Quote: Marty Klein on the obsession with labeling everything as "sexual...
"But Sexual Harassment law was never designed to protect women from merely feeling uncomfortable. In a typical workday, men and women alike face many sources of discomfort: atheists face clerks...
View ArticleQuote: Rose Shapiro on who embraces quack "medicine" and why
"We know the prime users of alternative medicine worldwide - it's those middle-aged, middle-class, educated women with a high disposable income. The younger end of this group is also likely to take...
View ArticleQuote: Brooke Magnanti on "choice" and double standards
"No one, but no one, has 'free choice'. If you think otherwise, remind yourself what you wanted to be when you grew up, and reflect on how exactly you ended up where you are now. Did you freely...
View ArticleQuote: Mistress Matisse on self-pitying sob stories from former sex workers
"Here's what I, personally, have observed about the sex industry: If, before she ever enters the sex industry, a woman is an emotionally troubled person with poor self-esteem and a history of bad...
View ArticleQuote: Danny Wylde on erection drug complications and retiring from porn
"I cried on the way to the hospital. It was the third time I ended up there on account of my erection. I'd considered myself drug-free for the latter half of my life. But I'd spent my entire twenties...
View ArticleQuote: Calico Lane on the supposed "seductive power" of money in sex work
"If you make a thousand dollars a week, every week, you’re still only making around $50,000. This is by no means money to sneeze at; it’s more than my mother ever made, and she had a Master’s degree....
View ArticleQuote: Annalee Newitz on "hidden" female aggression
"The problem is that female competition and aggression don't always look like the male versions... Females tend to threaten each other with social isolation rather than violence. Among social...
View ArticleQuote: Thaddeus Russell on the class politics of "anti-consumerism" sentiments
"One of the more remarkable results of the rise of industrial capitalism was that, for the first time in human history, the poorest classes of people gained access to luxury goods. Another remarkable...
View ArticleQuote: Siouxsie Q on how "authenticity" in feminist porn is a marketing angle
"'Authenticity': It's one of feminist porn's favorite words. It pops up frequently on Bay Area-based websites such as The Feminist Porn Network and The Crash Pad Series. The Feminist Porn Awards...
View ArticleQuote: Conner Habib on Planning a Break/Retirement from Porn
"One of the most common – and offensive – questions that porn performers get from viewers is, 'what are you going to do after this?' It’s as if porn star can’t exist, be looked at and wished upon,...
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