Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Porn Work: Sex, Labor, and Late Capitalism by Heather Berg

2 reviews

lycheejelly's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Cursing, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Homophobia, Misogyny, Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexism, Classism, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Trafficking, Ableism, Drug use, Violence, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, Rape, Sexism, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Mental illness, and Racism

displacedcactus's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

I recommend it if you're either specifically interested in the topic of the intersection of sexual entertainment and workers' rights, or want some food for thought about the general state of labor and specifically the way that certain "love what you do" industries (such as creative fields, non-profits, and teaching) can manipulate you into working for less, shouldering a lot of your own costs, and doing a lot of off-the-clock labor.

The introduction can be a bit dry and repetitive, so I recommend skimming that if you read it as an physical or ebook, and maybe speeding it up on audio if you can tolerate sped-up voices (I can't!). I only got through that section on audio because I had my hands full of a crafting project, and if the rest of the book had been similar, I would have DNFed. But the main body of the book is really enjoyable thanks to the perspectives and personalities of the various performers the author interviewed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault, Racism, Classism, Chronic illness, and Sexism