Lincee & Some Guy in Austin – I have loved your recaps and podcast for years and write this comment with total support for you both. I can tell you do this for the true joy of it and i’ve LOVED reading the blog and listening to your jokes and feedback after each episode of one of my favorite guilty pleasures. That said, Some Guy In Austin’s comment on the Women Tell All’s podcast saying Brittany “fell on her face” when supporting those in the sex work industry stopped me in my tracks today walking down the street…I actually rewound and had to listen again. Even just the idea you can’t imagine that someone would want to be in that industry is both presumptive and contributes to the stigma of sex workers. To hear Brittany’s comment on the show in support of that community (who rarely receives support) then get turned around in this way on your podcast felt out of character, unnecessary and hurtful. As a guy who grew up in the south, sometimes I really wonder if we’re all just being too sensitive. I am not a sex worker myself. That said, as a gay man now living in NYC during a pandemic with sex workers in my circle and in my group therapy, I can see many are doing the work they can do to make a life for themselves. And yes, some make that decision happily. It’s hard to hear SGIA’s words and not read judgement into them especially when they seem a bit uninformed. We all have our own opinions and I’m no expert on this topic – I respect you both a lot and I know he meant no harm, so as a huge fan I just had to write. My only suggestion might be to re-edit the episode to exclude that comment.
Nothing but love –
wesley