Slut Walk in Las Vegas challenges rape culture and called on authorities to stop blaming victims. Celebrity Minka Kelly captivates media outlets discussing relationship with her recently deceased “stripper mother.” A study investigates how gender equity affects the images used in porn. Actress and filmmaker Kelly Oldham uses her dark period as a phone sex operator… Continue reading The Week in Links: September 16
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The Week in Links: September 9
Wanna join the “mile high club”? This Amsterdam based escort agency, now offers sex on a private jet. Might not be the most sustainable sex work but we give kudos for their entrepreneurial spirit. Whores’ Glory, a documentary about prostitution in three different global locales, hits the festival circuit. The Missouri Supreme Court heard arguments… Continue reading The Week in Links: September 9
The Week in Links: September 2
A performer in porn films tested positive for HIV this week in Los Angeles, prompting a temporary halt to film production. The HIV scare in the porn industry is also fodder for further discussion on mandated condom use for performers. An English high school teacher and sex worker was found guilty of “unacceptable professional conduct” after… Continue reading The Week in Links: September 2
Fair Trade Lapdances, Free Range Escorts, and Organic Porn
Having long said that lapdances are a low-impact renewable resource, I was tickled to read this Utne Reader reprint of Anna Simpson’s article from Green Futures about an imagined sustainable sex industry. Obviously the desire to buy a product made by workers who are treated well is an established trope in sustainability/free trade circles, so eliminating… Continue reading Fair Trade Lapdances, Free Range Escorts, and Organic Porn
The Silver Lining of FalseFlesh
I just finished reading a story in the latest Utne Reader about this ultra-creepy software that came out last March. Check it out: FalseFlesh is an image editing software program that lets users apply X-ray vision to people in fully clothed, G-rated photos. So, without being a real life stalker or rapist, you can create homemade… Continue reading The Silver Lining of FalseFlesh