Since becoming a full-time companion my euphemism of choice in the United States about nine months ago, I have noticed two distinct issues that affect our safety and ability to continue to operate. The first, most pressing issue is the fact that full service sex work is illegal in most parts of the country.
While most hobbyists are not sociopathic predators who use coercive tactics to rape sex workers, the very fact that a review community exists creates a power structure that makes coercive rape a fairly common occurrence for sex workers. With so many sex workers coming forward saying they were sexually violated after being blackmailed with the threat of a bad review, there is something deeply wrong with a community of reviewers who perpetuate misogyny and rape culture.
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The problem comes out of the hobbyist propensity to reduce sex workers to commodities. Law enforcement is a very real concern not only for sex workers, but also for our clients.
It seems reasonable that a client would want to know whether or not they can trust that a sex worker is legit before agreeing to meet with them. We are, after all, quite the expensive hobby. When we talk about reviews, though, and the information that is contained within them, we are not just talking about simple yes or no answers to questions of legitimacy and customer satisfaction.
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This includes all the dirty details on what the sex worker was or was not willing to do, and how happy or unhappy that made the hobbyist. These reviews can often read just like an Amazon. I believe these sorts of details are included in order to commoditize sex workers, making them less than human and less deserving of empathy. What happens when you agree to a session with a hobbyist during this financially unstable period?
