links for 2008-12-05
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"University of California Santa Barbara film studies professor Constance Penley, who studies the adult industry, agreed. Name an industry that’s different, she said. Because porn involves sex it is subject to what Penley calls 'exceptionalism.' It is not judged in the bigger cultural context. But it should be. 'You have to ask: Does it have more drug abuse or more suicides, more incidents of girls being sexually abused as children, more cosmetic surgery than Hollywood, TV, the recording industry?' she said. The answer, she pointed out, is probably not. So why pick on sex movies?"
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"Some imagine migration involving the sale of sex as fundamentally different, because they view sex as intrinsic to the self and ruined by money. Others view sex as yet another human activity engaged in for all kinds of reasons. What is not realistic is to insist that all migrants who sell sex be either completely forced or completely free. Many of these migrants object to being pigeonholed as passive victims – a poster brothel-workers made in Chiang Mai, Thailand, lists how rescue operations do harm. This is not to say that the situation is fair or that no one suffers, but rather that rescuers often don’t understand."
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Caroline's AWESOME compilation of resources.
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"The negativity pointed to in the industry is always intrinsic to it, according to the abolitionists, and couldn't possibly be found in other places. Then the negativity that DOES come attached exclusively to the industry, that being the whore stigma, is ignored or belittled and those suffering from it 'have it coming' in the eyes of far too many; hence, according to the antis, the reason why we should get rid of the industry as opposed to, well, ya know, telling the haters and bigots to stop their behavior."
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"Rebecca tells her story below below. Look for her to appear more around SITPS. We're even discussing a forum for outed sex workers and their allies to share information, resources and support. Rebecca would be the lead moderator. We are also considering a 'speaking out' series where people can share stories about how the stigmatization of sexual expression or sexual identities have affected them personally."
Dec 05 2008 07:30 am | Category: del.icio.us links
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