tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586437365558789154.post5767801183690259835..comments2023-07-12T08:58:21.253-07:00Comments on The CPC Watcher: Police repression of sex workers and outlooks on reproductive justiceCrisis Pregnancy Center Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02689460094875036696noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586437365558789154.post-59657236685387494052008-11-12T14:16:00.000-08:002008-11-12T14:16:00.000-08:00You bring up a lot of great points here. One thin...You bring up a lot of great points here. One thing to add: prostitution thrives on patriarchal control, another thing that has to be dismantled in order to achieve reproductive justice. As a former exotic dancer, I was face-to-face with that culture of "selling sex" (although legally in my case), and yes it does most certainly leave women open to using drugs. Then doing more for more money for more drugs. Which requires more money. It's a never-ending battle that far too many women are caught up in. We were encouraged to do coke, for example, at the place I danced. Then we pushed our states' limits on what was legal to do inside a strip club for more money for more drugs. Then of course we got the punishment when the undercover cops showed up, not the club owners who were encouraging us to do these things. I was lucky to get out of it and I now work so that more and more women can as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com