Content warning: This piece contains general discussion of sexual assault and state violence. Last week, Time Magazine published a story about sex worker exclusion from the #metoo phenomenon. Sex workers are a criminalized population vulnerable to sexual assault, composed of people oppressed in many intersectional ways, so the inaccessibility of this newly popularized movement against… Continue reading When Will It Be #TimesUp For Rapist Cops? #MeToo And Sex Workers
Tag: Gloria Steinem
The Week in Links—December 5th
Monica Jones was barred from entering Australia for the last three weeks of her student placement and ultimately deported back to the United States. Eloise Brook at the Guardian wrote an intelligent and pointed response, asking how a social work student becomes a national threat. Gloria Steinem’s latest move, signing the open letter to the AP… Continue reading The Week in Links—December 5th
The Week in Links: January 6
Bunny Ranch owner Dennis Hof and brothel workers (who are, perhaps, unaware of Paul’s positions on reproductive rights) endorse Ron Paul. Lil Wayne officiated foxy boxing at Miami club King of Diamonds. The record for the longest single webcam show is apparently 70 hours, 31 minutes and 55 seconds. Can any of our readers top… Continue reading The Week in Links: January 6