This year’s London Frieze art festival included an exhibit called Sex Work, a retrospective on the first wave of feminist art. “Your Art (Probably) Sux!” cried sex workers, upon realizing that the only one of us formally involved was an anonymous porn actress’ cropped pussy lips in a photo. But to be fair, we hadn’t even… Continue reading YER ART SUX: London Frieze 2017’s “Sex Work: Feminist Art & Radical Politics”
Tag: Annie Sprinkle
The P Word: A 101
Though most don’t consider the word “prostitute” pejorative, it’s more damaging to sex workers than any other slur. There’s no true neutrality to be found in a word whose verb form Merriam-Webster defines as “to devote to corrupt or unworthy purposes.” But precisely because it is used in polite language, because of its patina of… Continue reading The P Word: A 101
Quote Of The Week
[W]hat I’m talking about today is that conference after conference happens and personality after personality is elevated to having these super large platforms where they can speak, and there is a glaring absence of color when it comes to sex work. Name me one person of color – and I’m not even talking about just Black… Continue reading Quote Of The Week
The Week In Links—August 15th
Related to an earlier Tits and Sass post this week, “Actually, My Hand Feeds Me,” here’s more on the Annie Sprinkle kerfuffle. For anyone who’s a little behind, Fornicatrix goes in depth over the context of the whole weekend before getting to Sprinkle and Peechington Marie added her beautiful two cents in “Be Careful With Your… Continue reading The Week In Links—August 15th
Actually, My Hand Feeds Me: A Message To Annie Sprinkle
As a general rule, I absolutely love being called “adorable.” It reaffirms a lifetime of well-intentioned cheek pinches and makes me feel like I still look youthful as I approach 30. But being an adorable person is a very different thing than being part of an adorable movement. So when Annie Sprinkle took to Facebook… Continue reading Actually, My Hand Feeds Me: A Message To Annie Sprinkle