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So Skewed7. In Solidarity: Decriminalise Sex WorkCan we shut up about the ethics and morality of prostitution for a minute, and understand what anti-prostitution laws do to sex workers? Because, sex workers have been trying to tell us for ages: the criminalization of prostitution is not only brutal towards sex workers (the women whose exploitation the laws want to combat) but ineffective at ending prostitution. So what does the sex worker movement want? This episode 7, the final episode of season 1, discusses how counterproductive anti-prostitution laws (that masquerade as anti-trafficking laws) are and explores, at length, the decriminalization of sex work. ...
2024-07-221h 21
So Skewed6. Sex + Work = Sex WorkOn to sex worker views! Sex worker inputs to feminism feel more radical than mainstream feminism that continues to be a bit weird around sex. The anti-prostitution camp’s ‘concerns’ around sex work continues to be the ‘sex’ (so let’s talk about it) when it should be the ‘work’ (so let’s talk about it). What is it about women and sex that bothers the anti-prostitution movement so much that they refuse to acknowledge sex for a woman can be work? Why is sex work, indeed, work? What is sex work really? Why is it so difficult to end prostitution desp...
2024-07-051h 24
So Skewed5. The sex trade and laws: IndiaHow do women find themselves in the sex trade? How does the sex trade run? What is trafficking, actually? What does the law say and what does the law do? This episode 5 tracks the sex trade and laws, in India. Warning: sexual content, adult themes. Listener discretion is advised. Credits: Host: Surabhi ChatterjeeAudio production: Pruthu ParabCover Art: Rini Alphonsa JosephThe intro music is Wake up, Max by Axel Lundström. Other music is from the YouTube audio library and include: Moonlight in Mexico – Jimena Contreras; Piroutte – Asher...
2024-05-231h 23
So Skewed4. The Tyranny of Amrika: Global anti - trafficking movementWhy was the current UN anti- trafficking convention passed in 2000? What is trafficking and how rampant is it? Why do the state and police aggressively pursue sex workers? What’s America got to do with it? This episode 4 tracks contemporary global anti-trafficking discourses. Warning: Adult themes. Listener discretion advised. Host: Surabhi ChatterjeeAudio production: Pruthu ParabCover Art illustration: Rini Alphonsa JosephThe intro music is Wake up, Max by Axel Lundström. Other music is sourced from the Youtube audio library and include: Frightmare – Jimena Contreras; No Indication – TrackTribe...
2024-05-161h 20
So Skewed3. Modern India’s Tryst with ProstitutionThis episode 3 tracks the mainstream discourses around prostitution and the sex worker movement. Credits: Host: Surabhi Chatterjee. Audio production: Pruthu Parab. Cover Art: Rini Alphonsa Joseph Music: The intro music is Wake up, Max by Axel Lundström. Music is from YouTube audio library and includes: Don’t Fret–Quincas Moreria; Raga Legacy, Rains of Meghalaya, Old World Saga-Hanu Dixit; Crash & Burn, Shake it-Aakash Gandhi; Fingerprint-Mini Vandals; Basant, Bhairavi–Sitarkhani–Aditya Verma. Sources: Sai Priya Kodidala An early 20th century tale of censorship: How Bangalore Nag...
2024-05-1052 min
So Skewed2. US Feminism vs. Prostitution (& Porn)How does modern day feminism look at prostitution? Why did western second – wave feminists oppose prostitution and sex workers? How did feminism theorize prostitution? This episode 2 tracks the US women’s liberation movement around porn and prostitution during second-wave feminism (1960s to 1990s) in the United States of America. Second wave feminism has not only set the foundation for modern day feminist discourses around prostitution across the world but has also shaped global liberal discourses around women and sex. Warning: sexual content, other adult themes. Listener discretion is advised. Credits: Host: Surabhi C...
2024-05-031h 00
So Skewed1. Origins of international anti-trafficking lawsWhy did the first global anti-trafficking laws come about? What’s India got to do with it? Episode 1 will track discourses around prostitution in colonial India that eventually leads to the United Nations’ first anti-trafficking convention passed in 1949. Warning: sexual content, other adult themes. Listener discretion is advised. Credits: Host: Surabhi ChatterjeeAudio production: Pruthu ParabCover Art: Rini Alphonsa JosephMusic: The intro music is Wake up, Max by Axel Lundström. Music for the episode (YouTube audio library and other royalty-free music libraries) include: Sinister – Anno Domin...
2024-04-261h 05
So SkewedSeason 1 Trailer: Rethinking ProstitutionWelcome to So Skewed, a solo podcast hosted by Surabhi Chatterjee. In season 1, I try to dismantle the entire anti-prostitution movement; exploring the discourses that make prostitution illegal (and uncomfortable) and countering them with sex worker views. Content Warning: strong language, sexual content, other adult themes. Listener discretion is advised. Credits:Written and hosted by: Surabhi ChatterjeeAudio production: Pruthu ParabCover Art: Rini Alphonsa JosephMusic: Music for the episode include: 1. Strange the dreamer by Savfk 2. The Travelling Symphony...
2024-04-2605 min