It has been interesting this week to see members of the adult industry, famous for its staunch defense of free speech, object to being quoted in ways they find ‘exploitative’ or damaging to their interests. Notions of having a free and open debate, so cherished by the founders of our country, go out the window […]
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Today’s Barron’s contains our letter to the editor, responding to a July 2 interview with Peter Siris, managing partner of Guerilla Capital Management. In the interview (excerpts), Siris recommends strip clubs as an investment. Here is the text of our letter as published: Turning a Blind Eye To the Editor: Strip clubs may be lucrative […]
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Andrea Lavigne has a modest proposal for those who think legalized prostitution is a good idea. Andrea received her Masters Degree in Social Work at Wayne State University in 1994. She is currently in an independent private practice as a licensed clinical social worker (LMSW), is credentialed as a Qualified Clinical Social Worker (QCSW) and […]
Continue reading A Thought Experiment for Those Who Want to Legalize Prostitution
Renegade Evolution and others who defend pornography have said it’s improper for anti-porn activists to hold up actual examples of porn to public view. Unless we get permission from the subjects to do this, we are exploiting them. In a sense this is true, and unfortunate. It’s the case anytime one holds up another’s work […]
Our debate with pro-porn blogger Renegade Evolution continues. In one of her emails to us today she wrote [typos in original], That’s great, see, I actually advocate listening to all sexworkers, even those who hate it. Now, doing the whole “your feelings are important” thing with me is not, oh, going to impress me much […]
Alan Bisbort raises a cheer for blogs in “Vox Bloguli”, published in the July 12 Valley Advocate. He asks, Where do the American people find the truth today? Blogs. Just look at the political stories that have dominated the past two years. During that time, print and broadcast journalists got their asses kicked by the […]
Many things make no sense in Pornoland. The latest example is the position of Renegade Evolution, a porn advocate, “a bit pathological about the rights of free speech,” who objects to our linking to her public statements without permission (even though she linked to NoPornNorthampton on July 8 with no prior notice) and our referencing […]
Those who think the sex industry celebrates women’s choices and empowerment should consider the attitudes of many of the participants. Even if stripping makes some women feel personally empowered, they need to consider how they are part of a machine that disempowers women generally. The effects of adult entertainment don’t stop at the strip club […]
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The Strip Poker Men’s Club provides a helpful guide to achieving just the right balance of fantasy, exploitation, lies and despair in “Understanding The Stripper Psyche So You Can Have Fun and Not Lose Your Wallet” [explicit link, typos in original]: …be aware, the stripper is animalistic creature; a product of evolution, they have evolved […]
A front-page story in today’s Sunday Republican describes the last months of Adolfo “Big Al” Bruno, whose leading role in Western Massachusetts organized crime ended when he was gunned down in November 2003. Strip clubs feature prominently in the article… During the spring of 2002, Adolfo “Big Al” Bruno inflamed local mafia wiseguys and club […]
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