Exploitation and choices
An interesting collection of articles around the sex work debate in an online magazine new to me: On the Issues: The Progressive Women’s Magazine.
And a reminder that most exploitation isn’t sexual: Sri Lanka is cutting back the number of maids it is sending to the Gulf due to exploitation and abuse.
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Apologies for the comment spam, but I thought regular readers might find this post of interest.
Comment by a very public sociologist — August 18, 2008 @ 2:44 pm
I was about to line the compost bucket with ‘avenues’ when I noticed it was inviting people to think about how green they were. I am more green than, say, a banana, but not as green as an Irish meadow after rain. I care, a lot, but I discovered that I didn’t care enough to destroy my marriage and permanently alienate the affections of my pre-adolescent children. Nobody warns you that they may not trip lightly behind you down the path to virtue, but instead, yank grumpily in the other direction, towards Niketown and the winter sun.
As I am a writer, and that is one thing I can do, and as this dilemma seemed quite common among my female friends, I decided to write a book and make a website about it. Banging people over the head seems to terrorise or annoy them into apathy; making them laugh sometimes slips the message in without pain. That was my hope, anyhow.
The site is at http://www.mrsnormal.com. It has a blog, book excerpts but also shocking, bizarre and helpful information. The book is called Mrs Normal Saves the World. I’m not trying to advertise, particularly, as I’m not making any money. I just want to cheer, entertain, and encourage, because that’s what I can do.
Comment by Mrs Normal — August 19, 2008 @ 10:24 am