Maverick Film Reviewer Confirms all my Biases about the Orientalism in Past...
“There’s a word in Korean—inyeon (인연). It means providence, or fate.” Well so what? Estimated reading time: 4 minutes. Image source: Naver. To be clear, I haven’t actually seen Past Lives yet. In most...
View ArticleWebinar: “What is ethical p*rn and what are its boundaries?” 11pm, Thursday...
A conversation with Erotic Film Director Erika Lust, Performer & Intimacy Coordinator Maria Riot, and Sex Health Educator Tessy Vanderhaeghe. Estimated reading time: 4 minutes. “Heldischer Tanz”...
View ArticleWEBINAR—International Women’s Day Event: A Conversation with “Convenience...
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes. From the event website: To celebrate International Women’s Day this March, Tokyo College’s “Gender, Sexuality & Identity” collaborative research group will host a...
View ArticleWhy is Korea’s Largest Marriage Agency Only Targeting Women?
Potential customers are put off by unequal sex ratios, and Duo already has more female customers than male ones. So what gives? Estimated reading time: 4 minutes. I know, I know—I’m not even divorced...
View Article“저의 몸과 저의 섹슈얼리티에 대한 이야기를 해보려고 합니다. 이것은 실로 부끄러운 고백이어서 저는 단 한 번밖에 말하지 못할 것...
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes. Image sources: Aladin, NamuWiki. “I want to tell you a story about my body and my sexuality. But it’s going to be so revealing and embarrassing for me, that I can say...
View ArticleManufacturing Consent?: Socializing Migrant Brides to Korea into Becoming...
“Women in South Korea are on Strike Against Being ‘Baby-Making Machines’” headlines a must-read article by Hawon Jung in last week’s New York Times, a role migrant women are expected to perform most of...
View ArticleIn Just Two Minutes, My Eyes Were Opened to Why Resolving the Comfort Women...
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes. Image by Jr Korpa on Unsplash. For sixteen years, I’ve maintained a strict policy of never covering anything related to the “comfort women” issue. I already have my...
View ArticleBUY THIS BOOK—”Seeking Western Men: Email-Order Brides Under China’s Global...
Don’t let my glorious laser tits deter you from an eye-opening interview, and a must-read! Estimated reading time: 11 minutes. First, a quick update to explain my absence this past month, Basically,...
View ArticleSingle Korean Women are Being Scammed into Paying More to Feel Safe in Their...
But if you do, there’s a real danger you might start thinking and acting like one… Estimated reading time: 8 minutes. Photo (cropped) by Raka Miftah @Pexels. So, I finally have the elevator pitch about...
View ArticleTransnational Sex Workers in Yokohama, and Migrant Integration and...
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes. Image by ArtHouse Studio @Pexels. Apologies that this post comes so last-minute. I only just discovered I was free, and my policy with Zoom lectures is only to...
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