Category Archives: Sex work, porn, etc

From an article in the New York Times on sex trafficking in Spain

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

The whole article is really disturbing, but this in particular made me have to stop reading and take a deep breath. I don’t want to judge the family without knowing the situation–who knows whether the traffickers gave them little or … Continue reading →

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Men pose to show women’s hidden wounds – Photo Galleries Hürriyet Daily News (Turkish Daily News)

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

This is a great photo gallery of Turkish men–all of them, as far as I can tell, public figures in one way or another–protesting the treatment of women in their country. Below is the first image in the series, of … Continue reading →

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Fragments of Evolving Manhood: Korea 2

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

Since Alas has been away for a while, here is a link to Part 1 for those who’d like to read it. I’d been in Korea for two weeks when I decided it was time to venture on my own … Continue reading →

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Fragments of Evolving Manhood: Korea 1

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

This post is an edited excerpt from an essay called “Relishing My Solitude” that I published in The American Voice in 1997. With a half-finished bottle of soju sitting on the floor between us, and another two waiting to be … Continue reading →

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Fragments of Evolving Manhood: Thinking About Pornography 5

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

[Edited slightly on 10/12 to correct some inconsistencies.] I’m looking at Playboy’s Miss October for 1995 and I’m trying to remember what it was like to see pictures of naked women for the first time. My brother and I were … Continue reading →

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US Prostitution Laws Are Awful And Can't Be Changed

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Ampersand

I was reading an article about Mexican brothel laws. Mexican brothels apparently use the “legal, but heavily regulated, including medical testing of prostitutes” approach to prostitution I’ve heard Americans advocate (and which is the approach used by Nevada). I’ve also … Continue reading →

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Immersion: Porn by Robbie Cooper

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Ampersand

Since we’re discussing porn, I thought I’d post this, which I thought was interesting. I’m not sure if it’s porn or not — it has no nudity or explicit images — but it’s probably NSFW. The video features interviews of … Continue reading →

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Talking about talking about pornography

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Maia

“If I go to the debate on pornography, I’ll just fume about the fact that everyone’s got stupid analysis but me.” I said that a couple of months ago, and I was joking, but only a little bit. Feminist discussions … Continue reading →

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The Poetry Brothel…Satire Or What?

Posted on December 30, 2008 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

There is a new kind of poetry happening in NYC called The Poetry Brothel. The basic idea is that the poets are prostitutes and the patrons are johns who pay to have poetry read to them in private. There is … Continue reading →

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The Assault Of Dymond Milburn Was About Three Things

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Ampersand

I was just coming to “Alas” to post about the horrific assault of Dymond Milburn, but I see Jeff is already there. But I wanted to add three quick points to Jeff’s comments. 1) The assault on Dymond Milburn is … Continue reading →

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