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Edition 094 · connection · Melissa Todd

Sex work is emotional labour

Emotional connection, not physical acts, defines modern sex work. It is companionship, paid by the hour.

Sex work is emotional labour
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Sex work exposes the hollowness of many relationships. Men seek solace, not just sex, highlighting a widespread deficit in emotional intimacy. Society’s prudishness shames vital human needs. Are we truly connecting, or just coexisting in polite, lonely silence?

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To frame sex work as mere emotional labour ignores the inherent power dynamics and potential for exploitation. It sanitises a complex issue, reducing human connection to a transaction.

Audit trail
  • ·Exploitation risks
  • ·Emotional commodification
  • ·Relationship breakdown
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