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It is important to keep reminding people that the "research" studies and other writings by members of the prohibitionist movement have been thoroughly discredited by several scholars in academia. I am one of those scholars, and I am happy to send anyone copies of my articles, which are highly critical of the biased orientation and flawed procedures found in writings by Melissa Farley, Janice Raymond, Donna Hughes, Julie Bindel, and so on. Unfortuntely, the media continue to cite their "findings" and grand claims about sex work as if they were credible findings. For instance, unverified number of trafficking victims are constantly presented in the media, and by government agencies -- for instance the current 600,000-800,000 trafficking victims worldwide. Another example are the op-ed articles by New York Times columnist Bob Herbert in Sept. 2007, which recapitulated Farley's dubious claims about Nevada's legal brothels. I could go on, but for now let me just say how important it is to challenge such unsubstantiated claims. I can be contacted at: weitzer@gwu.edu
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Ron Weitzer
Sociology Dept, George Washington University
Washington, DC 20052
www.gwu.edu/~soc/faculty/weitzer.cfm
