I want to do a radio show tomorrow on the topic of sexual assault in the work place as it relates to sex work.
My show on blogtalk radio was cancelled. Blogtalk booted me off because they believed that the contents of my show condones illegal activity. Those people over at blog talk talk out of their ass because you should see how many racists shows they allow to exist on their site (Aryian brothers, black hebrews, etc). I suspect much of their decision had to do with the fact that I refused to pay them for a premium membership and not due to the contents of my show, but that's a topic for another night.
So I moved over to talkshoe.
Here is the link
http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/95294
Anyhow tomorrow night at 6pm EST I want to do a show on sexual assault and working as a sex worker.
I would like some of you to call in and contribute. The call in number is 1-724-4444 call id is 95294 You can also call in via skype I believe. Instructions for that should be on the link above somewhere.
I would also like to talk about a few ideas that really repulsed me about sexual assault. I made an appearance on a friends radio show last week and him and his male buddies made fun of slutwalk Toronto and our fight against victim blaming. Here is a brief exert of our conversation on facebook:
me: "I found this quote on one person's blog quite disturbing, "As I have repeatedly pointed out, many women absolutely hate the idea that their decisions and actions have any consequences and feminists have been actively fighting reality in this manner for literal decades", this type of thinking is dangerous in the respect that it displaces the blame for rape. Furthermore I think it is a disservice to men as it implies that *some* men cannot control their urges.
Him: In reality though personal decisions and actions DO have consequences. That's life. And the officer did not use the words "deserved to be raped". The actual quote was, "women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized”. I hear what your saying but respectfully disagree with that viewpoint. Perverts aren't politically correct. If a gal is walking around wearing only a g-string, they run the risk of becoming the target of someone who thinks and behaves irrationally.
Me: but saying something like that takes the blame away from someone who "thinks and acts irrationally". That kind of thinking ignores the fact that by and large rapist are mostly normal men. Its hard to think of men who are brothers/fathers/husbands/working men/etc as rapists. However most rapists do not even meet criteria of recognized mental illness and are competent enough to stand trial. Furthermore if the rapist is always some drooling, perverse psychopath don't you think the conviction rates would be higher? If it was just as simple as "he's a psychopath and behaves irrationally" we would have a much higher conviction rate.
As well stating that rapists are mostly criminally insane or animals who cannot control themselves is unfair because it puts the onus on the victim to somehow avoid being attacked.
Him: I really can't comprehend the view of some folks. While some things in life 'ARE NOT FAIR', there are indeed consequences for one's decisions. Essentially, you can't advise someone that counting their cash on the sidewalk of a busy street might not be the best idea because they could potentially make themselves an inviting target to one of the dregs of soceity. To do so makes some view you as "blaming the victim". While some would say that anyone doing that "deserves" to have that money stolen, I most certainly am not among them YET I and others are lumped (unfairly I might add) into that crowd. I agree 100% that in counting your money, one isn't giving consent for someone to come take it BUT we live in a society where people take advantage of other people. Been that way since the beginning of time.
Me: Anytime you bring clothing into the discussion you are blaming the victim. And now lets talk about consequences for actions....So a consequence for my decision to be a stripper is rape? Or rather is it just a "work hazard" that I have to deal with? I find this line of thinking ironic coming from someone like you who posted a few weeks ago in your profile the ideal girlfriend being a girl who puts herself through medical school by stripping. So is this fantasy girl of yours thinking about rape as just another job hazard when she gets ready for work every night? Because personally I have been a stripper and I would never go to work if I had to consider rape as being a job hazard or a consequence for my decision to strip. Nor have I ever sat here and thought, "oh gee I better quit my job because I may get raped and that will just be my consequence for stripping". Generally I think of falling off the stage, twisting my ankle, falling out of my shoes, bruising my knees, etc as job hazards that are consequences for my chosen profession, NOT RAPE OR SEXUAL ASSAULT.
Anyhow I will be doing the show tomorrow night and I want to hear from you ladies!



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i will def. try to listen in if i am not busy, and might call in.

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