Why I Went Public About My Abuse in the Sex Trade
Michelle Kelly recently spoke out about her experience of being exploited for 7 years in prostitution and pornography. As expected, she received vicious backlash from sex trade lobbyists. They bullied, threatened, 'doxxed' and intimidated – terror tactics designed to silence her and deter other survivors from coming forward. This gaslighting and victim-blaming is re-traumatising - and it is deliberate. When women speak out about men's violence and abuse, we are told to shut up, to distrust ourselves, to always give our abusers the benefit of the doubt lest we say something 'unkind' about men. But as Michelle points out, the women and children still in the sex industry have no voice. Only those who have escaped are in a position to speak out. We must continue to OBJECT to men's violence even (or especially) when we are told to shut up.
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Dworkin protested with us and porn profits plummeted!
OBJECT has been campaigning against the London Porn Film Festival, alongside #NotBuyingIt and London Anti-Porn Women. The films due to be screened were advertised as containing extreme violence, including necrophilia. We reported this to Camden Council, prompting an investigation and forcing the pornographers to switch venues last minute. On Saturday 27th April, we protested outside the grotty pub where the event took place. The organisers generously gave us a faux 'invoice', informing us how much money they'd lost due to our efforts! Pornography comes at the cost of women's lives, dignity and hopes of liberation. Helping to fight and OBJECT to porn is priceless.
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‘London Porn Film Festival’ promotes Necrophilia
A ‘London Porn Film Festival’ is due to take place from April 26th-28th at The Horse Hospital, an independent arts venue in London. This 'festival' involves the screening of violent pornography. There is a panel event encouraging pornography use in schools. Another event is called “Sex Work is Work.” This is advertised using the hashtag “necrophilia”. Can a dead woman consent? According to The Horse Hospital, “sex work is work” even if the woman being raped is dead. We OBJECT. View our letter to Camden Council, write your own and join us in protest. Let's stop this celebration of men's violence against women.
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Dr Heather Brunskell-Evans on talkRADIO - Porn is not Liberating. Audio and Transcript
Dr Heather Brunskell-Evans from OBJECT’s management committee discusses pornography on The Wright Show, broadcast on talkRadio on 23/10/2018. The topic for debate is the recent Commons Women and Equalities Committee report on the sexual harassment of women and girls, which deems pornography to be a public health crisis. Heather brilliantly rebuts the classic arguments made in defense of pornography. She affirms that pornography is NOT sexual liberation. Listen to the interview here.
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Harmful ads must go!
Macmillan removed this advert (which promotes pornography) after receiving this letter from OBJECT, explaining the harmful impact of women’s objectification.
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