tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12926563977114746.post2094684162856149271..comments2023-04-28T12:26:59.829+01:00Comments on LAURA'S DIARY: It's one small step for women ....Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08722688493644926880noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12926563977114746.post-84126279798132713762013-05-18T16:35:23.984+01:002013-05-18T16:35:23.984+01:00Thanks Jeff. God bless Rosa indeed, if I had run o...Thanks Jeff. God bless Rosa indeed, if I had run out of money or had to return home, then who knows what would have happened.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722688493644926880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12926563977114746.post-19437693190341729672013-05-18T13:36:09.454+01:002013-05-18T13:36:09.454+01:00Laura - I am very sorry to hear about that very ha...Laura - I am very sorry to hear about that very hard time in your life. I am very glad that you escaped it, and thank you for telling us how you did.<br /><br />God bless Rosa.<br /><br />EnglishJeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13254661348714349410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12926563977114746.post-36901340133004977472013-05-15T20:14:37.594+01:002013-05-15T20:14:37.594+01:00Well said ! I can think of many instances where th...Well said ! I can think of many instances where the sex industry proved to be a lifeline for many women, and I can also think of several circumstances where clients have come to the rescue too. Not quite what VAW would have you believe though. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722688493644926880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12926563977114746.post-60502064768886579232013-05-15T18:15:32.195+01:002013-05-15T18:15:32.195+01:00*whistling innocently while digging small hole 6&#...*whistling innocently while digging small hole 6'x3'x6' *<br /><br />Don't suppose you have map co-ordinates for this P? Just making conversation...<br /><br />THAT shocked me...I wouldn't have thought you would ever have been caught like that. It really copperfastens the statement:<br />There is NO SUCH THING as a "victim mentality"...it is ALL down to the abuser.<br /><br />Of course, both sadly and thankfully, women who use the sex industry to meet the HORRENDOUS cost of escaping a violent relationship are easy to find...<br /><br />There was a perfectly good women's aid shelter in Rathmines...that could be counted on to be full the only day you were ever going to be able to slip out.<br /><br />Don't suppose you remember E? Only way she could get out with all three kids was without even bringing her handbag...no room at the shelter first try...and I couldn't get to her for snow...second try, no room at the shelter again...and...PUH - LEESE...it might take one of those fellas with connections to the alternative pharmaceutical industry SLIGHTLY longer to find a person in the shelter in Rathmines than you or me to get a number from 11811...but not by much...<br /><br />If a few clients (you know, they rapist fellas who need to be criminalised?) hadn't swung in with money (it cost A LOT just to relocate them sort the basics) and other tangible support there was NO WAY she would have got out a third time, and if she didn't get out she was not going to be alive much longer.<br /><br />Trouble is it is far harder for a lone woman to muster help and support...even from shelters...dunno what it is, but people seem to assume that as long as a person has no kids you can turn them out like a cat and they will be grand...<br /><br />Too often, if there was no sex industry to turn to, that just isn't true, is it?<br /><br />PS. I can pole dance (a bit) and you DO get bruised black and blue, but that is because it is a crossover between gymnastics and dance...and very, VERY hard to do, not because it is akin to violence.<br /><br /><br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12926563977114746.post-75179202721193727312013-05-15T17:48:33.569+01:002013-05-15T17:48:33.569+01:00Hi J, thanks as always for your comments. I agree ...Hi J, thanks as always for your comments. I agree that the time of the VAW groups would be better spent helping those women in real danger and suffering real violence, but then when there are 'morals' and let's be honest - issues of funding to be thought of then sex workers are easier to 'save'. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722688493644926880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12926563977114746.post-32363035052517941562013-05-15T17:25:05.320+01:002013-05-15T17:25:05.320+01:00Hi Laura, Wendy’s comment is an understatement. It...Hi Laura, Wendy’s comment is an understatement. It’s powerful piece in the extreme, and on par with your piece on disable clients. Perhaps the women in the VAW groups should concentrate on the important stuff like domestic violence rather than fixating on lap dancing and sex-work. But I suspect none have ever talked to the dancers or the sex workers, listened to what they say or what changes they would like, or respect their view.<br />JCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12926563977114746.post-71148069167537815052013-05-15T12:16:06.518+01:002013-05-15T12:16:06.518+01:00Thanks Wendy. I think it puts me in a strong posit...Thanks Wendy. I think it puts me in a strong position when debating the anti's because I'm often accused of being in some kind of affluent bubble. I know what lap dancing is and I know what violence is too, to conflate the two is just nonsense. xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722688493644926880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12926563977114746.post-28727179026473730192013-05-15T06:42:46.352+01:002013-05-15T06:42:46.352+01:00Powerful piece Laura. Glad you got out of that sit...Powerful piece Laura. Glad you got out of that situation. xWendy Lyonhttp://feministire.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com