The faster the world adopts the Nordic Model, the better it will be for women.
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11 comments
September 25, 2017 at 7:11 am
Steve Ruis
The Nordic Model?
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September 25, 2017 at 7:51 am
Vesuvius R. Kaine
Absolutely sick. Those “men” need to be flayed GOT style.
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September 25, 2017 at 8:19 am
NeuroNotes
In a recent interview, Lady Gaga talked about the “gross sexual expectations of too many male music producers.” She said: “I’m not a receptacle for your pain. I’m not just a place for you to put it.”
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September 25, 2017 at 8:21 am
NeuroNotes
@Steve and Arb:
https://mic.com/articles/112814/here-s-what-s-happened-in-sweden-16-years-since-decriminalizing-prostitution#.saP2tzPaX
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September 25, 2017 at 11:09 am
The Arbourist
@Steve
Link to the Nordic Model Here.
1. The full decriminalisation of those who are prostituted
The evidence suggests that the majority of women and children enter prostitution as a result of childhood abuse, poverty and misfortune, grooming, coercion, and/or betrayal, rather than as a free choice between a number of viable options. And the evidence is clear that prostitution is inherently violent and damages those in it and that getting out of it is much harder than getting into it. And a criminal record makes getting out even harder.
We therefore call for the repeal of all the laws that target those who are prostituted and the clearing of their criminal records of any previous convictions for offences related to their own prostitution.
2. High-quality services for those in prostitution
We call for ring-fenced funding for high-quality services for those in prostitution. These must be non-judgemental and cover harm reduction as well as exiting support, including housing, legal advice, addiction services, long-term emotional and psychological support, education and training, and childcare.
Because punters are almost entirely men, services for women should be female-only and services for men and transgendered people should be separate.
3. Buying sex to be made a criminal offence
We call for the purchase and attempted purchase of human beings for sex to be made a criminal offence, regardless of where in the world it takes place. We do not believe British men should be free to cause damage in other countries. As explained earlier, the aim is to change behaviour rather than to criminalise people. We recommend a maximum sentence of one year in prison.
4. The procuring, pimping and sex trafficking legislation to be strengthened
We believe that the UK’s pimping and sex trafficking legislation is not fit for purpose and we call for it to be replaced with stronger legislation that recognises procuring, pimping and sex trafficking as the human rights abuses that they are and for penalties that reflect this. The policing of these crimes must be fully resourced and prioritised.
5. All the factors that drive people into prostitution to be addressed
We do not accept prostitution as the answer for the poor and disadvantaged, for recent migrants, for single mothers, for women and children. Or indeed for anyone.
We therefore call for a fairer and more equal society with a guaranteed minimum income for all, the elimination of the pay gap between women and men, better resources and support for parents and “looked after” children, an end to student fees and zero-hour contracts, and the tackling of all the other factors that trap people in poverty.
6. A holistic approach
Public information campaign
To be effective, the Nordic Model must be accompanied by a widespread public information campaign (like the one that accompanied the change in the smoking laws).
Education programmes in schools
That explain honestly the damage that prostitution causes.
Training for police and others
Experience in other countries has shown that for the Nordic Model to be effective, it needs to be accompanied by in-depth training for the police, judiciary, Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), and frontline workers in education, social services, local government, the NHS, etc.
The law to be prioritised and coordinated nationally
For the Nordic Model approach to be effective, it needs to be prioritised and implemented consistently across the country, otherwise pimps and punters will simply move to areas where it is not enforced. Similarly services for those who are prostituted must be coordinated nationally and not be left to the localism agenda.
We do not accept that women and children should ever be for sale.
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September 25, 2017 at 11:14 am
The Arbourist
@NN
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Women often don’t realize the depth of male hatred and violence that is aimed at their class of people. It’s easy to find though, just look at any porn-sick dudes defense of his habit or the handmaidens that defend the specious conception of ‘ethical or feminist’ porn.
The root of this lies in the subject/object dichotomy that patriarchy has normalized in our societies. The very notion that only one class of people gets to be subject infuriates me, and I will struggle against this toxic notion (amongst the many that radical feminism correctly identifies) until it is corrected in our society.
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September 25, 2017 at 2:25 pm
NeuroNotes
Arb, I think women realize it far more often than not. To think otherwise would suggest that men have more awareness than women.
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September 26, 2017 at 10:25 am
The Arbourist
@NN
You are absolutely correct there NN, I chose my words poorly.
I think it is because when I imagine the tribulations and violations that happen to women under patriarchy it is always a new and fresh experience – a keen injustice being done – what I don’t have is the years of habituation and conditioning to the experiences described that are necessary for the day to day living and existing in society while being in the second class. I’m over-eager to raise hell and rabble rouse decrying said state of affairs, and get the revolution started.
Thank you for the reminder NN. :)
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September 26, 2017 at 11:19 am
NeuroNotes
Thank you, Arb.
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September 30, 2017 at 9:18 am
The Arbourist
@NN
Look at HuffPo go.
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September 30, 2017 at 10:58 am
Meg
@Arb I agree with you that most women simply do not know the depths to which men hate them. I don’t think it suggests that women lack awareness, but rather reflects the reality that women are not allowed to take their own oppression seriously. You can’t be aware of something if you aren’t willing to notice it, or if other people have told you that noticing it isn’t worth your time. Most women I know cannot tell me what an abusive relationship looks like, let alone the percentage of women in political power, the size of the wage gap, or the countries where women actually have stuff like maternity leave. Women are discouraged from speaking up about the abuse and discrimination they experience, let alone thinking about it or analyzing it as part of the broader oppression women as a class face.
There is also the problem of internalized misogyny. My female family members are misogynists who pour their entire hearts into males because they truly and honestly believe that men are worth more than their own female relatives. I have been thrown under the bus more often than I can count. Even my own sister blamed me when her boyfriend tried to rape me.
She, like so many people in American society, refused to hold him 100% accountable for what he did. She did not take the crime perpetrated against me seriously. There is no way to be fully aware of women’s oppression as long as the oppressor is given a pass no matter how horribly he behaves.
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