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Hure spielen: Die Arbeit der Sexarbeit by Melissa Gira Grant
3 reviews
casually_literate's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Grant's writing is captivating, witty, and intentional. This book is a quick read but it'll have you reeling. If this is a new topic you may need to take a break after a chapter or two to digest the content. There's a lot of incredibly important and insightful information in this book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Classism, Homophobia, Trafficking, Transphobia, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Violence
nicnevin's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
A brief treatise on the challenges faced by sex workers and the groups and institutions that are at the root of the issue. It highlights how sex worker exclusionary feminism fails the women it proclaims to protect and is a searing indicment of how violence against sex workers across the globe are tied intrinsically to police brutality and the violence of capitalism itself, that the supposed routes out of sex work given by NGOs and aid agencies can be worse than what they supposedly aim to protect them from.
A good introduction to leftists looking to learn about sex worker rights.
A good introduction to leftists looking to learn about sex worker rights.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, Transphobia, and Violence
whatjaimereads's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
Playing the Whore by Melissa Gira Grant is a brief examination of the politics, economics, and culture surrounding sex work. I was drawn to this for its discussions of what it is to do/advertise sex work online, and how the industry is changing through the evolution of technology.
Grant’s perspectives are invaluable, and she introduces a lot of the central themes and ideas that are being brought to the fore in the fight for sex workers’ rights. Sitting at fewer than 150 pages, her arguments and insights leave space for further reading without the reader being overwhelmed. This is a great starting point for a truly sex-worker inclusive approach to feminism, and Grant provides intersectional discussion of race and gender within that. The explorations of being a sex worker in online spaces, and what it means to have a platform turn its back on the industry is something that is all the more applicable 7 years on, and made for a compelling read.
My main issue when reading this is that there was no central argument as a driving force. The author does a great job of introducing her ideas, but about half way through I struggled to see what the point of it was. Playing the Whore leaves lots of room for discussion and deeper exploration of its themes, and gives us an insight into the discrimination faced by sex workers, but it is by no means a comprehensive text on the subject.
Grant’s perspectives are invaluable, and she introduces a lot of the central themes and ideas that are being brought to the fore in the fight for sex workers’ rights. Sitting at fewer than 150 pages, her arguments and insights leave space for further reading without the reader being overwhelmed. This is a great starting point for a truly sex-worker inclusive approach to feminism, and Grant provides intersectional discussion of race and gender within that. The explorations of being a sex worker in online spaces, and what it means to have a platform turn its back on the industry is something that is all the more applicable 7 years on, and made for a compelling read.
My main issue when reading this is that there was no central argument as a driving force. The author does a great job of introducing her ideas, but about half way through I struggled to see what the point of it was. Playing the Whore leaves lots of room for discussion and deeper exploration of its themes, and gives us an insight into the discrimination faced by sex workers, but it is by no means a comprehensive text on the subject.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Police brutality and Violence
Moderate: Trafficking and Sexual violence
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