by Sarah D.
June 15, 2021
-Twitchy
There we were, just minding our own business, when BOOM! Blue-checked Canadian lawyer Naomi Sayers came along with one of the hottest takes we’ve seen in a long, long time. And that’s really saying something.
But don’t just take our word for it … see for yourselves:
Unpopular opinion: the best thing young people can do early in their careers is to work on the weekends.
— Jordan Kong (@ImNotJK) June 11, 2021
unpopular opinion: the best thing young people can do early in their careers is do #SexWork on the side because your early career prospects will be unstable, unpredictable, low pay, likely contract work and very much exploitative. https://t.co/HRAmZFPDNX
— Naomi Sayers, Lawyer (@kwetoday) June 13, 2021
She actually elaborated on this:
because that’s how capitalism works.
— Naomi Sayers, Lawyer (@kwetoday) June 13, 2021
And sex work means you can take on the jobs you want to take on and avoid having to put yourself into shitty job prospects … because capitalism.
— Naomi Sayers, Lawyer (@kwetoday) June 13, 2021
People out here saying young people can be exploited in sex work.
Literally, that’s capitalism. Lol
And quite literally, that’s any kind of work.
— Naomi Sayers, Lawyer (@kwetoday) June 13, 2021
And saying young people should be working retail, or macdonalds or other low wage work that pays unliveable wages (literally exploitation)…
That’s exploitation.
That’s how capitalism works.
— Naomi Sayers, Lawyer (@kwetoday) June 13, 2021
Also, if you really want young people to not be exploited, provide them with liveable wages, access to safe housing, clean water, free education.
Literally. Abolish capitalism.
— Naomi Sayers, Lawyer (@kwetoday) June 13, 2021
Actually abolish prison but whatever.
— Naomi Sayers, Lawyer (@kwetoday) June 13, 2021
A lot of folks out here like to control young people all in the name of being a saviour/providing them protection (reminds me of prison/child welfare systems—which is part of the problem aka capitalism—look at how many people would lose *their* jobs if we abolished PIC).
— Naomi Sayers, Lawyer (@kwetoday) June 13, 2021
A young person isn’t a good person unless their being exploited by someone for their own gain I guess.
— Naomi Sayers, Lawyer (@kwetoday) June 13, 2021
Ps. When I first testified at parliament, I had similar statements come out at me.
People saying I was advocating for pimps, traffickers, saying I only wanted to protect drug users (yes, they should be protected), and being harassed/stalked (yes, it was bad).
— Naomi Sayers, Lawyer (@kwetoday) June 13, 2021
Yes from other “feminists”.
None of what is being said about me now is any different.
Aint nobody upset about capitalism tho. 👀
— Naomi Sayers, Lawyer (@kwetoday) June 13, 2021
Funny thing, the people saying “The Nordic Model” is the way to go.
We have a version of that in Canada. It doesn’t stop human trafficking though. Lol
Also, quit showing who you are – rad fems, Nordic model proponents.
— Naomi Sayers, Lawyer (@kwetoday) June 13, 2021
Ps. If sex work CAUSED human trafficking and sex work NEEDED to be criminalized, then why is it still a problem in the states (where is very much criminalized on both sides)?
This is a rhetorical question.
— Naomi Sayers, Lawyer (@kwetoday) June 13, 2021
Wow, too many people have opinions about sex work but don’t understand sex work.
Ps. Google me.
— Naomi Sayers, Lawyer (@kwetoday) June 13, 2021
