Thanks so much for all the comments! I'm happy to meet new people, posted here to try to reach some and it looks like it was a good idea. Will post more! Best, Laura http://www.nodo50.org/Laura_Agustin (posted to Personal Reflections on Trafficking Crusades: with links!)
Sweden's legislation tries to be fair and 'equal', to imagine that girls can rape boys, for example, but the VAW focus is overpowering. Obviously physical force doesn't come into it much when you're talking about giving someone a slap, and (posted to Gender, Violence, Sex: Looking for new ways to think about them)
Oh, spare me - 'women hit other women, too!' Oh and rape isn't rape, just 'mixed signals'? And trafficking doesn't exist, it's just nice people helping women migrate? Oh yeah, and sex work is like, empowerfulled? I can read all (posted to Gender, Violence, Sex: Looking for new ways to think about them)
"The Chief topped it all off with the following rather stunning observation: “I’ve never met a foriegn prostitute who WASN’T a trafficking victim”. When asked to explain this comment further, he let it be known that it was standard policy (posted to Gender, Violence, Sex: Looking for new ways to think about them)
Way to bully and silence anyone who doesn't agree with your very black and white thinking. I didn't realize it wasn't feminist to try to understand how complicated issues like trafficking actually are. (posted to Gender, Violence, Sex: Looking for new ways to think about them)
