In an unhinged Bluesky manifesto, La Dame d’Azur (she/her), a self-proclaimed authority on labor exploitation, has boldly declared that sex work is not just exploitative—it’s more exploitative than her job in a warehouse. Because, apparently, stocking boxes under fluorescent lighting is the moral high ground compared to setting your own hours and rates.
Armed with half-baked arguments and a stunning misunderstanding of what sex work entails, La Dame has positioned herself as the voice of the downtrodden. Unfortunately, that voice sounds a lot like an Amazon manager trying to justify bathroom timers.
Warehouse Workers: Exploited, But With Dignity (Or Something)
She begins her case with the claim that warehouse work involves her labor being exploited, but at least her body isn’t commodified. Meanwhile, in sex work, she argues, the worker is the commodity. What she fails to grasp is that sex work, like warehouse work, involves selling a service—not one’s entire being. A sex worker isn’t handing over their body like a discounted flat-screen TV; they’re providing time, labor, and often emotional energy.
And here’s the kicker: sex workers often have more autonomy than she ever will. They choose their clients, set their prices, and decide their schedules—luxuries La Dame can only dream of while sprinting to hit her productivity quota.
Consent: Real for Me, Hypothetical for You
The pièce de résistance of her thread is the claim that sex work can’t be consensual because of “material incentives.” By this logic, no job is consensual. After all, don’t warehouse workers also work because they need money to survive? Isn’t that the same “coercion” she’s projecting onto sex workers? Congrats, La Dame—you’ve accidentally argued that all capitalism is exploitative. A+ for self-awareness.
But here’s the rub: sex work often reduces exploitation by giving workers autonomy over their labor. While La Dame is stuck in a system where her boss dictates her every move, sex workers operate independently or negotiate the terms of their employment. So who’s really being coerced here?
Sex Work Is Like a Sports Car, Apparently
In a truly baffling metaphor, La Dame compares sex work to luxury sports cars, describing it as a “privileged” profession akin to a shiny status symbol. Someone tell the single moms paying rent with OnlyFans subscriptions that they’re living the high life. Meanwhile, public transit (or, in this case, warehouse work) is positioned as the humble moral choice for the masses.
This might be the first time in history someone has tried to compare survival work to a Ferrari, but hey, it’s 2024—anything’s possible.
Rape and Fetishization: Bold Claims, No Research
Things take a darker turn when La Dame argues that sex work inherently promotes violence, misogyny, and fetishization of minorities. While these issues exist in some corners of the industry, blaming sex work itself is like blaming forklifts for union-busting. These problems stem from systemic inequalities, not the nature of the job. But sure, let’s ignore those nuances and instead demonize a profession she clearly doesn’t understand.
Final Thought: When You’re in a Warehouse, Stay in Your Lane
La Dame d’Azur seems to think that by tearing down sex work, she’s highlighting the injustices of her own profession. Instead, she’s only revealed her inability to grasp nuance—or basic economics. Both sex work and warehouse labor exist under the same exploitative capitalist framework. The difference? Sex work often provides financial independence, while warehouse jobs provide pee bottles.
If La Dame really cared about exploitation, she’d focus on dismantling the systems that oppress all workers, rather than punching down at people who’ve found their own paths to autonomy. But until then, maybe she should clock back in and leave the hot takes to someone who’s done their homework.
