Sixty French celebrities, including Belle De Jour star Catherine Deneuve, signed a petition to protest a bill in France Parliament that would impose fines on the clients of sex workers. Thus, admirers of Deneuve can continue their fangirling without the bite of political guilt. Meanwhile, France 24 puzzles over the resounding silence around the issue… Continue reading The Week In Links—November 29
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The Week In Links: August 3
Susannah Breslin reports from the Exxotica Porn Convention on how the business has changed over the last decade. A series of home invasions and robberies in San Francisco targeted Asian sex workers. A volunteer EMT’s past as a porn performer is a source of controversy in Roanoke County, VA. Looks like the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee wasn’t… Continue reading The Week In Links: August 3
The Week in Links: September 30
Two Brazilian pole dance champs held an “impromptu dance-battle” at a Rio de Janeiro dance studio. Sino Weibo, the Chinese version of Alexa DiCarlo, was outed as a 31-year old married man living in Hangzou. He was fined 500 renminbi (about $79) for “cheating the public with fabricated facts” and “disrupting social order.” Pervs from around the country convened last weekend… Continue reading The Week in Links: September 30
The Week in Links: August 26
The Christian crusade against pornography addiction wages on, as pastors are bringing up sex more regularly during services. According to a CNN article published this week, modern pastors are concerned porn will lead “to a lack of intimacy in marriage, threatening the biblical mandate to get and stay married.” PETA announced plans to launch www.peta.xxx,… Continue reading The Week in Links: August 26
Ariel Levy’s Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture (2005)
I can’t quite say I disliked Female Chauvinist Pigs—though as a sex worker I feel like I should, as it grossly misunderstands and oversimplifies my industry. Author Ariel Levy discusses how women’s participation in modern “raunch culture” is a step backwards for both feminism and the sexual revolution. While earlier generations focused on sexual freedom as related to pleasure… Continue reading Ariel Levy’s Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture (2005)