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It seems that every one I stumble on is Swerfy.

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[–] ComfortableRaspberry@feddit.org 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Do you have problems with the wording and you were looking for communities on lemmy or do you really think you'll find reddit recommendations here? Oo

[–] meekah@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

I suppose they're just not used to saying "communities" instead of "subreddits"

[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

Most of us don't use reddit I don't think. We wouldn't know.

[–] LadyButterfly@reddthat.com 3 points 21 hours ago

Come see us at !Womensstuff@piefed.blahaj.zone we have zero tolerance on transphobia and there's a post today about sex worker pride day

[–] solrize@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

swerf

I had to look that up (wikipedia):

Feminists who oppose the acceptance and endorsement of prostitution by rebranding it as "sex work" are sometimes disparagingly labeled as "sex worker-exclusionary radical feminists" or "SWERFs". These argue that the term "sex work" contains political assumptions, rather than being a neutral term. They argue the term endorses the idea that sex is labour for women and leisure for men, according men the social and economic power to act as a ruling class in the matter of intercourse, and also implies that women's bodies exist as a resource to be used by other people.[52][53]

So yeah, 1) this isn't reddit, and 2) the combination you're looking for might not exist, based on what I think you are asking.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 4 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

If you're a 45 year old man with shot knees and a wrecked back, you probably sold your body as a commodity.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I'm a 40 y/o man with body parts that complain on an irregular basis. I sold my body, still do. Millwrighting ain't easy.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Don't worry, we'll be dead soon, and then it's all gravy.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

We're*

And then we're all gravy.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 0 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Nope. I'll be cremated or eaten raw. It's going to be hype.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5IB3ac0Gcw

[–] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 day ago

Be the change you want to see. Unless they harass you for being positive toward sw, just keep posting there. You'll never find a community where everyone agrees 100% on everything. Reminding people that hostility towards sex workers is part of patriarchal values is more useful than an echo chamber.

(I'm assuming "reddit" was a slipup)

Are swerfs just feminists who disagree with prostitution and its "ideological sanitisation" or am I getting it twisted?

[–] Kennystillalive@feddit.org 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I would suggest you look for femenist comunities and check the vibe or ask how they think about it. Depending on that you might luckily find something.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 20 hours ago

I'm aware of Fermi fans, Fami collectors, and even Farsi nerds, but what's a femenist?