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The H-Word: "This is how hookers die."

Sex and Sexuality post by Melissa Petro, Submitted by Melissa Petro on November 7, 2011 - 12:19pm; tagged Craigslist, melissa petro, prostitution, sex work, survivor, The H-Word, violence.

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"Sometimes it was very sexy and sometimes I was attracted to the person and sometimes I had great sex. And sometimes I was just going through the motions and it was neither good nor bad. And sometimes it was really unpleasant and I just got through it."

TRIGGER WARNING: The following story includes a description of a sexual assault.

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Period Pieces

The Last Taboo of Reality TV

Article by Wendy Weiner, appeared in issue Home & Away; published in 2004; filed under Broadcast; tagged menstruation, period, reality tv, survivor.

The Last Taboo of Reality TV

Home & Away

Detailed discussions of diarrhea (Survivor). On-camera vomiting (The Bachelor, The Biggest Loser). Extensive cosmetic surgery (The Swan). Endless hot-tub makeout sessions (take your pick). On reality tv, no subject is too personal to reveal, no biological function too intimate to discuss—except for one final taboo too terrible to mention: menstruation.

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