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Not Natasha — Photographing The Effect Of Sex Slavery

Not Natasha — Photographing The Effect Of Sex Slavery

August 19, 2010 3 Comments

Sex trafficking is one of the most profitable businesses in the world — it also causes some of the most misery. Dana Popa spent the summer of 2006 in Moldova, where she spent time with survivors of sexual slavery. The pictures are beautiful, and heart-breaking. Not Natasha, named so because that is the name that the ...

Dubai Pays Lip Service To Love

Dubai Pays Lip Service To Love

March 17, 2010 No Comments

Dubai gets a lot of attention for its staggering displays of wealth, as it positions itself as a London-meets-Disneyland on crack. But that wasn’t the experience for one British couple, who face a 30-day jail sentence for kissing. Back in November, the two defendants were casually strolling through a beachfront shopping mall when the offending ...

Why Do Men Use Prostitutes? Because They Can Get Away With It

Why Do Men Use Prostitutes? Because They Can Get Away With It

January 15, 2010 2 Comments

An article was published examining why men use prostitutes based on a study of over 700 men in six countries. This article was sensationalist, citing worn out old stereotypes about how all men are potential rapists and how normal women won’t do the things they want them to do, and did nothing to answer the question ...

Belle De Jour Exposed!

Belle De Jour Exposed!

November 17, 2009 No Comments

Amazon.com WidgetsBelle de Jour, the sex worker in London who wrote a book about her experiences, has finally revealed her true identity. She is Dr. Brooke Magnanti, a researcher in Bristol on developmental neurotoxicology and cancer epidemiology.

Prostitute Reviews Online

Prostitute Reviews Online

October 1, 2009 No Comments

A website is now available to review sex workers in London. You can now review sex workers like you would a hotel and pimps are using this to generate business online. The Equalities Minister in the UK wants to shut this down to prevent prostitution and human trafficking in the lead up to the Olympics there ...

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Laptop Bags: Too Big And Too Sparkly

Laptop bags; conspiracy of the patriarchal overlords. Oh yes. I am a woman with hands. The average-sized hands of...

Body Hair Is The Pits! Seriously?

The British nation stood shocked this morning. No, it was nothing to do with us being back in recession...

Racist Family Offending My Spouse

Dear Madame X, I am in an interracial marriage. Things are fine most of the time, but members of...

Young Adam Is A Misogynist

There’s not much that hasn’t been said about Alexander Trocchi’s treatment of women, real and literary. I read Young...

Lazy Sunday Hair Post

Check out 200,000 years of of women’s hair and makeup!

Nobody Likes A Cock

My attention was brought this week to an article claiming that men exaggerate more than women. Nothing new in...

Tampon Conspiracy; There Is One

There I was in the supermarket. It was an ordinary day, in an ordinary shop. Nothing sinister about the...

Titanic Feminism

Don’t tell anyone — but I turned 30 today! Last night, to celebrate the last day in my 20s,...

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