What started off as a simple hunt to find a bit of fun, silly fluff on the telly turned into a big confusing tangle of thoughts.
Ran outta feel-good shows to watch, Burn Notice, Leverage, The Good Place & its ilk, were some of the recent feel good shows I really enjoyed. People were flawed n tried to fix their crap, n were more forgiving to others who screwed up as well.
Do like flicks with violence, not against them, but think the bar for what’s age-appropriate has slipped, n by quite a bit.
Or maybe it’s never been raised as high as it should be.
Tried watching shows appropriate for the age 14 group, cuz that’s gotta be nicer, right? Nope. Also, felt a bit like an old fart thinking things like “Dang, the mouth on that kid, Mm-mm, n Back in my day we’d have gotten The Spoon at the very least!”.
The worst was the realization of Oh man, I’m too old to be watching all these children constantly making out n not feel like a pervy granny.
Likely wouldn’t have thought too much about it, but an article popped up in the news feed that caused the distraction digging. Really despise laundry, n even now justifying my avoidance of chorin’ by pretending this nonsensical thought process matters enough to write down….
From one story to another, to reading about the supposed unwanted booby bounce from the actress in ‘Justice League’, to how 'Cuties’ made kids too sexy, n the like. For those dedicated procrastinators, you know how far down those rabbit holes one is willing to go to avoid the doing!
Thinking back to stories of actors kissing underaged humans, n the controversies, but it’s cool now, they fixed it now right? They just get kids to kiss kids so it’s less awkward.
Feel like I should mention me ADHD 'superpowers’, n the ability to make connections where no correlation had ever gone before! Mayhap even a wee bit of insanity, or more than a touch.
Presuming truth, n if not, other actors/esses have experienced the like at some point I’m sure, but if she such a hard time refusing the expectation that you have perform a sexual act as an adult, then how do child actors deal with it? Or are they all adult body doubles doing the groping?
Cuz, like, I’m sure it’s no pressure, none at all, they’ll just find someone else who will if you won’t.
Especially if the kid has parents who want a famous kid. Or the parents are just daffy, or inexperienced, or too afraid to say no themselves? How can that kid really make a good choice, with their real best interests at heart?
How many retakes before others start wondering if something is just not, quite, right? Does anyone speak up if they feel any concerns, or just remain silent?
With all the adults in the business speaking about their own abuses experienced, kinda sad the focus hasn’t been placed on ensuring the safety for the most vulnerable in Hollywood.
White vegan types who shit their pants and cry and throw up about a prey animal being killed for food/hide/etc and then love plastic and slave labor are maybe some of the stupidest bitches on earth sorry
“I won’t eat honey because it exploits the bees :(” & where did your quinoa come from
Uh oh girls I got the pleather fandom after me for this one
I know many lovely people who don’t eat meat or limit their meat consumption for ethical reasons and even they shy away from the term vegan because of stuff like this.
The false equivalence in Musk is so strong, as if people anywhere should be exploited way past safe, mental and physical limitations. There are reasons for limiting work and why there are regulations about age, overtime, and compensation. Technology is already a problem where work easily bleeds into uncompensated time and leave.
This isn’t complimentary to anyone’s work ethic and falls square into the model minority myth. Many of us remember the horror of hearing about people committing suicide over work conditions or overworking themselves to death at Foxconn factories, and the reaction was to install nets and hire a PR firm. Things are outsourced to China and other “developing” countries for exploitative reasons, not because people are unwilling to do them and the safeguards against reckless profiteering in one place do not extend to corporations internationally.
This is a colonialist attitude, as if Chinese and other ethnic minorities have not been historically exploited as migrant labour–underpaid, undervalued, and put in harm’s way even as citizens of industrialized nations. People still feel the need to count how many generations their families have lived and toiled because we’re constantly reminded we are seen as foreign, discriminated against, and always a hair from being blamed for our own victimization.
Elon and his ilk can take their backhanded praise and choke on it.
There are at least 25 active social and labor conflicts with mining companies, both foreign and domestic, in Mexico since 2007, according to a registry maintained by the Observatory of Mining Conflicts in Latin America(OCMAL).
The infographic above maps 25 conflicts, state by state. Oaxaca, San Luis Potosí and Sonora are the Mexican states with the highest number of registered conflicts.
List of social and labor conflicts with mining companies in Mexico compiled by OCMAL:
Oaxaca (4) Sonora (3) San Luis Potosi (3) Baja California (2) Chiapas (2)
Guerrero, Veracruz, Morelos, State of Mexico, Michoacán, Querétaro, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Baja California Sur, Coahuila and Chihuahua all have 1 conflict.
Catherine Breillat is not the kind of girl who would suffer Judd Apatow. The French filmmaker, novelist and Professor of Auteur Cinema at the European Graduate School has often courted controversy for her films’ frank treatment of sexual themes. Her 1976 debut film, A Real Young Girl, was banned until 1999 because 1) the production went bankrupt and 2) controversy surrounding the shots of lead actress Charlotte Alexandra’s vulva. Alexandra was 20 years old at the time, her character 14.
In America, it seems like Breillat’s highest grossing movie, ~$730K, is 2003’s Fat Girl. You will not find Fat Girl or any of her other films on streaming or DVD Netflix. You will find Fat Girl on Amazon Instant Video—if you click through the disclaimer to show material with “explicit and adult themes.” You can also watch Fat Girl on Hulu or iTunes. But still the best place to catch films like Breillat’s is at the humble arts theater in your hometown. So you can be close to your fellow sex-obsessed intellectuals. That’s where I saw Abuse of Weakness, her latest, in downtown Chicago.
I’m so proud and excited to present "Good Business" - an adaptation of a short comic of mine by the esteemed Ray Sullivan! (photo paste-up below by @cmkosemenillustrated)
The creators of the ‘Sexy Baby’ documentary on porn’s harms to teens have now premiered the ‘Hot Girls Wanted’ documentary’ — about the exploitative world of teen amateur porn:
“The disturbing world of amateur pornography has been laid bare by a new documentary called ‘Hot Girls Wanted,’ which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday.
The insightful look at the world of pornography shows just how easy it is for teenagers, in particular, to get caught up in a sex trade that promises big bucks and fame.
But in a revealing peek into the billion dollar industry, documentary filmmakers exposed how professionally produced films are being made to look like home movies. …
It showed how Craigslist ads which promised free flights to Miami bring in a constant stream of would-be porn stars. During the film, Riley, a 23-year-old ‘agent’ hosts half a dozen young women eager to enter the industry at his Miami home.
He says casually: ‘Every day, another girl turns 18.’
But the brutal world of pornography only gives girls aged 18- to 21 a career span that typically lasts just three months, due to high turnover.
Tressa, an 18-year-old girl featured in the film, admits she was attracted to porn as a way to escape her Texas hometown.”
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Ouch. That’s a sad state of affairs. :-(
And by the way, if porn is so great and “empowering,” why is the career-span of these young women only three months?? Very telling…
“Sexy Baby” was a very good documentary and we’re looking forward to seeing and sharing this new effort by these excellent filmmakers who are doing such a great job exposing the harms of pornography. Go anti-porn team! :-)
~ Here’s an excellent article on the “Hot Girls Wanted” film and another important documentary that just debuted at Sundance about epidemic rape on college campuses:
“We did actually start this film by going to college campuses and talking to frat boys, to get some background research, and on our sort of checklist of things we wanted to film was this amateur porn world, because all these boys are watching this porn… and it is no mistake that their behavior is aggressive, and that there are all these rapes on college campuses, because this is where it’s starting. This is what they’re watching.”
Exactly! Thanks to the filmmakers for telling it like it is and helping to educate the masses!
Here’s a powerful, heartbreaking, but inspirational story of ex porn performer “Sunset Thomas” (@SunsetThomas) — who was in the porn industry for decades, (she made over 200 films), and who also worked for years in Nevada’s legal brothels.
Now known by her real name Diane, this article shares her story, describing the horrific toll that the sex industry took on her because of how she was so used and abused by the men in her life. (Mostly personally, but sometimes professionally, as those worlds were often connected.) It also shares how incredibly difficult it was for Diane to leave the sex trade.
“Thomas explained to a reporter how many of the men in her life poached off her decades of earnings, first in the porn industry and later in brothels that capitalized off her high profile adult industry name. She said despite the fact she spent over two decades in the profession – her name and face known throughout the world – she has little to show in the way of savings.
“I’m finally out,” Thomas said. “I was tired of the stress and people forcing me to do things I don’t want to do. I’m tired of people trying to pressure me to keep doing it when I don’t have to do it. I want to live a normal life like everyone else.” […]
“The conditions at the brothel where she was working were prison-like with two week, 24/7 lockdowns,” Dr. Martin said. “It was an existence for her that became more and more unbearable, mentally and physically. She wanted to leave, but the money she was making for them was an incentive for them to keep her in it.” […]
Stanley [Diane’s mother] said it was difficult to hear her daughter say over and over again she didn’t want to live that kind of life anymore.
“I heard her cry and say she did not want to do these things,” Stanley said. “But no one would help, until Robert (Martin). She and Robert had been friends for a long time and when she called and asked him for help he went and got her, but she was nearly dead.”
Stanley was referring to Thomas’ poor state of health when Martin retrieved her from Las Vegas, where she had gone into hiding after being beaten and injured by someone she declined to immediately identify. After rescuing Thomas from a bad situation, Dr. Martin nursed her back to health, Thomas’ mother said.”
READ THIS FULL, INSPIRATIONAL, AND MOVING STORY AT THE LINK BELOW: (And please don’t forget to like, comment and share to spread the word and support the cause. Thanks! :-))
NOTE: For some reason the reporter inserted a random short section in the middle of the article that shares a bishop’s opinion on women leaving the sex industry. While everyone is free to practice any faith or none as they choose, Diane has written on her Twitter account that she is spiritual and not religious, so she’s not following the religious aspects of the path that this bishop advises, who is someone who is not connected to Diane.
And to be clear, women in the sex industry are *exploited* by pimps, johns, husbands and boyfriends, etc. So those who are committing the greatest transgressions (“sins”, per the bishop) are not the women in prostitution, who are usually just trying desperately to survive, but the (almost always) MALE EXPLOITERS. It is these men — not the women they’ve exploited — who should be seeking “redemption”, by coming clean and making amends, etc. The bishop does provide some other solid advice, though, about exited women finding a new set of friends for support, who aren’t in the sex industry.
In any case, we wish Diane all the best with whatever path she chooses to take from here on out that helps her to heal and prosper in her new and healthier life.
Go Diane! Well done on your new life! We support you and are grateful for you sharing your story to inform, help, and inspire others! :-)
