[SWAF-Potluck] #facesofprostitution

[Andy Sorfleet]

Hi Kamil,

That's a great suggestion about including the time. I'll work that in. And
I like the idea of a short film. It would be cute. And thank you for the
compliments. :^) I'm thrilled to be a guest on The Naked Truth. And, it is
a perfect place for my story to be published!

I just read on my Facebook feed last night from a well known sex worker
activist in Australia, who is pretty upset at the comments that are being
posted on the #Facesofprostitution feed -- by the other side. Hateful. And
these people have started posted photos of dead murdered sex workers.

It angers me this attempt to silence our joy and pride. I don't think we
should let them win. We should drown them out with our wonderful voices. I
encourage everyone to write a story and find a lovely happy photo. These
hateful people are NOT the mainstream. People are better than that.

Sincerely,
Andy

On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 7:36 AM, Kamile Kapel <kamilekapel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for sharing this story, Andrew!  I love it!  It makes the sex
> worker endearing by showing his vulnerability around tickling which is a
> lovely way for people to see a sex worker.
>
> I love how the guy brought an alarm clock and how you returned to the ca
> couple of times.  I think it would be even stronger if you mentioned what
> time it was each time he looked at the clock so we could share in his
> anxiety.  I'm seeing a short film here -- where we see a close up on the
> sex workers eyes and then looking at the hands on the clock slowly moving.
> I'm imagining a very theatrical looking clock with a bell on top and huge
> numbers.
>
> Congrats on getting it published in the Naked Truth!  Do you have a lot of
> stories?   Are you published elsewhere as well?
>
> On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 4:04 PM, Andrew Sorfleet <a.sorfleet at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> This is my post on Naked Truth for the #facesofprostitution Twitter feed.
>>
>> http://www.nakedtruth.ca/2015/04/the-tickler-facesofprostitution.html?m=1
>>
>> I'm not sure if you are all familiar with how this started. The famous
>> movie Pretty Woman turned 25 years old. The nasty feminists attacked the
>> movie for romanticizing prostitution, claiming it was really a story of sex
>> trafficking. This was published in a well-established Australian on-line
>> women's magazine.
>>
>> A young Australian sex worker (Tilly Lawless) took offence to this and
>> posted a happy photo of herself and posted it on instagram, and tweeted it
>> under the hashtag #facesofprostitution. Since then, hundreds of sex workers
>> have posted stories and photos to the feed.
>>
>> I really support this, but i also think there are two sides to our work.
>> Positive images of clients are important too! Especially now in Canada!
>>
>> My strategy in this piece is to show something of myself, through my
>> positive human experience with a client. I have a second story i am hoping
>> to finish soon. Date with a Naughty Schoolboy. [image: 😊]
>>
>> Hope you enjoy it!
>>
>> In solidarity,
>> Andy
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
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