GMCarter wrote...
> www.pambazuka.org
> THE STIGMATISATION OF *** WORKERS
> Nicole Fick
>
> During the 16 days of activism campaign to end violence against women
> and children, some thought needs to be given to adult *** workers,
> who experience violence on a number of levels: from police, agency
> bosses, clients and on a domestic level like other women. *** workers
> are isolated and stigmatised and this prevents them from being able
> to access the protection services of the police. It also means that
> law enforcement agencies often discriminate against *** workers,
> denying them assistance when they experience violence and crime.
>
> Stigma can be defined as a brand, a mark of shame or a stain on one’s
> character. Social stigmatisation of an act entails severe disapproval
> from society for behaviour that is considered to be outside the
> bounds of social norms.
I know a *** worker, or more appropriately a tran***ual crack whore, and
he/she/it has no problem with the stigma, even advertising the fact that
he is a tran***ual crack whore in large color magazine advertisements,
complete with breast and ***** measurements.
I suppose stigma can be culturally relative. Relative to average American
society he/she/it is a circus freak who is stigmatized and not invited to
White House luncheons, but within his own community he is the norm, not
only not stigmatized but actually a role model to aspire to, and where
prostituting oneself for a rock of smokable cocaine is no more unusual
than
making a baloney sandwich or doing the laundry.
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