, and autonomy can’t be bridged by some platitude. Yet it’s done constantly, and by perfectly intelligent people.

I agree with you, John. And I also suffer from that intense frustration.

]]> By: anewyorkjohn http://www.thesexcarnival.com/2006/05/two-posts-about-sexonomics/comment-page-1/#comment-879 anewyorkjohn Sun, 14 May 2006 22:57:00 +0000 http://www.thesexcarnival.com/2006/05/10/two-posts-about-sexonomics/#comment-879 I have noticed a common thread, as we all have, in the media-- the desire to publish stories about the down side of prostitution. Yet have I ever seen the media report about the good side, the vast majority who have made a voluntary decision, as to what they are doing.<br/><br/>Just this week Oprah did a session regarding prostitution, and guess what? They focused on the horror story, not the other side.<br/><br/>Much to my enjoyment, however, upon reading her message boards, there have been a number of commentators in the business refuting what was presented on the show.<br/><br/>The bottom line to all of this is societal religious belief getting in the way of people's lives.<br/><br/>OK, I'm rambling here, out of intense frustration with our society. I have noticed a common thread, as we all have, in the media– the desire to publish stories about the down side of prostitution. Yet have I ever seen the media report about the good side, the vast majority who have made a voluntary decision, as to what they are doing.

Just this week Oprah did a session regarding prostitution, and guess what? They focused on the horror story, not the other side.

Much to my enjoyment, however, upon reading her message boards, there have been a number of commentators in the business refuting what was presented on the show.

The bottom line to all of this is societal religious belief getting in the way of people’s lives.

OK, I’m rambling here, out of intense frustration with our society.

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