Category Archives: Sex work, porn, etc

Little Miss Hooters Contest

Posted on June 4, 2004 by Ampersand

You may have heard about this already; a Hooters in Florida was planning to host a “Little Miss Hooters” contest. (Sounds to me like the management there had drunk too much of the “Hooters is a family restaurant” kool-aid). The … Continue reading →

Posted in Sex work, porn, etc | 78 Comments

Abu Ghraib and Lynching Photographs

Posted on June 1, 2004 by Ampersand

Good article in the Chronicle of Higher Education comparing pornography and the Abu Ghraib photos. Of course, sexual expression can be a wonderful, life-affirming thing, and certainly not all that is currently labeled “pornography” is “sadistic, cruel, and inhuman.” Surely … Continue reading →

Posted in Sex work, porn, etc | 5 Comments

Not liberal at all

Posted on December 12, 2003 by Ampersand

From Matthew Yglesias: The end of the latest G-file: “A liberal,” Irving Kristol once observed, “is one who says that it’s all right for an 18-year-old girl to perform in a pornographic movie as long as she gets paid the … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Sex work, porn, etc | 42 Comments

Censorship of porn sites: Why should we care?

Posted on November 10, 2003 by Ampersand

Jim Leitzel – normally of Vice Squad, but in this instance guest-blogging on Crescat Sententia – reports that the Federal Government is cracking down on the owners of “Extreme Associates.” According to an ABC News report from August: One of … Continue reading →

Posted in Free speech, censorship, copyright law, etc., Sex work, porn, etc | 134 Comments

What is Ampersand reading today?

Posted on November 8, 2003 by Ampersand

Janice Raymond’s 10 Reasons for Not Legalizing Prostitution. I tend to favor legalization myself, and furthermore Raymond has a well-earned reputation as a bigot (towards transsexuals). Nonetheless, she makes some good arguments against legalization here. The Rhubarb Patch presents a … Continue reading →

Posted in Link farms, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Same-Sex Marriage, Sex work, porn, etc | 9 Comments

Censorship followup

Posted on August 14, 2003 by Ampersand

Jim of Unqualified Offerings responds to my previous entry thus: Two notable dissents from the outrage have been raised by Ampersand and William Dwyer. Both argue that Castillo’s lawyers did a poor job defending their client. Ampersand further expresses a … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Free speech, censorship, copyright law, etc., Sex work, porn, etc | 63 Comments