links for 2008-05-27
Doing it by hand again… grrr… stupid del.icio.us auto-posting not working. (I even enabled the visul editor so it wouldn’t take so damn long; hence, tags included!)
- $pread Blog » Cambodian Prostitutes Suffer From New Laws
“Is anyone surprised to learn that an evaluation by the US State Department, self-appointed watchdog of the entire world’s sex economy, is behind these new measures? Once again, we encounter the insidious habit of conflating prostitution with trafficking.”
- village voice sex naked city – What use are sex worker stereotypes?
“I realize that the stereotypes are based in reality, and because of that, they are excellent for feeding agendas. The anti-sex work side needs its forced victims in order to have a cause. The moral crusaders need their wanton, devious sluts in order to have a cause.”
- Sex workers aligning with drug dealers to threaten Polar Bears and Eagles « Bound, Not Gagged
Heh. Bonus points for use of the word “skulduggery.”
- The Phnom Penh Post – Brothel busts drive sex workers underground
“But advocates say that new legislation enacted in February to curb trafficking and sexual exploitation has really only given authorities a license to rape and rob…”
- I Support Flag-Burning « The Apostate
“Tell me again why anybody’s beliefs deserve ‘respect’ when they use their beliefs to persecute others – routinely.”
- Astarte’s Circus: Sexism: More Publicly Acceptable
This is a wonderful post. I totally agree w/ Octogalore here. Why do women continually self-sabotage? “There are not many people of color who have a problem identifying as anti-racists, the way women have issues with the ‘F’ word.”
- Sexy Spring V – June 13,14,15 2008 – Blegen Hall » The Sexy Spring Collective
“Sexy Spring is a radical, sex/body positive sexual education skill-share and conference focused on exploring the ways sex, sexuality, gender, relationships, communication, health, our bodies and our choices affect our lives…”
- the strangest alchemy – Dear people who cannot *cease* with the Hillary-mocking
YES
- season of the bitch » Slut.
“Just as I don’t need permission from a man to be sexual or not, I don’t need permission from women, either. I thank feminism for teaching me that, and for teaching me to center my own desires, not those of men.”
- Part One – Dissecting the WordPress Import/Export Format: Categories « TechFold – Bold tech & web commentary
Reference post via Rusty. He’s going to help me finally import my old custom database into Wordpress!
- Art with a Capital A | The Art & Business of Making Erotic Films (Comstock Films)
“We live every day with the possibility that we will be deprived of our livelihood, our property, our freedom because somewhere someone in a position of power might ask this question about our films, and then answer as they see fit.”