Anarchist Hookers Demand!
In politics, nonprofits, and law—whether Democrat or Republican—we’re told we have two choices. But neither truly serves the public’s needs.
It’s like choosing between Coke and Pepsi. Sure, it feels like a choice, but both are just brands of sugary, syrupy drinks. Whether you choose one or the other, you’re still drinking high-fructose corn syrup.
At the ballot box, we get corporate Republicans or corporate Democrats. Oh wow—what a choice: corporations or corporations. That’s the illusion. The illusion of choice.
The same pattern repeats in sex work legislation. There are two main camps, and while they appear different, they are functionally the same. Why? Because both operate within a system where wealth is so heavily concentrated that real alternatives are structurally impossible.
Both sides talk about “decriminalization.” One wants partial decriminalization; the other, full-on decriminalization. Both are funded by nonprofits and donors with vested interests. And both permit, in practice, commercial coercion—a sanitized term for what is actually regulated, predatory capitalism. We now live in a world that more closely resembles techno-feudalism than democracy.
EMMA Coalition
Take the EMMA Coalition, for example. They support what they call the “equality model” or the “Nordic model.” This approach offers partial decriminalization —for women—while still criminalizing men and brothels. They propose offering social services to help people exit sex work. Noble, yes—but ultimately insufficient.
Their bill does nothing to stop commercial coercion. Big Tech platforms and brothel owners continue to profit because while exploitation might technically be illegal, it is not enforced. There are no legal protections for women currently in sex work, and no real measures to prevent men from being exploited either.
It sounds good—until you look closely.
They’ll give you some money to help you leave sex work. But they won’t spend a any on regulating tech platforms, data ownership, or abusive bosses (not because they are jerks, but because they don’t have the money). That’s the real violence of capitalism: it will never fund a nonprofit that threatens its most profitable abuses.
In the Resident Evil movie series, the Umbrella Corporation is a major antagonist, primarily responsible for the zombie outbreak and subsequent apocalypse
The Red Umbrellas
In sex work, the "Red Umbrella" groups—many funded by billionaire George Soros—are pushing for systems that funnel independent workers into brothels under the guise of liberation. They're trying to give free women bosses. It would be laughable—if it weren't so dangerous. The real issue isn't just brothels or bad laws. It’s capitalism. And today’s capitalism has morphed into techno-feudalism—a kind of troll toll on our bodies.
Soros, a global billionaire not even from the U.S., is trying to reshape U.S. laws to benefit brothel companies that may not employ American workers. These operations are often racially segregated—because segregation weakens collective power and keeps unions out. The money flows upward, away from working-class women, into foreign or corporate hands. He donates to organizations that push this agenda. So when you see a red umbrella, remember: it's not a symbol of worker empowerment. It's a symbol of wealth extraction. If I won’t work for a rock-bottom price, they’ll import someone who will.
Both major camps—whether it’s the EMMA Coalition or the vaguely defined techno-feudalists—advocate for deregulated brothels or remain silent on labor outsourcing, racial segregation, and the privatization of sexual behavior data. Capitalism hasn’t changed its tricks—it’s just dressed them up in tech and philanthropy.
The EMMA Coalition might comfort those who want to believe that something is being done. But real enforcement is minimal. And critically, no funding is reserved to help people stay in sex work safely—only to leave it. That means people like me—our bodies and our bank accounts—remain vulnerable to the predations of criminal capitalist enterprises.
The most important question—one nobody seems to ask—is: Which model leaves women with the highest income? If you're in sex work, that’s what matters. As for me, I’m happy now. I make a good living, set my own hours, and have no boss. I know Big Tech and brothel owners aren’t thrilled about that. For now, I’m okay—but I worry about my future.
Eventually, the money might dry up, and I’ll be forced to perform increasingly degrading acts just to survive.
As Noam Chomsky once said:
“The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum.”
— Noam Chomsky, The Common Good
That’s exactly what’s happening. This is, at its core, a form of public sexual assault—written into law. Both camps enrich internet billionaires and brothel cartels while sacrificing poor and working-class women, children, and marginalized Americans.
I remember a client once told me, when we were debating Trump vs. Biden:
“When you’re picking between the lesser of two evils, you pick the devil you know over the devil you don’t.”
That’s where we are. Coke or Pepsi. Republican or Democrat. Capitalist assault or capitalist exploitation. Different names. Same poison.
While speaking to sex workers in Canada, I interviewed one woman who told me that after decriminalization, she and her friends were able to form a worker’s cooperative—which is fantastic. But the bad news? Most of the money vanished.
So where did it go? How does a multi-billion-dollar industry suddenly disappear? More research is needed on my part.
If anyone has more information on how decriminalization is affecting the bottom line for poor and working-class women in Canada, please reach out. Is this a global pattern? Are billionaires moving from country to country, changing laws to entrench their power and keep poor women trapped in cycles of poverty?
If sex workers were truly organized and strategic, we would put forward a list of demands before supporting any decriminalization bills. We could demand:
Real safety from violence and exploitation
Data privacy protections—maybe even expand HIPAA to cover sex work
A state agency to protect workers from brothel owners and educate them about their rights
Criminal penalties for exploitative brothel owners enforced
No woman should have a boss when it comes to her own body. She shouldn’t have to choose between obeying a boss’s sexual demands or getting fired. That scenario should not exist.
I reject any hierarchical structure where some individuals hold power over others. At its core, this is about freedom, equality, and mutual aid. Bosses and the hierarchies they represent are incompatible with a truly just society.
Sources:
David Graeber https://youtube.com/shorts/mD7jfUwaM7A?si=amqpuPx_pMd3V76H
Noam Chomsky - Anarchism I https://youtu.be/7_Bv2MKY7uI?si=51ljh8HL7lwO4Ozn
Martin Gilens on Political Inequality - MIT - 09.19.14 - Trimmed https://youtu.be/H7yx9mbmAZI?si=4GgSk63CM9hrpy9_
The Nordic model https://emmacoalition.org/
GigSlave Goes Public With $84 Billion Valuation | Onion News Network https://youtu.be/VwlBwyJVEfw?si=vXo05F_Jftk_xhR6
George Soros Funded Group Seeks To Legalize Prostitution https://youtu.be/2MLlf9Cr6tQ?si=H25xOE4oNyvb_v7H
The Truth Behind “Self-Made” Billionaires | Robert Reich https://youtu.be/wcfm2Zn-IpQ?si=gt-9avoA3WsaXvRg