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Illustration of Courtney Lapresi on kitchen counter holding a sandwich.

Stripping and Cooking in ‘Masterchef’ Season 5

Mariana Vaca, Lake Forest College

The journey of Courtney Lapresi and the stigmas behind sex workers in the entertainment industry.…

February 21, 2024

OnlyFans’ Policy Fiasco Illustrates the Enduring Complications of Online Sex Work

Niall Calvert, Wesleyan University

One of the largest subscription platforms almost betrayed its creators, exposing the fragility of safe virtual spaces for producers of adult content.…

September 10, 2021

Porn, Privilege and Privacy: Understanding the Vulnerability of OnlyFans Creators

Luke Gair, Sewanee: The University of the South

It's time to recontextualize our perception of the porn industry and its subsequent associations with adult content creators. Unfortunately, Bella Thorne has complicated the matter.…

September 20, 2020

Bella Thorne’s OnlyFans Shows the Damage of Gentrifying Sex Work

Eva Halvax, University of Arizona

When the actress made $2 million in her first week on the platform, she unwittingly harmed the livelihoods of the smaller creators on the subscription service.…

September 11, 2020

Why Are so Many College Students Becoming Sugar Babies?

Alyssa Alexander, SUNY Buffalo State

Sometimes financial aid and a regular job isn't enough to pay those college loans, but is it worth it?…

March 22, 2020

Is Netflix’s Dominatrix Series ‘Bonding’ Normalizing Sex Work or Misrepresenting It?

Matilda Schulman, University of California, Berkeley

Though the show has netted positive reviews, they're not coming from the BDSM community.…

May 9, 2019

Users of #ThotAudit have been reporting sex workers to the IRS, claiming that sex work "isn't real work." (Image via The Clover Chronicle.)

#ThotAuditing Snapchat Sex Workers Is the Newest Iteration of Internet Misogyny

Sara Perkins, University of Indianapolis

What won't trolls ruin?…

December 7, 2018

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