A Swedish sexworker on the criminalization of clients

An HCLU-SWAN film, titled: 'We want to save you! And if you dont appreciate it you will be punished!. Interview with Pye Jacbsson a sex worker activist from Sweden.

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[The90Rachel]

I'm sorry, this is probably not the right place to ask - but does anyone know a Swedish NGO for sex workers (with a homepage available in English)? I want to write a thesis about sex work in Sweden compared with sex work in Austria, and so far my search for NGOs has not been very successful. I'd be really thankful for any hint! Thanks

[swannetwork]

I suggest contacting the European network, called ICRSE, for possible contacts.

[darksideofthenation]

i dont know why clients should be criminalized , i think nobody should be criminalized as long as the sex exchange is consentual

[ankprat]

And why couldn't you use the term "sex work"? They work with sex, hence they are sex workers. For example, most people would not call a stripper a prostitute, so you need a broader term to cover the different forms of sex work, just like she explains in the video.

[spritestouch]

An intelligent, nice and articulate woman :-), Not the 1st I come across on youtube (I have no personal experience with sex-workers, outside of what I've watched)

There's no such thing as absolute free choice. Nothing is detached from context and circumstances. Free choice is basically the ability to take 1 of several options available, hopefully under informed and non threatening conditions.not everyone's dealt a "perfect hand", & as a society, we're obligated to help the less fortunate.

[nightofcrimson13]

Yawn.

[Petter Häggholm]

Similarly, anyone who claims to be a tradesman is a charlatan, phony, and coward. There's no such thing as tradesmen -- only plumbers, and they should have the guts to call themselves plumbers.

Of course that's ridiculous, and so is your statement. Sometimes, the more inclusive term is more applicable. Clearly this woman is advocating for sex workers in general, just as tradespeople might, for instance, have a common cause or union.

[David Archer]

Feminists are no different than the nazi's or the klan.They just hate a different group of people (i.e. men).

[Leo Sivridis]

the only women with common sense in sweden are prostitutes

[nightofcrimson13]

The phrase "sex worker" is cowardly. Calling yourself a "sex worker" proves you're a charlatan and a phony. If you have sex with guys in exchange for money, then be brave enough to call yourself a prostitute, a hooker, or a whore. Never use these cowardly, politically-correct terms such as "sex worker", which is shitty because it's embarrassing. Calling yourself a "sex worker" makes you look like an amateur. Instead, be proud - you're a hooker! After all, that's more honest.

[nightofcrimson13]

I understand why she uses the term "sex work"; however, I don't like this term, because it seems to negate the word "prostitute"; additionally, politically correct terms such as "sex worker" are cowardly. call a spade a spade - a whore is a whore, and there's nothing wrong with that. There is nothing wrong with the word "prostitute" or ":hooker" or "whore". In fact, the phrase "sex worker" is stupid and phony. I'm a hooker, a prostitute, and a whore - and I'm proud of it