1/6 Since folks on my TL are talking about #prostitution*, here is some better phrasing:
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❌"Prostitution"*
☑️"Sex-work"

❌"Pimp/Agents/Brokers"
☑️"Third parties

❌"John/Jane"
☑️"Client"
2/6

❌"Sex-work should be banned because people are forced into it"
☑️"Human trafficking/exploitation should be banned to make sex-work safe"

❌"Sex-work lacks dignity"
☑️"Sex-work lacks regulation and support"
3/6
❌"Sex-work should be illegal coz it has a risk of disease,crime,drugs"
☑️"We need a system to protect sex-workers from disease,crime,drugs"

❌"It is the last choice for making a living"
☑️"It is a choice based on many individual and social factors just like any other work"
4/6

❌"Sex-work industry reduces rape in society"
☑️"Sex-work is not a decoy/substitute for a criminal act"

❌"Sex-workers need rescuing"
☑️"Victims of abuse/human-trafficking pushed into sex-work or those who want to quit, should have access to social rehab programs"
5/6
❌"Sex-workers can gain dignity by marrying"
☑️"Stigma around marrying/hiring/befriending/working-with a sex-worker, being a part of mainstream society, should be removed"
6/6
❌"Sex-work should be legalised to collect taxes"
☑️"Sex-workers should be involved in the mainstream economy so that they can get social security in exchange for taxes just like everyone"
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