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prostitution

A well known photograph

Brassaï, Paris Prostitute, 1933

Here is one painting:

Balthus, La Chambre Turque, 1963-66

And another:

Bettina Rheims, Chambre Close, 29 Octobre III, Paris 1991

Both are paintings of prostitutes in France from the perspective of a male client.

We would say sex workers now---strippers, phone operators, prostitutes, porn actresses etc. of all genders and persuasions. There is far greater symapthy for the repeal of the prostitution laws prohibiting the soliciting or engaging in an act of prostitution, far greater concern for health and safety issues of sex workers and a desire an end to the stigma and taboos associated with sexual work.

A text. And another. Economists thinking about prostitution.

Posted by Gary Sauer-Thompson at October 5, 2004 11:30 PM | TrackBack