by Furry Girl
12.14.10
"Eva Pendleton, writing in Whores and Other Feminists, has argued that the act of charging money can be subversive because it reverses the terms under which men feel entitled to unlimited access to women’s bodies.
For many performers, their job has taught them invaluable skills about how to stand up for themselves and how to protect their rights, integrity, respect, comfort, safety, boundaries and professionalism.
Their work often gives them the vernacular and practical experience in their wider lives as women to speak up about their individual beliefs, take control of situations, and exercise increased confidence, self-esteem and bargaining power.
Certainly I think mainstream society could learn a lot from the fetish community, who has an emphasis on communication, trust, boundaries and consent that is often largely absent from other relationships and workplaces."
-- Zahra Stardust, in In defence of stripping and sex work on thescavenger.net
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Charging dough for what you do is such a head frickkin case. It doesn't matter how ling, or where, or to whom I am asking for money - usually only a measly 20quid here in London strip clubs - I still always feel a twinge of bad.
Why? Hell knows, but Its damn annoying for both my bank balance and karma points...
Comment by Sassy — December 23, 2010 @ 4:47 pm