On Tuesday November 1st I went to see porn star/activist/artist Annie Sprinkle at the UWM Ballroom. I hadn't heard of her before so I wasn't quite sure what to expect. She was one of the first feminist porn stars that promoted female aggressors in porn and focused on female pleasure. Last year I saw a new feminist porn activist named Madison Young who is trying to do the same things, as well as Sasha Grey who I hung out with in New York last year. Even though I don't watch porn myself, it's still really powerful and motivating for me to be encouraged by these strong women who are working in an industry that is mostly owned by men and made for men, and their changing that. The image in the upper left are stills from her "Boobie Ballet", which she performed for us. It was just a fun, goofy performance she has been doing at shows for the last thirty years.
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