Futurama: definite contender for “greatest show of all time.” You already know it’s hilarious, but do you also know that it’s actually about sex work? Allow me to demonstrate with a series of GIFs, clips and humorous macros that I am convinced we can all relate to. Few television characters embody the Douche Client more… Continue reading Men Love It When You Really Glob It On: Sex Work via Futurama
Category: Television
Satisfaction (2007-2010)
When I heard about the Showtime Australia drama Satisfaction, set in a swanky Melbourne brothel, I think I elbowed an old lady out of the way to check it out of the library. Yep, library: they take sex work much less negatively in Australia than they do in the United States. It’s legal, although to… Continue reading Satisfaction (2007-2010)
Seth MacFarlane Loves Rape Jokes
My generation has seen its share of dysfunctional cartoon characters. Many of us were raised on The Simpsons, which arguably paved the way for South Park. I recall South Park making a huge impression on television and popular culture, even though I wasn’t allowed to watch it when it premiered in 1997. Adults older than… Continue reading Seth MacFarlane Loves Rape Jokes
Scandal: “Dirty Little Secrets” [2012]
In spite of Kerry Washington’s awe-inspiring beauty, I really wasn’t interested in watching Scandal, a show about a crisis management firm in Washington DC who works to save reputations and careers when damning personal histories are about to come to light. My boyfriend bought it on AppleTV, though, and like the manipulative man he is,… Continue reading Scandal: “Dirty Little Secrets” [2012]
Something Beautiful You Can Truly Bone: Prostitution For Partnership on Mad Men
TOTAL SPOILER ALERT. If you watch Mad Men but haven’t seen Sunday’s episode yet, you’ve been warned. But the whole wide internet has been talking about this episode all week, so we don’t really know how you don’t know. Despite this being Friday, Charlotte and I couldn’t possible expect you all to get along without hearing what Tits… Continue reading Something Beautiful You Can Truly Bone: Prostitution For Partnership on Mad Men