Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words can never hurt you?
Language can actually have a profound impact. Language shapes our “normal” — the way we think, the way we feel about something and the way we pass those thoughts and feelings on to others.
How does language affect the sex work community?
A journalist’s choice of words can impact and cause harm to the sex work community in many ways:
- Conflation of sex work with human trafficking
- Perpetuation of stereotypes
- Removal of agency
- Dehumanization
See our full resource for more details on how your language matters and the implications for im/migrant women engaged in sex work.
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