The past week certainly was a banner one for record lows in sex work journalism, wasn’t it?
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It’s Not About Me: Responsibility In Sex Worker Writing
New sex worker writers often justify their sex work with respectability politics. I did it. I fucked up with my very first piece, in a big venue, the Guardian, contrasting my sex work to that of hypothetical trafficked workers, so-called “miserable slaves.” Even after taking feedback about that mistake, it took me a while to… Continue reading It’s Not About Me: Responsibility In Sex Worker Writing
Your Story Already Sucks: An Open Letter To Tourist Journalists
Oh, hello there. It’s such a surprise to run into you here, Clueless Journalist Who Successfully Pitched an Article About Prostitutes Which You Have No Idea How to Actually Deliver. I know how much you hate to do even the most basic amount of research about the huge, knotty subject you’ve cavalierly decided to tackle,… Continue reading Your Story Already Sucks: An Open Letter To Tourist Journalists