[SWAF-Potluck] #facesofprostitution

[Kamile Kapel]

If you decide to make a short film, Andy, my partner and I can help you.
We are filmmakers.  There is a sex workers'  film festival in California
where you could show it.



On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 9:34 AM, Andy Sorfleet <a.sorfleet at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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