1 “BITCH, YOU GOT WHAT YOU DESERVED!”: VIOLATION AND VIOLENCE IN SEX BUYER REVIEWS OF LEGAL BROTHELS Published in Violence Against Women, v24(16): 1887-1908 Available at: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1077801218757375 Dr Natalie Jovanovski and Dr Meagan Tyler Centre for People, Organisations and Work, RMIT University ABSTRACT In this article we use Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis, to examine online brothel reviews (148 reviews and 2424 reply posts) of sex buyers in the context of debates surrounding harm minimisation. Our findings show that sex buyers actively construct and normalise narratives of sexual violation and violence against women in licensed brothels through their language, referencing objectification, unsafe sex practices and, in more extreme cases, rape, to create a sense of community with other punters. Through this analysis we challenge existing assumptions about harm minimisation in systems of prostitution which are legalised or fully decriminalised.