This is a research brief that I wrote for school last semester.
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On the Dehumanization of Sex Workers
by Katie Armistead
Dehumanization is happening in the world today. An example of this is the dehumanization of sex workers.
“Whore” is often used as a derogatory term; this is common knowledge. This seems just as dehumanizing to sex workers as using “gay” as a derogatory term is to homosexual people. This is also proof that sex workers are often considered lowly creatures in many cultures today.
Many people seem to think that a person who is a sex worker cannot be raped. Because of this unfortunate, but commonly held belief, sex workers are very rarely able to prosecute rapists (Karen 145-146, Lockett 39-40, Gardener). An example of this from 2003 is a case mentioned in a publication by the Human Rights Watch. According to their publication, “one police officer suggested that because a woman who had been abducted was a prostitute, her case was not rape, despite the fact that the woman reported it as rape and there was evidence of significant bruising and other injuries.” Not only do many police officers not protect sex workers, but sometimes they are the people who rape or otherwise harm the sex workers (Lockett 39-40).
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excited
I don't know what mine is. Maybe I just won't have one. I dunno. We'll see...
So, what is/are your resolution(s), if you have any?
Any suggestions for me, for my resolution(s)?
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Most of y'all have probably already stumbled upon this, but for anyone who hasn't...
PostSecret
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Something neat that Xerox is doing... If you go to http://www.letssaythanks.com/, you can send a thank you card to someone in the armed services. You don't get to pick the person that it goes to, but I still think it's very neat. Even if you don't agree with the war, it's still a lovely thing to do that'll definately brighten someone's day.
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