loved the title of this too, free range escorts, yes!

But, on the other hand, the article simply reeks of every “green consumerist” cliche imaginable, especially when they talk about stuff like “fair trade bullets” and bring up “fair trade sex” along the same lines. This is the kind of stuff that those opposed to the sex industry entirely would pounce on to make the whole idea of ethical practices in the sex industry sound like utter parody. The author also seems to really like the idea of “offsets”, while ignoring the fact that carbon offset is a basically discredited practice more akin to indulgences in the medieval Catholic church than anything that’s actually effective. It seems like that’s where the idea of donating stripping money to women’s shelters comes from, which implicitly endorses the idea that there’s some kind of connection between stripping and domestic violence.

I do like the basic premise of “fair trade sex”, though, and hope to see the idea explored by somebody who actually knows what they’re talking about.

It’s cute that Simpson took this lighthearted approach, but really, bigger issues, people!!!