[SWAF-Potluck] Fwd: [FIRST] Sex workers and their allies promote hashtag #NotYourRescueProject

[Trina Rose]

Good work, Charlie Smith!


On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 11:22 PM, Ki Bournes <ki at massagebyki.com> wrote:

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> -------- Original Message --------  Subject: [FIRST] Sex workers and
> their allies promote hashtag #NotYourRescueProject  Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2014
> 12:51:53 -0800  From: Joyce Arthur <joycearthur at shaw.ca><joycearthur at shaw.ca>  Reply-To:
> FIRST <first at cybersolidaires.org> <first at cybersolidaires.org>  To: 'FIRST'
> <first at cybersolidaires.org> <first at cybersolidaires.org>
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> http://www.straight.com/blogra/560026/sex-workers-and-their-allies-promote-hashtag-notyourrescueproject
> Sex workers and their allies promote hashtag #NotYourRescueProject
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> by Charlie Smith <http://www.straight.com/users/charlie-smith> on Jan 2,
> 2014 at 4:23 pm
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> A researcher and writer known as the Naked Anthropologist, Laura Agustin<http://www.lauraagustin.com/>,
> is a long-time critic of what she calls the "rescue industry".
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> In an interview<http://www.straight.com/news/naked-anthropologist-laura-agustin-claims-antislavery-movement-harms-sex-workers>with the *Georgia
> Straight* in 2011, she maintained that nongovernmental organizations
> trying to "save" women in the sex trade don't spend nearly enough attention
> on what these rescued souls will do after their income has been cut off.
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> Agustin pointed out at the time that prior to the rise of the European
> bourgeoisie, sex workers were not considered "victims".
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> And she has criticized those like *New York Times* columnist Nicholas
> Kristof who've called for greater restrictions on the sale of sex.
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> Agustin's provocative argument hasn't attracted much attention in the
> mainstream media.
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> Today, sex workers and their allies decided to amplify this message over
> Twitter by using the hashtag #NotYourRescueProject.
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> It appears to have started here:
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> That came after self-described intersectional feminist and sex worker
> Pasta <https://twitter.com/pastachips> tweeted: "I feel like SWs are
> always being put into boxes by no-SWs in a way that flattens complexity."
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> Below, you can see how quickly it caught on.
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> A well-known dominatrix, Mistress Matisse<https://twitter.com/mistressmatisse>,
> tweeted: "#notyourrescueproject because my career has taught me
> self-reliance, creativity, compassion, and how to have excellent personal
> boundaries."
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> Molli Desi Devadasi <https://twitter.com/MolliDesi>, who was one of the
> originators, sent out several messages, including this one:
> "NotYourRescueProject today I had sex with three men for 1 hr each and with
> that money I paid for one school for one month in my country."
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> Another of the originators, N'jaila Rhee<https://twitter.com/BlasianBytch>,
> declared: "I reject your attempts to use my body as a woman of color for
> your tragedy porn. #notyourrescueproject"
>
> Another named Kitty <https://twitter.com/The_Sub_Mission> stated:
> "#notyourrescueproject Because, despite all my options, I choose to do what
> makes me the most happy, not what will make society happy."
>
> El Feministo <https://twitter.com/Elfeministo> tweeted:
> "#NotYourRescueProject Because 'Rescue' too-often = 'Repatriation Without
> Consent' followed by 'Please Donate!' – in other words: #WhosAPimp?"
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> KatrinaElisseCaudle <https://twitter.com/faeriedark> urged "Canadian
> babes" to tweet #notyourrescueproject to federal party leaders Elizabeth
> May, Justin Trudeau, and Thomas Mulcair.
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> Sabrina Morgan <https://twitter.com/SabrinaMorgan>'s message was more
> personal: "When you treat the profession as degrading, you degrade those in
> it. I take pride in my work & the services I provide. #notyourrescueproject"
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> Melissa Gira Grant <https://twitter.com/melissagira>'s tweet addressed
> broader issues: "#notyourrescueproject because sex workers need to direct
> their own lives, not prop up your gritty documentary/TED talk/thesis/grant
> proposal"
>
> Lynx Sainte-Marie <https://twitter.com/LynxSainteMarie> tweeted: "Because
> supporting me shouldn't mean taking away my autonomy. #NotYourRescueProject"
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> Darby Hickey <https://twitter.com/DarbyBPPP>, a policy analyst who
> studies the sex trade, had this to say: "Because the laws in Sweden are not
> a model, they are a disaster. #NotYourRescueProject"
>
> You can see a couple more tweets below.
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> *Follow Charlie Smith on Twitter @csmithstraight
> <https://twitter.com/csmithstraight>.*
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