Surprisingly short slideshow of sex working women who’ve run for (international) political office. Moby Chicks was an April Fool’s joke, but I think it’s a genius idea. What does maritime law say about topless dancing? Horrible article on Zimbabwean farmers who spend their profits on sex workers. A play about a “high class” prostitute (named Charlotte!)… Continue reading The Week In Links: April 8
Tag: Prostitution
The H-word Is Not The N-Word
Language matters, but it’s also a lot easier to target specific words than it is to constructively address the issues behind them. And unlike a bunch of Jezebel commenters and more than one hundred Waco, Texas residents, I’m too busy being concerned with real sex worker issues to get worked up about a restaurant named… Continue reading The H-word Is Not The N-Word
The Week In Links: March 25
An update on Oregon’s strip club debate, Oregon’s sex-trafficking bills, and Colorado’s john schools. Care to read about truck drivers’ “commercial sex contacts“? You should definitely care to watch this inspiring video of Cambodian sex workers and allies marching for rights. It’s also worth checking out Amanda Marcotte’s commentary on teachers with a sex working past. Canberra… Continue reading The Week In Links: March 25
“I didn’t pick her up on no doggone playground.”
Former New York Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor recently plead guilty to seeing an underage escort, resulting in a sentence of six years of probation and “registered sex offender” status. Sixteen-year-old Christina Fierro came to his room claiming to be 19, but was apparently the underage victim of a violent and coercive pimp. L.T. claims not… Continue reading “I didn’t pick her up on no doggone playground.”
You’re Not Funny: The Content Farm
Last week I saw a SXSW panel called “Secrets of Fake Twitter Accounts.” The speakers included @BPGlobalPR, @JasperSloburushe, @MayorEmanuel, and @FakeAPStylebook. They were all pretty diverse in their reasons for starting fake Twitter accounts, from “What’s going on in the world outrages me” to “Those guys are dicks” to “We were just emailing jokes.” The… Continue reading You’re Not Funny: The Content Farm