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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Meredith Ralston investigates prejudice against sex workers with compassion, clarity, and a call to action. Until the stigma ends, all women are implicated. If you care about women's equality in the bedroom, boardroom, and beyond, read this book." Leora Tanenbaum, author of I Am Not a Slut: Slut-Shaming in the Age of the Internet
"In this timely analysis of power and pleasure, Meredith Ralston demonstrates how the double standard reverberates across culture, from how we police our intimate lives to the way #MeToo exposes the fault lines of sexual entitlement. Deeply researched and passionately argued, Ralston's book challenges us to take a close look at the consequences of our sexual hypocrisy and consider what it takes to destigmatize sex and dismantle privilege. The revolution she describes is a necessary one." Katherine Rowland, author of The Pleasure Gap: American Women and the Unfinished Sexual Revolution
"By placing herself in her work, drawing from her formative childhood memories, her initial reactions to and subsequent reflections on relevant events, and notably her experiences as a teacher, researcher, and filmmaker, Meredith Ralston participates in the tradition of great feminist conversations. Slut-Shaming, Whorephobia, and the Unfinished Sexual Revolution is intersectional in its approach and sophisticated in its theoretical understanding, while also being accessible and engaging." Edna Keeble, Saint Mary's University and author of Politics and Sex: Exploring the Connections between Gender, Sexuality, and the State
“Slut-Shaming, Whorephobia, and the Unfinished Sexual Revolution is the extraordinary result of interviews with sex workers and activists, as well as the story of her own intellectual journey. Ralston’s book shakes up many traditional, sex-negative narratives we still hear about sex work Most importantly, she provides sex workers space to speak on their own terms.” *Herizons *
