The article does a pretty good job of showing examples of the "rescue industry", and how people who claim to be working in the interest of all sex workers simply aren't. Many are in it for their own ego or morals or posturing or money.
The article also provided examples of people helping people get out of sex work, and actually being good at it.
And the article also talks about the very thing you're protesting, there are two big narratives in the debate: "The happy hooker is a myth!" and "Sex workers who speak out are empowered feminist icons!"
Both those narratives are extremes, and the article points out that reality is a lot more bland and boring and grey than that. The author talks about instances where a porn shoot was a great experience, but that mostly it was a boring shit job.
Of course there are sex workers who hate their job and want to get out, but can't for numerous reasons, and need help getting out.
Of course there are sex workers who hate their job, but would rather keep it, than take another shit job.
Of course there are sex workers who occasionally hate their job, and occasionally love their job.
Of course there are sex workers who like their job and would never want any other job.
Of course there are sex workers who do it to finance a drug addiction.
Of course there are sex workers who do it to finance their university education.
Of course there are sex workers who have been abused and traumatized and hurt and beaten and killed in their work.
Of course there are sex workers who have never experienced abuse in their work.
And when I say "listen to actual sex workers", this is what I mean you have to listen to. All the good, and all the bad. All the different experiences that different people have. You can't just listen to all the bad, and immediately want to crack down and forbid it and try to stamp it out "for their own good", and assume it will magically disappear. You can't just listen to all the good, and immediately want to decriminalize it and assume it will all work out magically in the end either.
The article also provided examples of people helping people get out of sex work, and actually being good at it.
And the article also talks about the very thing you're protesting, there are two big narratives in the debate: "The happy hooker is a myth!" and "Sex workers who speak out are empowered feminist icons!"
Both those narratives are extremes, and the article points out that reality is a lot more bland and boring and grey than that. The author talks about instances where a porn shoot was a great experience, but that mostly it was a boring shit job.
Of course there are sex workers who hate their job and want to get out, but can't for numerous reasons, and need help getting out.
Of course there are sex workers who hate their job, but would rather keep it, than take another shit job.
Of course there are sex workers who occasionally hate their job, and occasionally love their job.
Of course there are sex workers who like their job and would never want any other job.
Of course there are sex workers who do it to finance a drug addiction.
Of course there are sex workers who do it to finance their university education.
Of course there are sex workers who have been abused and traumatized and hurt and beaten and killed in their work.
Of course there are sex workers who have never experienced abuse in their work.
And when I say "listen to actual sex workers", this is what I mean you have to listen to. All the good, and all the bad. All the different experiences that different people have. You can't just listen to all the bad, and immediately want to crack down and forbid it and try to stamp it out "for their own good", and assume it will magically disappear. You can't just listen to all the good, and immediately want to decriminalize it and assume it will all work out magically in the end either.