Cyber-Dyke by Roxxie

moremaggiemayhem:

As a sex worker activist and active sex worker, what I want to say the most is *please listen to our voices.* We want rights, not rescue. Those speaking for us have trampled our voices for far too long.
In the United States and around the globe, sex workers are forming collectives and unions to fight for our rights. Mainstream feminism and patronizing anti-trafficking orgs have continually propagated lies about sex work statistics and have actively shut down our organizing efforts. The sex worker led efforts to decriminalize prostitution in San Francisco, CA were largely opposed by feminist organization and one of the biggest anti-decriminalization donations came from Gloria Steinhem herself.
Please listen to us. We don’t need to be saved, we need to be supported.
Links included:
http://www.durbar.org/ (Sex worker rights org founded in Calcutta, India)
http://www.xtra.ca/public/National/Sex_work_in_Cambodia-11639.aspx (Cambodian Sex Worker Organization)
http://sexworkerswithoutborders.org/ (Sex Workers Without Borders)
http://www.villagevoice.com/2011-06-29/news/real-men-get-their-facts-straight-sex-trafficking-ashton-kutcher-demi-moore/ (Anti-trafficking fact checking)
Author response:

House slaves did not want the abolition of slavery because they were treated considerably better than field slaves. Would you say slavery should not have been abolished only because some privileged slaves wanted to remain as slaves?

As a sex worker activist and active sex worker, what I want to say the most is *please listen to our voices.* We want rights, not rescue. Those speaking for us have trampled our voices for far too long.

In the United States and around the globe, sex workers are forming collectives and unions to fight for our rights. Mainstream feminism and patronizing anti-trafficking orgs have continually propagated lies about sex work statistics and have actively shut down our organizing efforts. The sex worker led efforts to decriminalize prostitution in San Francisco, CA were largely opposed by feminist organization and one of the biggest anti-decriminalization donations came from Gloria Steinhem herself.

Please listen to us. We don’t need to be saved, we need to be supported.

Links included:

http://www.durbar.org/ (Sex worker rights org founded in Calcutta, India)

http://www.xtra.ca/public/National/Sex_work_in_Cambodia-11639.aspx (Cambodian Sex Worker Organization)

http://sexworkerswithoutborders.org/ (Sex Workers Without Borders)

http://www.villagevoice.com/2011-06-29/news/real-men-get-their-facts-straight-sex-trafficking-ashton-kutcher-demi-moore/ (Anti-trafficking fact checking)

Author response:

House slaves did not want the abolition of slavery because they were treated considerably better than field slaves. Would you say slavery should not have been abolished only because some privileged slaves wanted to remain as slaves?

Shame: woman on woman violence »

Charlie Glickman’s blog article about women’s use of shame against other women.

Biblical Female Ejaculation »

contrary to modern confusion on the topic, people in ancient times and medieval times and people outside of Europe knew/know about female orgasm and thought/think it’s crucial for a woman to get pregnant.

Dear Coke Talk: On your virginity. »

dearcoketalk:

How do you know when to give up your virginity? People talk about how it’s a special gift to have but I don’t really see what’s so special about it or who to give it up to. I’m probably not ready to have sex if I’m still asking these questions right?

Virginity isn’t a special gift, because your vagina isn’t a commodity…

So when will it be okay to talk about feminism on the internet?

E. When feminists stop infighting and move into the modern era.

melissa:

A. Not until Internet is more feminist.

B. Not until ladies can make a living only doing feminist things.

C. Not until Internet is nicer/smarter/nicer to bring home to Mother.

D. Not until I get out of work. (Where I actually get paid to both Feminist and Internet.)

A woman who can walk in her heels is sexier than a tottering woman who needs rescuing »

FAIL conversation at a night club, I was being catty about a woman who obviously wasn’t comfortable or confident in her high heels and the guy I was talking with said something about wanting to take advantage of an incapacitated lithe creature like her. Gross. If you want to play foot binding fetish keep it in the bedroom because otherwise you sound like a rapist.