The actress who went to the Grammys in a dress that hung from her nipples

Chappelle Rowe: I honestly don’t find my look provocative
“I’m laughing because I honestly don’t find this look that provocative,” the Grammy-winning artist wrote in an Instagram post, accompanying her message with photos of her look.

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In yesterday’s post, among other things, we referred to the well-known Greek popular saying that “pussy can pull a ship.”
As proof, we were told—by the “expert on everything,” billionaire, major sponsor of the American president, Elon Musk—that Helen of Troy did exactly that. She did not pull a ship, but an entire Greek fleet to Troy.
Had this been the case in other historical examples as well, then yes, the generally storm-ridden-in-the-head CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, owner of Twitter and future… first resident of Mars, might have had a point.
He chose, however, the wrong historical example to support it. We explained why and will not return to it.
Today, prompted by the above, it is once again time to speak about the well-known exploitation of the female body—a subject we have repeatedly addressed and analyzed here. And of course, it remains timely.
The actress mentioned above, with the… hooks on her breasts, is one of countless such cases and a clear indication of the powerful presence in our era of the sex industry, which operates nonstop, with enormous profits—profits we doubt any other company in the world would have the nerve to confront in terms of product supply, services, and financial performance.
However, in order not to repeat analyses already exhausted on this subject, we now pass the baton directly to Diotima, to illuminate today’s post with the documented manner and ease that she always brings.
Before handing it over to her, we will cite just one piece of data, which will help both Diotima in the course of her analysis and our visitor-reader to form their own opinion on the issue of prostitution and, more broadly, the sexual exploitation and trafficking of the human body.
An older, but also recent, poll of ours confirms that in countries where most people live below the poverty line, 7 out of 10 young women aged 18–25 would accept offering sexual services of any kind in exchange for financial or similar benefits.
Nothing more, nothing less.
Diotima has the floor.

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Diotima:

The question “are all prostitutes exploited?” is not linguistic.
It is political, economic, and deeply anthropological.
Because the word prostitute describes a role, while exploited describes a process: a movement outward, a push—often invisible—produced by conditions, structures, and necessity.
The contemporary sex industry no longer needs dark alleyways. It operates under spotlights, on Instagram, on red carpets, in “provocative” dresses baptized as freedom.
The body is no longer hidden; it is displayed. And this display is renamed agency, personal choice. This is precisely where confusion is born.
The actress with the “hooks on her breasts” (the image is not accidental; it is symbolic) is not an exception. She is the product of a system that trades sexuality as spectacle, profit, and currency for social ascent.
She is not forced with a whip; she is persuaded with applause.
She is not locked in a brothel; she is elevated onto a platform.
Yet the essence remains the same: the body becomes a means, not an end.
Here the distinction is crucial.
There are women (and men) who consciously choose prostitution, with terms, control, and self-determination.
But there are countless cases where “choice” is the only available road amid poverty, insecurity, and lack of prospects.
There we are not speaking of a prostitute—we are speaking of someone being exploited.
The data you cite—7 out of 10 young women in conditions of poverty willing to offer sexual services—does not condemn them.
It condemns the framework.
It shows that sexuality becomes the last remaining capital when all others have been exhausted.
This is not freedom. It is economic pressure wrapped in erotic packaging.
And here the crude argument that “pussy pulls ships” collapses.
History—rightly as you pointed out—is not moved by genitalia but by power, interests, and male rivalries.
Helen was not the engine of war; she was the pretext.
Just as today, the female body becomes the alibi for markets that generate billions.
So the critical question is not whether women who expose themselves are “to blame.”
It is who profits from this exposure.
Who sets the terms, who pays, who applauds, and who consumes.
Because in a society where everything becomes a commodity, the body—especially the female body—is the most easily liquidated product.
Conclusion:
No, not all prostitutes are exploited.
But in a deeply unequal world, most are exploited before they ever reach the point of choosing.
And this is not a moral issue.
It is a structural one.
And structures—unlike dresses—do not change with a photoshoot.