I objected to the post-modern feminist core of the movie that says women can find liberation through participation in the sex industry. There's a surprisingly strong lobby group that argues this position.
I didn't get that from the movie at all.
I am personally of the 'pro-sex feminist' camp and have little sympathy for the sort of 'anti-porn feminism' that tries to portray all sex work as inherently bad but I do agree that it's -very- important to not white wash the sex industry... especially as it exists currently.
However, this show does explore the ways in which sex work can be degrading, the way in which the people who run the sex industry can be unethical (marred somewhat by turning the owner into a love interest though) and the social stigma that can come with it.
It's also an exploration of a specific area of the sex industry; I don't think it makes much comment on the entirety of the sex industry.
No, instead, we are presented with the world's most likable sex club owner!
The one that threatens to kill the main character if she doesn't pay what is owed to him?
I found the scene were he tells her that he'd used the glory hole quite creepy, probably because it removes the comfort of a barrier (which is part of what makes working a glory hole feel less degrading I'd imagine - it makes it impersonal)
My one complaint is the arbitrary romance with the club owner.
I reject this idealized rubbish that deliberately hides the tremendously damaging effect trafficking and forced sex work has on women.
As much as I dislike the white washing of the sex industry in order to pretend that all sex workers like and enjoy their jobs (and don't suffer from any problems), I also dislike the attempt to demonise the entire industry based on specific problems that don't affect all sex workers.
In both cases, it's a refusal to acknowledge that the 'sex industry' is a very diverse industry with people that have entirely different experiences.
This show doesn't bother me so much because (a) it is specifically about a particular part of the sex industry and (b) I didn't feel they played it up for laughs in a way that I'd find distasteful.
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