Meanings
- uncountableHatred of sex workers.
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 Independent2 more examples
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 178Kelley 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
Origin
Translations
French putophobie
- putophobieTranslations
Spanish putofobia
- putofobiaTranslations
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with whorephobia
Cite this entry
whorephobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whorephobia
“whorephobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whorephobia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whorephobia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whorephobia.
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