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Original Title:	Whores and Other Feminists
ISBN:	0415918227 (ISBN13: 9780415918220)
Edition Language:	English

Whores and Other Feminists

Jill Nagle

Paperback | Pages: 312 pages

Rating: 4.13 | 541 Users | 26 Reviews

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Whores and Other Feminists fleshes out feminist politics from the perspective of sex workers--strippers, prostitutes, porn writers, producers and performers, dominatrices--and their allies. Comprising a range of voices from both within and outside the academy, this collection draws from traditional feminisms, postmodern feminism, queer theory, and sex radicalism. It stretches the boundaries of contemporary feminism, holding accountable both traditional feminism for stigmatizing sex workers, and also the sex industry for its sexist practices.

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Title	:	Whores and Other Feminists
Author	:	Jill Nagle
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 312 pages
Published	:	July 2nd 1997 by Routledge
Categories	:	Feminism. Nonfiction. Sexuality. Sex Work. Gender

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Ratings: 4.13 From 541 Users | 26 Reviews

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I really want to read this. The problem with a lot of mainstream feminism, like white liberal feminism, is the exclusion and villainization of sex workers. This book, written entirely women who are indeed sex workers, looks like it will be a great start in undoing the negative, exclusionary, and harmful viewpoints of mainstream feminists.

Having read other books and blogs devoted to examining sex work and feminism before reading this one, I have to say I was a little disappointed. Because the book was written exclusively by people in San Francisco, it lacks the range of other sex work collections (I don't know if anyone else noticed, but it seemed like half the essays were written by women who were at one time or another employed at the Lusty Lady.) Everyone in the collection was basically repeating the same talking points to the

One of the most interesting compilations of essays i've ever read. I never really thought much about the sex worker trade until this book, but it really opened my eyes to the point of view of the sex worker rather than the overriding moral assumptions that prevail in society.

This collection of essays is not as good as its title.

So this book was given to me as a gift by a very special friend who was conducting studies of women in the sex industry. The friend was my mentor in a project I conducted my senior year about child prostitution in Hawaii. This book is an AMAZING compilation of stories shared by women who are "classified in stereotypes" and their reflections. Very complex and I laughed and cried through out this book.

Its no wonder that whore stigma attaches itself more viciously to women than to men, for in this society a sexually emancipated woman is threatening and despised; neither slut nor whore is a name most women want to wear. Sex workers cross this line, either proudly or not, for money, adventures, or rebellion. This is an informative, well-contributed, anthology with essays from various members of the sex industry. These people range from prostitutes, to strippers, to porn stars and porn writers,

Amazing look at the sex industry from the feminists working in the industry. Very worth reading!