Facebook might call the cops on you because a bot thought you seemed sad. – Elizabeth Nolan Brown
Here’s another of those strange, wonderful Sesame Street videos; I’m honestly not sure how this one escaped being shared here before, but oh well. The links above it were provided by Emma Evans, Dave Krueger, Radley Balko, Mistress Matisse, Elizabeth N. Brown, and Angela Keaton, in that order.
- Family values.
- A real cop’s cop.
- Fascism in action.
- Too bad nobody opened fire.
- Don’t let Facebook call them, either.
- Man murdered for sleeping while black.
From the Archives
- All the most enlightened countries have US-type anti-whore “crackdowns”.
- Danger of a “tolerated” system: cops can suddenly decide to be intolerant.
- Indian feminists support sex workers & prohibitionists are minority cranks.
- It took 4 people to produce this one turd, perhaps human-centipede style.
- Cops are upset that the hysteria they helped create has inspired copycats.
- Is “the dangerous cycle of prostitution” a Harley bought by whore money?
- It’s good to see this not only getting attention, but being called what is is.
- Things are changing when stuffy Time publishes a not-too-terrible article.
- Too bad all prohibitionism isn’t focused on harassing nonexistent women.
- “Visitors to a country trade with locals” is neither “misconduct” nor news.
- No surprise to those who have actually studied the history of censorship.
- Another ridiculous “study” based solely in the researchers’ sex fantasies.
- One day, our culture will grow up enough that this won’t be noteworthy.
- I can’t guess how much taxpayer money ended up in my bank account.
- A theatrical production by whores designed to debunk prohibitionist BS.
- Good news for the defendants, but the actual challenge is just starting.
- This is the norm in anything that involves prosecuting sexual offenses.
- A step toward eliminating arbitrary state oppression of “sex offenders”.
- A screw wants sympathy for her sadfeelz about the men she locks up.
- Mormon politician fantasizes that sex workers “force” cops to rape us.
- Cops are starting to admit that this is about nothing other than profit.
- It’s good to see a sexwork-positive article in the stodgy Rolling Stone.
- Authoritarians should’ve thought of this before letting that djinni out.
- Will Asstoon ever get professional help for his delusions of grandeur?
- Liz Brown is becoming our most powerful voice against sex hysteria.
- Like terrorists forcing hostages to read denunciations at gunpoint.
- Sex worker subverts a pompous judge’s attempt to get rid of her.
- A sleep mask, a feather duster and a scalp tingler as “sex toys”.
- This will happen as long as anti-whore laws & procedures exist.
- Texas uses universities to spread “sex trafficking” propaganda.
- Retrospectives of my blogging for February 2014 and 2015.
- On the absurdity of currently-fashionable calls to ban porn.
- “Sex addiction” is still being used to excuse bad behavior.
- Cops, tyranny, alcohol, crypto-moralism and much more.
- If you actually believe this, you are part of the problem.
- Expect this to spread to the US within just a few years.
- An interesting look at brothel archaeology in Australia.
- Cops, emojis, lost continents, villains and much more.
- It’s easy for cops to make life miserable for someone.
- This is a huge move forward for a UK political party.
- A very nice tribute to Laura Lee from The Herald.
- The alternative press is listening to sex workers.
- I’m not sure what, if anything, to make of this.
- Everything is a sign of lurking “sex traffickers”!
- A good, objective look at sex work in Bangkok.
- As the days get longer, my brain gets scarier.
- “Human trafficking” is the new “23 skidoo”.
- What is meant by “upscale” in escort ads?
- Ireland succumbs to the Swedish disease.
- Well, at least golf requires skill & activity.
- One of her clients remembers Laura Lee.
- Brooke Magnanti remembers Laura Lee.
- “Human trafficking” can mean anything!
- It’s good to see that somebody gets it.
- Introducing a new appointment type.
- My previous columns for Mardi Gras.
- This ought to be interesting.
- Some weeks are just weird.
- 50 shades of clusterfuck.
- Rapist cops of the week.
- Stop faking!
