Playing the Whore

Recent years have seen a panic over online red light districts, which supposedly seduce vulnerable young women into a life of degradation, and New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof s live tweeting of a Cambodian brothel raid But rarely do these fearful, salacious dispatches come from sex workers themselves, and rarely do they deviate from the position that sex workers must be rescued from their condition, and the industry simply abolished a position common among feminists and conservatives alike InPlaying the Whore, journalist Melissa Gira Grant turns these pieties on their head, arguing for an overhaul in the way we think about sex work Based on ten years of writing and reporting on the sex trade, and grounded in her experience as an organizer, advocate, and former sex worker, Playing the Whore dismantles pervasive myths about sex work, criticizes both conditions within the sex industry and its criminalization, and argues that separating sex work from the legitimate economy only harms those who perform sexual labor InPlaying the Whore, sex workers demands, too long relegated to the margins, take center stage sex work iswork, and sex workers rights are human rights. Free Read Books Playing the Whore by Melissa Gira Grant – kino-fada.fr Sex work can indeed be empowering But that is not the point Money is the fucking point Melissa Gira Grant, Playing the WhoreGrowing up I had three basic images of sex work although I didn t call it that then the Julia Roberts Pretty Woman version the desperate, drug addicted woman and the sex slave in another country who was rescued regularly on Dateline and 48 Hours I didn t spend time thinking about sex workers, but I did wonder why sex work was illegal in most places.Recentl Sex work can indeed be empowering But that is not the point Money is the fucking point Melissa Gira Grant, Playing the WhoreGrowing up I had three basic images of sex work although I didn t call it that then the Julia Roberts Pretty Woman version the desperate, drug addicted woman and the sex slave in another country who was rescued regularly on Dateline and 48 Hours I didn t spend time thinking about sex workers, but I did wonder why sex work was illegal in most places.Recently I ve becomeinterested in labor rights specifically how society views certain types of labor as worthy of money or legality and others as deserving of criminalization or at least disdain I live in Seattle, where the fight to raise the minimum wage to 15 an hour was met with such charming arguments from non shift workers as what did a McDonald s worker do to deserve that I barely make that as though people in the fast food industry aren t working just as hard as people sitting in air...I really wanted to like this book I read an interview with Melissa Gira Grant at The Awl , and was so impressed by the smart points she made about the role of whorephobia in upholding the economic status quo that I immediately went from reading the interview to ordering the book.The problem with this book is not the content of the ideas They continue to be interesting and provocative The problem is with the editing The book lacks coherence lacks any I really wanted...Read this Seriously, this is a game changer for feminists, particularly those who have little to no knowledge of sex work.I found Playing the Whore to be a fresh, innovative, and strongly voiced reflection on sex worker politics So I was a little thrown off when I turned to the reviews as well as the comments on various blogs, Goodreads, andto find how many readers found the book to be tired, wandering, and ranting Perhaps my bias in favor of desacralizing sex made me completely forgiving of some issues of tone that I didn t not notice, and completely sympathetic to the book s central notion that sex work I found Playing the Whore to be a fresh, innovative, and strongly voiced reflection on sex worker politics So I was a little thrown off when I turned ...Playing the Whore is a concise look at why sex work is work I ve been following Melissa Gira Grant s writing for a while, but this is an excellent introduction to the failures of criminalisation, the rescue industry and the fundamental differences between sex trafficking and sex work.This is an interesting look at the work of prostitutes, lap dancers, pole dancers and pornographic film actors It looks at the situation primarily in America and includes comments from people in the industry and how they feel about the work I found it particularly fascinating in that it looks at the attitudes of the general public to the sex industry and asks why sex in marriage is acceptable but paying for sex and receiving payment for it suddenly makes it something shameful for the women who This is an interesting look at the work of prostitutes, lap dancers, pole dancers and pornographic film actors It looks at the situation primarily in America and includes comments from people in the industry and how they feel about the work ...Such an eye opener for me This book challenged my thoughts and opinions I went into this book realizing that I had opinions on sex work that were never mine but pushed on me by society and how I was raised It was such a freeing feeling to open my eyes and mind to the history of sex work, the problems the people involved in it face, a...A jungle of confused polemics.I m not exactly sure who the author is trying to convince in this short book She claims to want to argue that sex work a broad category that covers prostitution, stripping, pornography, and anything else in the skin trade is a perfectly legitimate moral activity Unfortunately, most of the time she simply assumes what she s trying to prove and then moves on to secondary arguments that simply aren t controversial if the reader grants her premises Of course the so A jungle of confused polemics.I m not exactly sure who the author is t...One of the inherent difficulties in formulating a debate is the need for a concise, clear and well organized presentation of facts, argument and position In Playing the Whore, Grant is arguing that sex work prostitution, stripping, etc is a valid occupation, and that all the preconceived discriminatory beliefs to the contrary are not necessarily correct Unfortunately, while she does present some interesting perspective on the work, the desire to work in the industry and the benefits gained, One of the inherent difficulties in formulating a debate is the need for a concise, clear and well organized presentation of facts, argument and position In Playing the Whore, Grant is arguing that sex work prostitution, stripping, etc is a valid occupation, and that all the preconceived discriminatory beliefs to the contrary are not necessarily correct Unfortunately, while she does present some interesting perspective on the work, the desire to work in the industry and the benefits gained, the arguments, rants and even facts are presented in such a poorly organized manner that all of the ideas become muddled and don t really achieve any coherent conclusion.While Grant does have some unique points and a perspective that will give readers a new approach to the industry, her presentation seems to wander without direction a loosely connected set of ideas, all focusing on sex work, without any real direction, conclusion or even a strong argument that reinforces her premise ...At times I found the author to be meandering, but her writing is full of powerful insight.For me this book is not only about sex workers, and not only about women For me, this book is about the spectacle of removing someone s agency because you re uncomfortable with what they have to say, and in turn replacing their real world experiences with your own made up...

• English
• 03 January 2018
Melissa Gira Grant
• Paperback
• 136 pages
• 1781683239
• Melissa Gira Grant
• Playing the Whore