My Experience in the Sex Work Industry
I was alienated from my labor, unable to control my own work, or granted access to the economic value I produced.
A photo from the past
I am college-educated and grew up in the Boston area. My experience as a sex worker gave me valuable insights into labor exploitation and the significance of owning and owning one’s work.
I worked as a stripper for approximately 15 years. I was introduced to the strip club world in my twenties–I enjoyed life, explored the world, and danced on stage. After I had left the strip club, a class action lawsuit brought to light the exploitation I unknowingly faced and the substantial earnings that were withheld. I realized how cultural mechanisms manipulated decisions in life, leading to exploitation in the working world under capitalism. I was alienated from my labor, unable to decide on my activities, or granted access to the economic value I produced. I could have earned five times more if I had owned and controlled my labor. I later embarked on a journey to understand propaganda and labor laws and reclaim control over my work. The oligarch mentality thrives on bending rules and exploiting labor for personal gain.
Reflecting on other work experiences, I briefly worked at a bachelor's party agency as well, again facing exploitation and non-payment despite being college-educated and English-speaking. Labor exploitation is the norm, not the exception. I have 18 years of schooling, and labor rights and history are never taught!! Noteworthy observations included the contrasting labor exploitation at Asian massage parlors who make less than sex work outside the brothel. Working at a brothel in Sydney, Australia, and witnessing firsthand the impact of technology on labor exploitation. Similarities between brothels and strip clubs were evident, where workers were coerced to perform sexual acts under threat of dismissal. The evolution of sex work culture towards transactions with middlemen, akin to fast and cheap consumerism, was highlighted by the concept of "McMiddle."
I transitioned towards self-employment around four years ago and immediately experienced a significant improvement in working conditions. I valued the freedom to set prices, determine working hours, and select clients–labor exploitation was absent, and I fully owned my labor. The challenges faced by brothels in retaining workers and resorting to coercion of women from overseas emphasize the importance of data ownership and control to assert dominance in these exploitative environments. Even with the law suit ..Like many others, I was not able to recover the lost wages up to 100,000 .. The employer still made millions of dollars over the workers that will never be recovered. My employer were all men in the 60s and the women were in there all in there 20s. The state will not protect proficiently enough young people from this kind of violence. The system is fixed against vulnerable people /workers!! Thing back on a Tupac Shakur (a black male feminist gangster raper from the 80s) quote “i know it's a setup ladies but keep your head up.'“ The reason I wrote the website is to help young people cosmic onslaught of misinformation by the oligarchy..and the capitalist forces that play out in our lives .. videos below