whorephobia en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌhɔɹˈfoʊ.bi.ə/ (General-American)
- /ˌhɔːˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From whore + -phobia.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Hatred of sex workers.
However, to stop there, ignoring the manner in which whorephobia articulates with patriarchy, heterosexism, and homophobia, is to elide and, in turn, to misunderstand the subtle similarities and differences in the experiences of sex workers.
2007, Kevin G. Barnhurst, Media Q, Media/Queered: Visibility and Its Discontents, page 178:Kelley even allows two of Margo’s OnlyFans collaborators, played by Lindsey Normington and Rico Nasty, to criticize her “internalized whorephobia” when she insists that she’s making art, not porn.
2026 April 23, Sophie Gilbert, “Life Isn’t Easy in the OnlyFans Economy”, in Jeffrey Goldberg, editor, The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC:Accusations of “whorephobia” are increasingly used to silence and deter any criticism of the sex trade whatsoever.
2017 March 16, Julie Bindel, “‘Whorephobia’ isn’t a threat to feminism – but ignoring the abuse of women is”, in The Independent:
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fr putophobie (Translations) · es putofobia (Translations)