I Paid for College

Things have been slow for IPFC this week. I’d love to devote more time to maintaining this site, but it’s still a side project for me (and it doesn’t pay the bills). It’s a fun side project, but I’m fresh out of school with student loans and a failing economy looming overhead…

In the hopes of putting more time and energy into IPFC, I’m adding yet another side project to the repertoire. I’d like to put together a fun, collaborative zine with contributions from past and current sex workers (not limited to those paying for college). I’m looking to collect short paragraphs, phrases, and “Mad Libs” style sentences with an emphasis on sex positivity and sex work awareness.

I’ll post a few prompts below, and feel free to leave a comment or send an email to ipaidforcollege [at] gmail [dot] com with your contribution!

I am a sex worker because…
I love it when a client…
My friends think…
I’m out to…
I quit my “day job” because…
I kept my “day job” because…
I feel the sexiest when…
To me, a feminist is…
When I’m not working, I’m…
If I could say one thing to make you understand…
I wish someone had told me…

If you post your name/alias, occupation, location, or web address with your contribution, I will include these in the zine. Feel free to include as much or as little additional information as you’d like. When the zine is completed, I’ll send a zillion copies to contributors for distribution!

Best wishes,

B.

Reposting a clip that I stumbled upon on Bound, Not Gagged. Xaviera is a legend, and I hope to have the opportunity to see the documentary in its entirety.

Make sure to check out her personal website for more information (or just for fun).

Though I missed the show last year, I was fortunate enough to attend a panel discussion with the lovely folks from the Sex Workers’ Art Show. I’m a day late and a dollar short, as the tour has already come and gone, but I’m so glad this project has survived (despite the controversy).

As a big supporter of collective and community-based art, I really appreciate this project, posted by a guest blogger on Feministe.  I like the idea of story mapping.  I like seeing a map and linking an identity (however faceless) and a story (however brief) to a visual pinpoint.  There’s something about it that makes me feel small but connected.

View Feministe: Strong Geography. in a larger map