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Working Girls Work The Runway

Amelia McDonell-ParryAugust 27, 2009 //

When hookers in Brazil want to protest discrimination, they take to the seams. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, prostitutes in Rio de Janeiro walked the runway as models for Gabriela Leite’s Daspu label (“daspu” comes from the slang term “das putas” or “the whores”). The former prostitute started the label four years ago “as a way for prostitutes to gain regular income while also fighting preconceptions of people affected with AIDS.”

“Daspu gets rid of prejudice,” says Leite. “It opens paths for the citizen whore.” Keep reading »

John Schools: Like AA Meetings For Dudes Who Hire Prostitutes

Nikki DowlingAugust 27, 2009 //

About 50 cities in the U.S. have come up with an interesting way to handle dudes who are caught trying to pick up prostitutes—they’re sending them to “John Schools.” In these AA-like meetings, the guys listen to presentations by former prostitutes who tell them how brutal the industry is, health experts who share how dangerous sex-for-hire can be, and therapists who try to get them to understand why they were trying to buy nookie in the first place. The idea is to get the guys—about half of whom are married—to understand that hiring a prostitute isn’t a fun and harmless thing, but that they’re actually part of a much bigger problem. Only first-time offenders are eligible for these AA-like meetings, which are generally held in churches or government buildings. (Repeat offenders and those who try to solicit minors are dealt with more harshly.) The guys also have to pay a $250 fee and finish the class without trying to buy another woman. Keep reading »

Craigslist Half-Heartedly Cracks Down On Prostitution

Ami AngelowiczAugust 11, 2009 //

Remember that Oscar winner who allegedly used Craigslist to lure women to his place so he could rape them? Or the Craigslist Killer? Or that man who advertised on Craigslist for someone to rape his wife? After all these horrendous incidents, Craigslist felt pressured to get rid of their “Erotic Services” section and replace it with a less blatantly prostitutiony “Adult Services” section. What’s happened since? Keep reading »

It’s Not Fair For A Female Cop To Pose As A Prostitute

Jessica WakemanAugust 11, 2009 //

I grew up drooling to “Cops,” so my classiness expectations for TLC’s new Thursday night show, “Police Women Of Broward County,” were low. But, actually, “Police Women” is way less trashy than you’d expect. The lady cops bust heads and take names, and they deliver monologues about single motherhood and how hard it is to balance their jobs and their families.

But one of Broward County’s prostitution-busting moves rubbed me the wrong way. Keep reading »

Want A Discount At The Brothel? Bike There!

adminJuly 15, 2009 //

When you think of environmental consciousness, your probably flashes to organic-food eating, composting, solar-energy-loving people. Not whore houses. But a Berlin brothel owner is hoping to make an impact by offering a $7 discount (off the $100 for a 45-minute session) for patrons that arrive on bicycles. Since 2002, Germany has given legit labor contracts to about 400,000 women prostitutes, but business isn’t going so well. Thomas Goetz, the owner of “Maison d’envie” (haha…House of Envy), says, “The recession has hit our industry hard, obviously we hope that the discount will attract more people. It’s good for business, it’s good for the environment and it’s good for the girls. We have around 3-5 new customers coming in daily to take advantage of the discount.” [Reuters] Keep reading »

Moon Walk Of Shame: Michael Jackson Fans Trade Sex For Funeral Tickets On Craigslist

SimchaJuly 10, 2009 //

Michael Jackson’s past was checkered, but as Movieline.com pointed out, his death created an even more public spectacle: people prostituting themselves on Craigslist for MJ memorial service tickets. Talk about “Dangerous!” Man, everyone is trying to get their piece in the King of Pop’s passing. And boy were they perverted about wanting someone to just beat it for them.

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What’s Your Price?

Wendy AtterberryJune 25, 2009 //

It’s taken me a long time to grow my hair out even to my shoulders after a styling mishap a couple years ago forced me to cut it all off, but offer me, say, 100K to cut it short again and I’d do it in a heartbeat. Hell, I’d cut it for 10K. Five thousand I’m not so sure about, though. My point is, we’ve all got a price for pretty much everything, and for me it’s 10 (maybe five) thousand bucks for my hair. For a woman in Oklahoma, her asking price is a little more modest. For a few potato chips, she’ll give up her whole body. Lahoma Sue Smith, 35, pleaded no contest to trading sex with a Frito-Lay employee for a $30 box of chips. Officers found them both partially clothed, inside Smith’s car. The guy wasn’t charged, but Smith was fined $1,142. Dude, that’s a lot of chips. [My Fox Boston] Keep reading »

Quickies!: Ryan O’Neal Is Set To Wed Dying Farrah Fawcett

Carrie WasterlainJune 22, 2009 //
  • Despite her life-threatening struggle with anal cancer, Farrah Fawcett has agreed to marry longtime love Ryan O’Neal. O’Neal says that during her brave battle with cancer, he has only fallen more deeply in love with Fawcett. [Pop Eater] – Aww.
  • Kate and Jon Gosselin have filed divorce papers in a Bucks County Courthouse in Reading, PA. [People] — We guessed wrong!
  • Chris Brown has plea bargained his way out of jail time. He entered a plea of guilty today and was given five years probation 180 days of community labor. [PopEater] — So was justice served?

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Would You Sell Your Body To Make Ends Meet?

Amelia McDonell-ParryJune 22, 2009 //

If times were tough — I mean, really tough — would you sell your body for money? In her Salon column “Pinched,” Tracy Clark-Flory reports that more women are entering the sex industry due the recession, including Marie, a 30-year-old former white-collar professional with a degree, who now operates out of hotel room and has “been paid more times than she can count, or cares to count, for sex, blow jobs, hand jobs and sensual massage.”

We already knew that sex still sells during a recession — sex toy sales are up, lingerie sales are booming, and sex workers — from prostitutes to strippers — aren’t being as adversely effected by the economic downturn as other businesses. But otherwise professional women who never considered a career in sex work suddenly taking it all off to make ends meet? Is this really a trend? Keep reading »

Poll: Would You Have Sex For Money, Gifts, Or Favors?

Amelia McDonell-ParryJune 8, 2009 //

Would You Have Sex For Money, Gifts, Or Favors?

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