Comments | aparecida: Sarah Katherine Lewis, Indecent

aparecida

Sarah Katherine Lewis, Indecent

Dec 30, 2006 19:41

There are a number of books about stripping and other sex work, a small explosion of which were published in the past year or so. Most of these follow a certain formula: a third wave feminist or postfeminist college graduate straps on some platforms and spends one year dancing in an expensive gown club or taking calls from an elite escort agency. ( Read more... )

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zarabeth January 3 2007, 10:23:27 UTC

Excellent review -- makes me want to read the book. And I think you (and Lewis too, if that's her point too) are very right about how this sort of book tends to be "how I made my fantasy of sex work come true." Which is uplifting and arousing to read, but is not so realistic. You (and perhaps Lewis) ably make the point that the categories we have don't fit the reality, and that we have things to learn from the reality, so we need to dump preconceptions. In a way this book takes us to the idea that (nearly?) ALL work is not as it is glamorized in fictions or even fairly straightforward documentaries (-- what you said about Waffle House.) Maybe that's the human tendency to dramatize. And that's okay too. I've personally played with various sex work fantasies, aware that the realities are not that way. But, I would argue, reality comes back in always when pretending evokes real feelings. {*insert long essay on sceneing and role-playing here ( ... )

kingarthurrules January 18 2007, 01:05:42 UTC

hey, do you mind if i add you? i think you and i share some of the same opinions... (i'm mZA's friend and found you linked from his recent post).

maeve66 February 4 2007, 00:49:24 UTC

I also thought the review was great, and we have several LJ friends in common. I'm going to add you, if that's okay, and please feel free to do the same. Thanks for writing that.

aparecida February 4 2007, 04:35:10 UTC

hi, pleased to meet you!

misakerowyn May 31 2008, 03:19:11 UTC

Hi, I found you through on_se_dit_tu's Journal and would like to add you as a friend.
This is a great review, and I actually want to check out this book now. I've read some of your other stuff and would love to read more. :)

cryptkeeper84 October 31 2008, 03:00:48 UTC

I enjoy reading your entries is it ok if I add you?
My name is Adam.