Whorephobia in Belly Dance and Pole Dance (feat. Tanesha)

"I'm a belly dancer, not a stripper!" Think again, bb.
Over the past half century, both belly dance and pole dance have become wildly popular industries. Now, the popularity of dances like twerk and dancehall are on the rise. The power in these industries concentrates in the hands of white women, rather than the cultural knowledge-holders of the dances in question. In this very special episode, I am joined by Tanesha, my colleague in erotic movement, to discuss racism and anti-sex worker stigma in belly dance, pole dance, and other forms of erotic dance.

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Resources:

• Against White Feminism (book by Rafia Zakaria)
• Decriminalize Sex Work (Sex worker rights organization)
• Ettachfini, Leila. “The Women Fighting Sexist, Racist Stereotypes Around ‘Belly Dancing.’” Vice News. 11 July 2017.
• “Whorephobia Affects All Women” (article by sex worker & activist Thierry Schaffauser)
• “Relationship Boundaries, Abude, and Internalized Whorephobia” by Tiffany Tempest
•  “Whorephobia Is a Real Word. Here’s What It Means and Why You Should Care.” by Kayla Kibbe 
•  Whorephobia definition
• “Sex Work, Stigma, and Whorephobia” by Matt Chase-Valentine
• “Whorephobia Harms All Women" 
• Whorephobic-- Urban Dictionary 
• “Is Belly Dance for Cis Het Women?” by Jeana Jorgensen 
• “The Philosophy of the Belly Dancer” by L.L. Wynn