Why does Belle Knox consider herself a feminist?

[Tuesday Afternoon]

51. third link (and by the way. I am done with you and this)

DOES LEGALIZING PROSTITUTION PROTECT
WOMEN AND GIRLS?
Findings from countries and stat
es where prostitution is legal
Millions of women and girls around the world are exploite
d in the commercial sex industry (i.e. the buying and
selling of sex), which is often the end destination of
sex trafficking. While human rights activists, government
officials and the United Nations all agre
e that the trafficking of women and gi
rls for prostitution is a serious – and
growing – problem, there is disagreement as to the best wa
y to prevent trafficking and exploitation. Some believe
that targeting the demand for commercia
l sex that fuels sex trafficking while decriminalizing those exploited in
prostitution is the most effective way to curb sex trafficki
ng, while others argue that legalizing or decriminalizing
the commercial sex industry is the best way to weed
out and prevent exploitation and trafficking.
The legalization of prostitution includes legalizing th
e activities involved in and surrounding prostitution, and
often imposing regulations specific to the sex industry.
Countries and states that have legalized prostitution
include:
Senegal
(1969), states in Australia including
Victoria
(1994) and
Queensland
(1999), the
Netherlands
(2000) and
Germany
(2002).
The decriminalization of prostitution includes repealing
all laws or provisions ag
ainst prostitution, and not
imposing prostitution-specific regulations. Countries and stat
es that have decriminalized prostitution include the
Australian state of
New South Wales
(1995), and
New Zealand
(2003).
SEX TRAFFICKING AND EXPLOITATI
ON OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN

NETHERLANDS:
In 2003, the Amsterdam Mayor stated that le
galization had failed to prevent trafficking,
saying “it appeared impossible to create a safe and contro
llable zone for women that was not open to abuse by
organised crime.”
i
In 2007, a government report noted that “
pimps
[i.e. traffickers]
are still a very common
phenomenon
.”
ii