Lots of ppl hate sex workers, which sometimes tempts me to underplay the negative aspects of my job - stuff they'd use to reinforce their position.
But me being dishonest about my reality also reinforces them. I have much more hope in persistent, nuanced honesty.
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I want to have the strength to look into the face of someone who hates what I represent and go "you're not wrong about xyz". It's really hard to do! But it's a demonstration that you're treating their mind with respect, that you're not trying to weasel anything into their head.
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And the best way to change someone's mind or allow your mind to be changed by them is to demonstrate that you're not enemies and you won't hurt them, that you will refuse to use dishonesty or manipulation to advance your own position, that you want the truth to destroy one of you
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And similarly, I want to be unafraid to being up negative aspects of other perspectives I don't belong to, without this meaning I'm at war. A lot of painful truths are used as attack points; I want to name those truths without using them as attack points.
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I think you underestimate the power of truth in an age where opinion is king. You need to wedge a space in the persons existing aopinion and plant your ideas so it seems like it fits their world view.
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People gonna hate. All jobs have shitty aspects. As long as you own your shit they don’t matter
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Sex work is tough, there's nothing wrong with it but people want to feel morally superior to others and they're not afraid to do in it, in very nasty ways. Don't worry about the hypocrites that may out you down, most of them just envy you. ❤️
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I see sex workers like every other worker out there. It's a job and it doesn't define WHO you are. It just pays the bills 😊💗
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“I have much more hope in persistent, nuanced honesty.” is a beautiful sentiment, thanks for posting this thread.