Fleshbot: South Africa

Recognizing that legal prostitution makes...

Dashiell Bennett — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:25:53 EDT

Recognizing that legal prostitution makes sex workers safer from violence, rape and STDs, South Africa has decided to lift the ban on the sex industry in their country ... but only for one month, during the 2010 World Cup. Don't worry, after all the ~~hooligans~~ tourists are gone they'll go right back to making it dangerous and illegal. (bbc.co.uk, via Deadspin)

Part of Team Fleshbot is totally weirded...

Jonnobot — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:40:34 EST

Part of Team Fleshbot is totally weirded out by the concept of panty liner advertisements that try to be sexy, while another thinks it's not such a big deal since ads for anything should try to be sexy. And some of us just like looking at pictures of hot naked women in bodypaint no matter what the context. And you? (copyranter.blogspot.com)

A prostitute in South Africa is suing her...

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:22:12 EST

A prostitute in South Africa is suing her former employer for unfair dismissal—even though the job she was fired from is actually illegal. Pimping really ain't easy when you have to deal with the labor relations board too. (iol.co.za)

Fifteen years ago you could get arrested...

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 14:30:21 EDT

Fifteen years ago you could get arrested just for owning a Playboy in South Africa; this weekend, you could have spent your afternoon browsing the country's first "sexhibition". Now that's progress! (iol.co.za)

Some sex workers in South Africa are actually...

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:20:59 EDT

Some sex workers in South Africa are actually not thrilled with the idea of legalizing prostitution. And no, it's not because they want all the sexin' for themselves. (iol.co.za)

The cleverly named Sexpo, an international...

Lux Nightmare — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 11:15:53 EDT

The cleverly named Sexpo, an international (yes) sexuality expo that got its start in Australia, will be taking over Johannesburg from September 27-30, with 100 exhibitors offering a wide range of sexy products. Hopefully, Choice Condoms is not among them. (sundaytimes.co.za)

The South African Department of Health is...

Lux Nightmare — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:18:22 EDT

The South African Department of Health is recalling 20 million recently distributed Choice brand condoms due to an apparent manufacturing defect. Maybe a brand name change is in order? (allafrica.com)

Morning Wood: We're Number One!

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 10:41:52 EDT

· Congratulations, fellow countrymen: "Americans are the greatest downloaders of porn." U.S.A.! U.S.A.! (news.com.au)

· It's okay though, because music websites are a much greater security risk to your computer than porn websites, mostly due to the increased chance you'll accidentally download the new Linkin Park album. (earthtimes.org)

· Michelle Marsh is doing whatever it is Michelle Marsh does, which naturally involves some kind of bikini. It's what some people like to call a comfort zone. (hollywoodtuna.com)

· What's the best way to let British Prime Minister Tony Blair know what you think of his foreign policy? Why, a nude drawing of him and his wife, of course. It's better than writing a letter. (upi.com)

· Prostitutes in Vancouver need safer places to live and work. Have they tried Seattle? (cbc.ca)

· It could be worse—they could be in South Africa where workers there say they are too tired to even have sex. On a completely unrelated note, are bloggers allowed to go on strike? (reuters.com)

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