Archive for March 19, 2014

March 19th, 2014

Recommended Reading #193: Digging Deeper, Pt. IX



      “Read A F*cking Book: 5 Truths About Sex Work I Learned from ‘Playing The Whore’ [sic]” by Carmen (Sex Work, Sex and Culture, Labor, Human Rights) 2/28/14

I simply fucking love this piece. I much look forward to reading the book on which it was based, and in the meantime, I fervently appreciate that this was written and almost all of what I interpret it as saying.

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      “The Reason Every Kid Should Talk Back to Their Parents” by Kelly M. Flanagan (Parenting, Youth, Psychology) 11/6/13

Articles like this about parenting elicit such rushes of gratitude in me I’m often brought to tears. This was no exception.

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      “What Sex-Positivity Is — And Is Not.” by Carol Queen (Sex and Culture, Gender, Sexual Orientation) 3/4/14

What a lovely piece. I feel as though when I first started seeing the term “sex-positive,” for whatever reason, I was already observing it in a context that seemed to, if you will, use the term for one’s personal agenda or purposes. I’ve rarely used the term, though I don’t disparage it either. For whatever reason, I just haven’t felt historical resonance with it. I’m truly not sure why/where I got the impression I feel like I’ve had about it, but I love this piece for its description of Carol’s interpretation of the term—all of it encompasses things that seem helpful and beautiful to me!

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