Comments on: On Whore Stigma

By: Laurie

Laurie — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:09:13 +0000

Yolanda,

Since his employer was a government entity, it is possible that his termination could be said to have violated his first amendment right to freedom of association (i.e. to be married to whomever he wishes).

By: Hexy

Hexy — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:17:27 +0000

People are fine with using porn, but are terrified of actually meeting someone in the business.

Exactly. When forced to view sex workers as actual PEOPLE, some people’s brains just explode.

And I think they’ve only been married about a year, so those aren’t children they’ve had together.

Eh, they could be, they could not be. There’s nothing saying how long they were together before marriage. I know couples who married after tend years and a child or two. :)

By: Melly

Melly — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:43:24 +0000

In a state full of plastic surgery, porn and strip clubs, the idea that having a wife who has appeared in an adult movie disqualifies you from public office is, at its best, hypocritical. When I first read this story (probably not the version posted), my first thought was “how did the mayor find out about her?” People are fine with using porn, but are terrified of actually meeting someone in the business.

And I think they’ve only been married about a year, so those aren’t children they’ve had together.

By: Hexy

Hexy — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:04:42 +0000

Excellent point, William. And Tom, that made me giggle.

By: Tracey

Tracey — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:10:31 +0000

You know, marryig the “fallen” woman is what Jesus would probally do, or at least approve of. Why do these people hate Jesus and freedom?

By: Yolanda C.

Yolanda C. — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:26:29 +0000

[Mayor Larry] Kiker acknowledged that Janke had violated no rules or laws and added that he had done a good job for the island town that had about 6,500 people, according to the 2000 Census. But the mayor was concerned whether Janke could remain effective and not distract the community from the business of the town along the state’s west coast.

My question: Does Janke have a legal case against the town? Call me naive, but I can’t accept the idea that being a sex worker’s spouse is sufficient grounds for termination of employment.

By the way, I wholeheartedly agree with Nentuaby. Patriarchy is a plague that annihilates everything in its path.

By: Nentuaby

Nentuaby — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:43:08 +0000

File this one under “nobody wins at Patriarchy.” This sort of thing is why feminism, beyond merely something I take an interest in because it’s the right thing to do, is something I take personally despite being on the ‘winning’ side of gender privilege. As long as society is fundamentally deranged we’re all f***ed.

By: RD

RD — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:31:41 +0000

My current partner was the first person I ever met who honestly saw sex work as not a big deal and not something to judge someone for. I now have a community of people who see that, but at the time it was such an amazing thing.

By: RenegadeEvolution

RenegadeEvolution — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:36:50 +0000

Heh, I was gonna blog on this, still might ya know!

By: Ariel

Ariel — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:55:05 +0000

Man, this stuff just makes me mad. It makes me want to try to take over local governments and indoctrinate them with my beliefs and make everything go the way I think it should. OH WAIT. Then I’d just be the religious right.