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Father Gives Daughter Bikini Waxes, Rides To Work At A Brothel
Today's episode of Tyra was about women who are looking to become legal prostitutes in Nevada. One particularly fucked up segment featured Summer, a pretty 18-year-old who is an "up and coming" adult film actress about to start working at the infamous Moonlight Bunny Ranch. Summer's father is also her manager, and he not only talked her into working at the brothel, but gives her Brazilian bikini waxes. Almost more insane? They actually show him doing it. Now, I'm pro-porn and pro-sex work, and I feel like people should be allowed to make their own choices when it comes to how they want to make their money. But maybe I'm not as progressive as I thought I was, because this shit is just wrong. Oh, and when Summer is shown crying when her dad drops her off at the brothel? He says, "you forgot something," and you think he's gonna give her words of encouragement or a hug, but instead, he hands her a giant bottle of lube.
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Tyra Tackles The Weighty Issue Of "Fatsploitation"
Today, Tyra took on the subject of "fatsploitation", talking to morbidly-obese women (500+ lbs) who make a living using their full figures for nude and lingerie modeling, as well as "squashing," the practice of applying large amounts of pressure on a man with one's own weight. One of the guests was a woman named Queen Raqui, who charges $300 an hour to squash men. She was adamant about the fact that there is nothing sexual about her business, and that she's just about "fat acceptance" as a cause. But I want to call bullshit on that. If she isn't selling sex, why is she catering to this fetish? Furthermore, why does she pose in lingerie on her site and charge a monthly subscription fee? And why are all her clients men? Clip above.
working girls
Retired Escort Has Advice For Hordes Of Wannabe-Hookers
Meet Amanda Brooks. She was raised in Texas, went to college and graduated with a double degree in photography and English. She entered the workforce, found a job she really enjoyed and then retired... At the age of 29. Her chosen profession? Internet call girl. And like any retired person with valuable advice, Ms. Brooks has written a couple of books: The Internet Escort's Handbook, volumes 1 and 2. The first book deals with "basic mental, emotional and physical considerations in escort work." The second is about advertising and marketing. A little digging revealed that the book has chapters titled "Are You A People Person? How Can You Become One?" and, under "Your Personal Appearance" are sections named "Breasts," "Weight And Proportions," "Hair," "Stretch Marks," "Teeth and Breath," "The Period Question," and, of course, "Ejaculation (Face or Specific Body Part)." Very thorough. Oh! And — here's the difference between an escort and a cheap hooker, in case you were wondering: More »
porn ultimatum
Cumming To A Smut Shop Near You: The Eliot Splitz-Her Story
Well, it was bound to happen: The Eliot Spitzer call girl scandal has been turned into a porn film and the title is perfect: Gov Lov: The Eliot Splitz-Her Story. (How great is it that the DVD box cover looks like the New York Post? Fleshbot has the NSFW version of the box cover.) The film is being released by Hustler, which has a long history of making sex and politics strange bedfellows. "This movie parody is an example of one of the reasons I went to the Supreme Court in 1988 — to make parody protected speech," Hustler publisher Larry Flynt said via a press release we received last night. The movie comes out May 27, but you can see the trailer after the jump. (No worries, it's safe for work.) More »
complicated conversations
Telling Mom You're A Hooker Isn't Always So Horrible
Yesterday, one of Jezebel's brother sites, Gawker, wrote about "Debauchette," one of the several prostitutes who appeared on the Diane Sawyer 20/20 special about working girls. Even though Debauchette's voice was altered and her appearance masked, her mother recognized her because of the idiosyncratic cadence of her voice and her gestures. "I listened to what you had to say in the interview and I expect you feel you have thought all of this through," Debauchette's mom said. (All things considered, a reasonably calm response.) Karly Kirchner of sex-worker site Bound, Not Gagged recounts a similarly accepting response from her mom, but adds that she wants her mother to start reading her posts on the blog. More »
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Ladies Of The View Pounce On Former Pimp
Jason Itzler, "The King of All Pimps", appeared on The View today, ostensibly to take us "inside the world of sex, power and money," but instead, he was attacked by the ladies on the panel. Sherri looked like she was gonna choke him with her fake pony tail; Whoopi told him he creeped her out; Joy got in his face over the definition of the word "pimp"; and Barbara tried to raise her eyebrows when he described Eliot Spitzer bedmate Ashley Dupré as having a nice tush. Strangely, Elisabeth was mostly mum. (She saves her harsher criticism for presidential candidates.) Above is a clip of the ladies clearly hating Itzler for merely existing.
Although Diane Sawyer's 20/20 special on prostitution didn't impart much new information about the oldest profession, here's something that did throw us for a loop: A 13-year-old girl has been arrested in Dallas for pimping other underage, middle schoolers for everything from stripteases and "exotic dancing" to actual sex acts. The 13-year old was luring friends into prostitution by offers of large sums of cash. Says a Dallas police officer involved in the case, "One of the remarkable things we learned through all of this is there's a tremendous amount of money in all this, so a huge demand for young girls in prostitution world." [WFAA]
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Prostitution In America [ABC News]
Young Beauty Sells Her Body, Breaks Our Hearts
On Friday night, Diane Sawyer's much-publicized, 2-hour 20/20 "investigation" of the state of prostitution in America aired, and for the most part, it was a disappointment. There was little to no mention of the societal/gender structures that lead to women selling their bodies for money, and the prostitutes featured tended to fall into two camps: Down-on-their-luck, drug-abusing streetwalker types (who hate the situation they are in) or women working in legal Nevada brothels (who, if they hate the situation they are in, are not saying so.) One of the most depressing — and poignant — moments, however, came from a woman in the former category: A Philadelphia prostitute named Skylar who sat down with Sawyer for a short talk and impromptu singing performance. For whatever reason, she, more than anyone else, stuck with us, maybe because at the end of the program we learned that, after taping, she disappeared without a trace. Clip above.Prostitution In America [ABC News]
the week that was
This Week We Talked Prostitutes, Poops, And Panties
- We discovered that ( now-former ) New York Governor Eliot Spitzer goes to whores.
- We also discussed Ashley Alexandra Dupre, aka "Kristen", the woman who was allegedly the whore in question. Her new single is off the chain!
- We commisserated with Spitzer's poor wife, Silda.
- Bet disgraced Glamour blogger Mike Cherico is happy about the Spitzer scandal! It is one of the few things that makes him look like less of an asshole.
- Speaking of assholes, did ya hear? Pooping is the new hot shit!
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How Eliot Spitzer's Indiscretions Made His Wife Age Before Our Eyes
Women of a certain age have it hard. They get pushed out of the workforce for younger, "better models." Sometimes their husbands of many decades cheat on them with prostitutes! Which brings us to Silda Wall Spitzer. As the week has worn, the chatter about Eliot Spitzer's accomplished, philanthropic, whip-smart wife — and what she must be feeling, thinking, and planning — has exploded, including commentary by bloggers, internet commenters and Ed Koch (the former mayor of New York), on how the 50-year-old mother of three seemingly aged several years overnight. Curious, we took a look at recent photographs of of the Harvard Law grad and found a marked difference in her face, which can only be described as exhausted and devastated, yet strong*. But that's just us. What do you think? After the jump, a chronological photo gallery of Ms. Spitzer's public appearances through the years. More »
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Why Did Eliot Spitzer Risk Everything To Pay For Sex?
Yesterday we looked at the Spitzer scandal from the prostitutes' point of view, and now we ask the question: why did Eliot risk everything to bone a hooker in the first place? One possibility, according to the Times of London, is that he's addicted to sex. An anonymous columnist writes in today's paper, "My desire for sex was so overwhelming that I had difficulty breathing." This "John X" says that he was a sex addict because "I wanted to feel nothing; oblivion feels good when you've had a bad day at work, or are hung-over." (It all stemmed from a basic inability to communicate with the opposite sex.) "It's a mistake to associate paid sex with feelings. Better to associate it with a lack of feelings, a big frightening void, an inability to communicate sexually and emotionally with a partner." More »
complicated conversations
Women On Silda Wall: "I'd Have Paraded In Front Of A Microphone With A Knife"
After two days of relentless focus and attention on the now-resigned New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, the news agencies have set their sights on the problem of prostitution, and, of course, on his now-suffering wife, Silda. Her "charmed life slips away," reads an AP headline. "Brainy, beautiful, betrayed," reports CBS News. "Many wonder, 'why does she stay with him?'" writes a reporter for the L.A. Times. (The NY Post's Cindy Adams is all "so what?"). By all accounts, Silda Wall Spitzer was one of those smart, over-achieving women who awe and inspire. She had a strong maternal figure (her mom insisted she list her profession as "home administrator" rather than "housewife", on her college applications), a successful and lucrative law career (she out-earned her husband as a mergers and acquisitions specialist at a top New York firm) and, in addition to raising three daughters, she founded a philanthropic community service organization. And then the news broke about her husband. More »
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Is Seeing Prostitutes A Deal Breaker?
So, Eliot Spitzer, huh? As most know by now, the muckraking, ethically-superior New York Governor is said to have been "involved" in a prostitution ring. There were federal wiretaps at play, and the sexual congress took place at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington on the day before Valentines'. In light of Spitzer's transgressions, today's Since You Asked advice column in Salon seems oddly prophetic! A distraught reader asks Cary Tennis, "Have I ruined my karma by sleeping with prostitutes?" The reader feels his life has been destroyed by years of whoring, and wonders if he's a horrible person for cheating on his wife with hookers. Tennis gives some drawn out, hippy-dippy response as per usual, but ultimately decides "It is not about abstract forces and balance sheets. It's about conduct and relationships." This dude should probably forgive himself, but it begs the question — if you knew your guy had frequented prostitutes, would it be a deal breaker? More »
Loose Lips
Mischa Barton was in court today to deal with that pesky DUI and marijuana possession charge she racked up last December. The case has been continued until April 10th, but Mischa's lawyer Anthony Salerno says he thinks the pot charges will be dropped. • Hayden Panettiere says she broke up with Laguna Beach alum Stephen Colletti because she "wanted to breathe" (Milo Ventimiglia's fumes!) and because she just "wanted to be single at the time" (so she could date Milo Vengtimiglia). [TMZ, Us]
Mischa Barton was in court today to deal with that pesky DUI and marijuana possession charge she racked up last December. The case has been continued until April 10th, but Mischa's lawyer Anthony Salerno says he thinks the pot charges will be dropped. • Hayden Panettiere says she broke up with Laguna Beach alum Stephen Colletti because she "wanted to breathe" (Milo Ventimiglia's fumes!) and because she just "wanted to be single at the time" (so she could date Milo Vengtimiglia). [TMZ, Us]
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The instructional video above is so strange that we're not really sure if it's a joke or actually intended to teach something to aspiring Japanese prostitutes working the whole geisha angle. (Real geisha aren't hookers and they wear their obis in the back, whereas prostitutes wear their obis in the front, like the chick in this video, for easy access.) This clip contains an English lesson of sorts, instructing the viewer on how to say and use certain risqué terms ("you're so good" and "first-rate cunt lapping") during sexual encounters. ["First-rate cunt-lapping"??? -Ed.] There's no nudity, but it's a little NSFW if you have the sound up.
How To Talk Like A Japanese Prostitute
The instructional video above is so strange that we're not really sure if it's a joke or actually intended to teach something to aspiring Japanese prostitutes working the whole geisha angle. (Real geisha aren't hookers and they wear their obis in the back, whereas prostitutes wear their obis in the front, like the chick in this video, for easy access.) This clip contains an English lesson of sorts, instructing the viewer on how to say and use certain risqué terms ("you're so good" and "first-rate cunt lapping") during sexual encounters. ["First-rate cunt-lapping"??? -Ed.] There's no nudity, but it's a little NSFW if you have the sound up.
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Money Doesn't Make The World Go Around, But It Helps
The Today Show had a segment on microlending this morning, and you know what? Not all credit is bad. And it can really help struggling women. As Reuters reports, anyone with $25 and an Internet connection can finance a small business. Oprah talked about Kiva.org microloans on her show in September, and the day the episode aired, every loan on the site was fulfilled. Plus, Kiva sold $2.2 million in gift certificates over the holidays. The other aspect of Kiva's appeal? Instead of giving to a faceless charity, you can see pictures of the people whom you're helping. NBC's John Larson traveled to Africa and met with people he'd loaned money to over a year ago (check out the clip, above). He saw how they'd spent the cash and how it had improved their lives. More »
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There's a show called Manswers on Spike TV that answers questions, dispenses trivia, and serves as a how-to guide on all things socially unacceptable. Because it's on Spike TV, a lot of the topics are extremely sexist-sounding — like "Turn Your Girl Into a Stripper" and "Are Women With Fake Boobs Hornier?" — but a lot of the stuff they cover is actually really useful, like how to legally get high or how to cure a hangover. The clip above is a little of both as it tells guys how to tell if a hooker is really a hooker or if she's a cop.
Is She A Cop Or A Hooker?
There's a show called Manswers on Spike TV that answers questions, dispenses trivia, and serves as a how-to guide on all things socially unacceptable. Because it's on Spike TV, a lot of the topics are extremely sexist-sounding — like "Turn Your Girl Into a Stripper" and "Are Women With Fake Boobs Hornier?" — but a lot of the stuff they cover is actually really useful, like how to legally get high or how to cure a hangover. The clip above is a little of both as it tells guys how to tell if a hooker is really a hooker or if she's a cop.
