There's nothing sweet about older men exploiting young women in prostitution. My investigation into the pimping of vulnerable women by wealthy 'sugar daddies'.
This is brilliant journalism, Julie, and it's the kind of reporting that you simply wouldn't find in the mainstream media these days. After spending time the past few years reading your analysis and the writing of other GC/radical feminists, I've entirely changed my view on prostitution--we need to apply the Nordic Model, not legalize it. As your article so clearly demonstrates, it's abusive, misogynistic oppression. And if the johns aren't happy with going to prison for paid rape, well, they can just f*** each other, can't they?
If you don’t value anecdotes, why do you rely on them too (your female judge)? You like to make a lot of statements without much evidence, particularly your overarching narrative that men are being widely victimized and discriminated against.
Most women have abortions with medical (89%), not surgical interventions, and most of those are under 10 weeks. Your inflammatory 22 week example represents .1% of UK annual abortions. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/abortion-statistics-for-england-and-wales-2021/abortion-statistics-england-and-wales-2021. Yes, it is a shame there are 200K abortions per year in the UK, but the answer is in supportive programs and a more kid-friendly culture. Also, men actually doing their fair share of the housework (no citation needed).
You mention male circumcision but not female circumcision, which is also a cultural practice (and way more barbarous than a properly conducted male circumcision). A big clitoris-shaped oversight.
Women are 3% of the prison population because they commit way less crime, particularly violent crime. Men routinely injure and kill their domestic partners in all countries, and are 97-99% of stalkers, rapists and pedophiles. (https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/violence-against-women) What does your Manifesto do about that?
Lastly, without the vote of the female half of the population, I don’t think your political aspirations will go too far. I suggest correcting that by actually learning about feminism and women’s rights, instead of the continued misogynistic confirmation bias and harvesting your bitter cherries of real or imagined injustices.
There are zero errors in my comments, because they are all backed up by peer-reviewed journals, International organizations, statistics recorded by each country and by a body of evidence which is decades long. They are backed by the actual experts in the subject area. I think I will take that over some random guy’s “blog”. And I am not surprised some women don’t want to label themself a “feminist” when there are ignorant and uneducated men like you, trying to make that difficult. The fault in your logic is that even though a lot of women may no longer use the label “feminist,” that does not mean they are not in favour of, and advocate for, women’s rights and freedoms and a more equal and safe society for women and girls. That is it from me: I can see you are woefully stuck in your little mean echo chamber.
"There's nothing sweet about older men exploiting young women in prostitution."
You and I both know a more honest subtitle would be:
"There's nothing sweet about young women exploiting older men in prostitution."
Two people engage in a perfectly legal transaction, and the exploited one is the person walking away with a lot of money in exchange for little time and effort? Yeah, righto!!! Nothing more obviously demonstrates female power over men than prostitution, and we shouldn't be surprised that attractive women have exploited that reality since time immemorial, and will be after your cursed ideology has landed in the dustbin of history. The sooner the better, for the sake of men, women and children.
This is brilliant journalism, Julie, and it's the kind of reporting that you simply wouldn't find in the mainstream media these days. After spending time the past few years reading your analysis and the writing of other GC/radical feminists, I've entirely changed my view on prostitution--we need to apply the Nordic Model, not legalize it. As your article so clearly demonstrates, it's abusive, misogynistic oppression. And if the johns aren't happy with going to prison for paid rape, well, they can just f*** each other, can't they?
If you don’t value anecdotes, why do you rely on them too (your female judge)? You like to make a lot of statements without much evidence, particularly your overarching narrative that men are being widely victimized and discriminated against.
I read your political “manifesto” and want to correct a few of the false impressions you make in it. Fewer that ten in a thousand women drink during their pregnancy, and not all those who drink will have children with FAS. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(17)30021-9/fulltext
Most women have abortions with medical (89%), not surgical interventions, and most of those are under 10 weeks. Your inflammatory 22 week example represents .1% of UK annual abortions. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/abortion-statistics-for-england-and-wales-2021/abortion-statistics-england-and-wales-2021. Yes, it is a shame there are 200K abortions per year in the UK, but the answer is in supportive programs and a more kid-friendly culture. Also, men actually doing their fair share of the housework (no citation needed).
You mention male circumcision but not female circumcision, which is also a cultural practice (and way more barbarous than a properly conducted male circumcision). A big clitoris-shaped oversight.
Women are 3% of the prison population because they commit way less crime, particularly violent crime. Men routinely injure and kill their domestic partners in all countries, and are 97-99% of stalkers, rapists and pedophiles. (https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/violence-against-women) What does your Manifesto do about that?
Lastly, without the vote of the female half of the population, I don’t think your political aspirations will go too far. I suggest correcting that by actually learning about feminism and women’s rights, instead of the continued misogynistic confirmation bias and harvesting your bitter cherries of real or imagined injustices.
Your Welcome,
Clare Lewis
There are zero errors in my comments, because they are all backed up by peer-reviewed journals, International organizations, statistics recorded by each country and by a body of evidence which is decades long. They are backed by the actual experts in the subject area. I think I will take that over some random guy’s “blog”. And I am not surprised some women don’t want to label themself a “feminist” when there are ignorant and uneducated men like you, trying to make that difficult. The fault in your logic is that even though a lot of women may no longer use the label “feminist,” that does not mean they are not in favour of, and advocate for, women’s rights and freedoms and a more equal and safe society for women and girls. That is it from me: I can see you are woefully stuck in your little mean echo chamber.
Julie, thanks for writing the best advertisement ever written for Sugar Babe sites. Fascinating.
Mike Buchanan
JUSTICE FOR MEN & BOYS
http://j4mb.org.uk
Hi Julie. Your subtitle starts with:
"There's nothing sweet about older men exploiting young women in prostitution."
You and I both know a more honest subtitle would be:
"There's nothing sweet about young women exploiting older men in prostitution."
Two people engage in a perfectly legal transaction, and the exploited one is the person walking away with a lot of money in exchange for little time and effort? Yeah, righto!!! Nothing more obviously demonstrates female power over men than prostitution, and we shouldn't be surprised that attractive women have exploited that reality since time immemorial, and will be after your cursed ideology has landed in the dustbin of history. The sooner the better, for the sake of men, women and children.
Have a nice day.
Mike Buchanan
JUSTICE FOR MEN & BOYS
http://j4mb.org.uk