When it comes to our bodies, women are often presumed to be liars. I know, there’s too many reasons no one should believe anything a woman has to say about what she has done with her body, what has happened to it, and what that means to her. If she tells you that she accepted money for sex, she might just be living under patriarchy or capitalism, or she might be an entrepreneur who couldn’t imagine working for anyone but herself. If she tells you she has been to hotels with wealthy or powerful men for this, she might be bragging while describing a normal day on the job.
At the base, though- if she tells you she is a prostitute- she would be sharing a point of fact. If she tells you she was raped, she is not offering something to be argued. She is not asking to be evaluated as a victim, in either instance, even though she can’t fully ensure that she won’t be. By saying any of this, she knows that she is putting part of her body in front of the public.
Love,
Adv. Alex Abraham Odikandathil
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