The German town of Bonn has declared that its prostitution meters—a means to tax commercial sex—are a success. Rebecca Hall plays a “free-spirited, seemingly ditzy Florida stripper aspiring to make it as a cocktail waitress in Vegas” in the new Stephen Frears movie Lay the Favorite. Just like in real life, strippers aren’t always who… Continue reading The Week in Links: January 27
Unequal Desires by Siobhan Brooks (2010)
Unequal Desires is a long overdue work that (finally!) focuses on race as central in the lives of strippers. While some of the literature on stripping focuses on race as a footnote or tangent, for Brooks, race is the central concern. Everything from everyday micro-level issues (hiring decisions, shift availability, and stage sets) to the… Continue reading Unequal Desires by Siobhan Brooks (2010)
Stacks & Cats
It’s a Stacks & Cats first! Thanks to Starlet Harlot, we now have this amazing video to add to the annals of pets with money. Starlet writes: This is my chocolate-point siamese princess, Angilie, with a bit over a grand worth of Australian hooker money. Angilie was in heat when this photo was taken and… Continue reading Stacks & Cats
Shit People Say To Sex Workers
My favorite part is at 2:06. Civil Undressed also wrote a script of shit people say to her at the strip club. “Do you think these make me look like a whore? Oh, no offense!” We aren’t affiliated with the makers of this video, but thank you for putting us in your “Get Educated” list… Continue reading Shit People Say To Sex Workers
Stripper Music Monday: 2001 And A Dying Format
Someone hit my car in a parking lot (he left a note), so it’s been in the shop for a week. The dealer’s loaner is lacking, stereo-wise; there’s no SiriusXM and not even an AUX input plug. After three whole days of thinking “broadcast radio is not cutting it,” I realized that even without being… Continue reading Stripper Music Monday: 2001 And A Dying Format