History of Feminism

Texasgal

(17,045 posts) Sat Jan 25, 2014, 09:12 PM Jan 2014

Book recommendation

Just finished reading the story of Traci Lords.

It is a heartbreaking story of a child being exploited in the porn industry and rising above it. The story is heartbreaking, but I LOVE the strong message of her personal growth after all the crap she went through. It's an amazing story of courage.

Highly recommend.

Traci Lords "Underneath it all"

http://www.amazon.com/Traci-Lords-Underneath-All-ebook/dp/B00C2C4S8E/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1390698503&sr=1-1&keywords=traci+lords

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Book recommendation (Original Post) Texasgal Jan 2014 OP

Thanks so much! cinnabonbon Jan 2014 #1

Imagine the mindset of the people who used her in that industry. redqueen Jan 2014 #2

cinnabonbon

(860 posts)

1. Thanks so much!

Reply to Texasgal (Original post)

Sun Jan 26, 2014, 07:42 AM

Jan 2014

I love getting book recs.

OMG, I went to the amazon page and it sounds like she went into the business at 14. 14!!

redqueen

(115,103 posts)

2. Imagine the mindset of the people who used her in that industry.

Reply to cinnabonbon (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 26, 2014, 12:18 PM

Jan 2014

The agents, producers, actors, the consumers.

I hope that these days, people seeing such a young-looking actress are disturbed and not turned on, but I know how naive that is.

I know how common it is for people to comfort themselves with narratives about women who just look young...

apparently not thinking for one moment what it says about them that they are aroused by women who look so young... not attracted to them as people, whom they personally know and interact with, so that they get insight into their mature personalities... but just as a woman who looks underage.

It says a lot.

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