just because sex work has negative aspects to it doesn’t mean we shouldn’t still support women who do it. it’s like any other job and like any other job it can be exploitative but we should work to reduce or eliminate that exploitation not shame people for doing the job because they need money
yes i was waiting to see this comment, like you can and should support sex workers being treated with dignity, respect, and basic human decency in the current system we have without supporting the systems that allowed it to exist in the nature that it does in the first place. it doesn’t make you a swerf to criticize and condemn how the patriarchy and capitalism has curated an exploitative industry. but sex workers shouldn’t be punished for it. male demand keeps the industry afloat, not them.
you’re right, being a swerf isn’t condemning the patriarchy and capitalism, that’s just being a feminist. being a swerf is treated sex workers like they’re less than, denying them their autonomy, and excluding them from the feminist movement and advocacy much in the way terfs are towards trans women