Bernie Sanders Faces Criticism for Anti-Sex Trafficking Bill; Cardi B Called on to Educate Him

[ajadane]

Bernie Sanders may sing Cardi B’s praises - but sex workers say he’s no ally https://t.co/GSKH5EAF5N
- Salon (@Salon) April 19, 2018

. @gingerbanks1, who told me she was a "huge" Sanders supporter, was surprised to learn that he voted in favor of the bill. She hopes he'll "add the rights of sex workers to the list of things that he's willing to

Comments

[adam_pally]

Iit’s weird that Bernie Bros are still mad at Hillary even tho she didn’t win.

Even when you bring up Trump they’re like “Let me tell you how terrible Hillary Clinton is”

[zoom_z00m]

It’s really kinda strange how a lot of Bernie bros seem to really hate Hillary more than Trump. Even after everything he’s actually done in his presidency

[browneyedguuurl]

Like HC voters who still blame BS for her loss? 🤔

[whysogayprop8]

B.S. and jill stein.

I mean...
One stayed on too long and the other snatched donor money and disappeared so..

[fauxkaren]

I think that every senator supported those bills except for like... 3? Something like that.

Anyway, I find a lot of the discussion around the issues of sex work to be exhausting and I guess I'd describe myself as anti-sex work, but not anti-sex worker which sounds insane but... it makes sense to me. lol. Idk. I think the Nordic Model of legislation and programs surrounding prostitution is the best model and I'd like to see the US take some cues from that.

[bingobronson]

But have you read anything that explains how the Nordic model forces sex workers underground (where they have fewer options to screen clients and protect themselves) and increases the risk of contact between sex workers and cops? 👀

[denythesymptoms]

probably not, since it's not true.

[bingobronson]

Feel free to read this Amnesty International report that provides literal proof of how the Nordic model harms sex workers if you'd rather not take my word for it!

[anndrayya]

"The bill, which was introduced by Missouri Republican Rep. Ann Wagner, makes it a federal crime - punishable by up to 10 years in prison - to operate “an interactive computer service” with “the intent to promote or facilitate the prostitution of another person.” That means online publishers, like the recently shuttered Backpage.com, would be responsible if third parties are found to be posting ads for sex work - including consensual sex work - on their platforms."

Probably should be in the post. I doubt everyone will read the article.For anyone not reading, think craiglist and bakpage, etc.

[trancexperiment]

I mean do these sex workers offer a better alternative to shutting down online pages that inevitably are linked to sex trafficking?

[anndrayya]

I mean IDK, I see both sides of the issue. Because consensual sex work is not the only thing that takes place on these sites. There is child trafficking, and non-consensual sex work that takes place as well so?????

I don't have a solution or anything just thought the gist of what the argument is should be somewhere around the post

[bluestoplights]

seems fair to me to shut down websites guilty of knowingly allowing trafficking to happen.

[aeromi]

why is this bill wrong?

[bingobronson]

It's ostensibly meant to protect trafficking victims, but it marginalizes actual sex workers. Men have been gloating about how this bill creates a "buyer's market" where they'll have power to mistreat sex workers and/or refuse to pay them with no consequences.

[vina_3]

I’m just going to be blunt and ask.. if consensual sex workers know their job is illegal and often lends itself to children and women being violently raped and murdered - why not choose another job? If the job is really consentual surely they can think “this isn’t good for women, my fellow workers might actually be sex slaves, let me choose something else”

If their sex work truly is consentual it really shouldn’t be a problem.

I don’t understand why consentual sex worked are placed at the same priority as trafficked people. One has a choice while the other doesn’t, it’s clear that one group can help themselves while the other desperately needs intervention.

[bingobronson]

I can't speak for sex workers because I'm not one myself and never have been, but I'm sure they make that choice for a variety of reasons. If someone is choosing between a strenuous minimum wage job and a job where they have more control over what they're doing and how much they're earning, I can see why they might choose the latter.

It's not fair to hold sex workers accountable for trafficking, and it's not fair to pass bills like FOSTA/SESTA that endanger them. It's possible to address this problem without harming sex workers but it feels like a lot of people don't even want to try.

[bee_xx3]

I’m really over this pop culture and politics crossover

[bohemiancouture]

Me too. Who the fuck needs Cardi B's opinion on Bernie sanders or politics? And vice versa.

[cantlogoff]

ikr

[solid_girl]

It seriously makes me want to vom