Post by Logan on Jul 9, 2016 5:58:02 GMT -6
The past several decades have welcomed a new voice in the controversial topic of sex work — sex-positive sex workers. They claim their experiences are consensual, positive and pleasurable. They enjoy getting paid for sex and are tired of getting negative attention.
Their mantra? Sex sells, and maybe it should.
“It’s curious to me that the most stigmatized employment for women is also the highest-paid employment for women,” said Barb Brents, professor in the department of sociology at UNLV. “Prostitution can be empowering for certain women — not just financially, but it gives them confidence. I’ve had a lot of women tell me that it’s not the work that is bad; it’s the stigma that it carries.”
Women are often viewed as desirable and sexual creatures. However, acting out on that desire can be seen as shameful in our society, said Christina Parreira, a UNLV Ph.D. student and prostitute known as “Goddess Vienna” at the Alien Cathouse in Amargosa Valley.
Parreira, 30, began working as a legal prostitute after she started researching legal brothels in Nevada. She said she found that the most effective way to study them was to start working there.
Read more: www.reviewjournal.com/view/prostitution-nevada-has-its-advantages-experts-say
Their mantra? Sex sells, and maybe it should.
“It’s curious to me that the most stigmatized employment for women is also the highest-paid employment for women,” said Barb Brents, professor in the department of sociology at UNLV. “Prostitution can be empowering for certain women — not just financially, but it gives them confidence. I’ve had a lot of women tell me that it’s not the work that is bad; it’s the stigma that it carries.”
Women are often viewed as desirable and sexual creatures. However, acting out on that desire can be seen as shameful in our society, said Christina Parreira, a UNLV Ph.D. student and prostitute known as “Goddess Vienna” at the Alien Cathouse in Amargosa Valley.
Parreira, 30, began working as a legal prostitute after she started researching legal brothels in Nevada. She said she found that the most effective way to study them was to start working there.
Read more: www.reviewjournal.com/view/prostitution-nevada-has-its-advantages-experts-say