There was a post going around the stripper tumblrsphere about what is probably one of the most common lap dance rejections of all time: “I would love to but I just don’t think I could control myself.” It’s the perfect way for customers to say no; phrased as a compliment (of sorts), it expresses interest… Continue reading I Pretend I’m Horny, You Pretend You’re A Dog: Performing Consent In The Club
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The Week In Links—August 2nd
A piece in Australian lit mag Overland republished in the Guardian declares that the author “feels uneasy about sex work” but has “changed her mind” about it because “it’s not about me.” Uh, nice start, we guess? It’s interesting how many times the article employs the personal pronoun after its declaration that sex work is… Continue reading The Week In Links—August 2nd
The Week In Links—July 26th
There were Justice for Dora/Justice for Jasmine protests against violence against sex workers at Swedish and Turkish embassies in thirty six cities worldwide on the 19th, as documented by Melissa Gira Grant in her article on the movement in In These Times. But no sooner were the protests held were two more casualties of violence… Continue reading The Week In Links—July 26th
The Week In Links—June 28th
Registration for the Desiree Alliance Conference is still open with hotel room discounts until July 7th. Tensions over escorting simmer in rural Australian towns, where touring sex workers follow the market that transient miners create, even after the Queensland Supreme Court upheld a ruling that allows hotel owners to refuse accommodations to sex workers. Beijing… Continue reading The Week In Links—June 28th
On Common Stripper Hustle Fails
Remember the first time you watched Nomi Malone lick the pole at Cheetah’s? Weren’t you all “Ew, who does that?” as you decided Windex was one of the better things coming into contact with her tongue? Have you seen a new girl at the club cruise by in a mullet tutu and been like “What just… Continue reading On Common Stripper Hustle Fails