after the weeks long discourse leading up to the oscars on anora, i think the criticisms of this not being the best representation of sex work are fair, even if i still like the movie. sean baker has confusing politics (he is a libertarian after all) and it’s important to remember he is not a documentarian. the question i keep coming back to is “will the general movie watching public understand that violence against sex workers isn’t funny?” the answer…

there used to be an attraction at universal studios florida called “twister…ride it out” based on the movie from 1996. but it wasn’t a ride it was a special effects show. regardless of the misleading name, i still “rode it out” many times when i would visit universal with my family as a kid. during the pre show, helen hunt and bill paxton would say some stuff about the movie and real tornadoes on two separate screens. i always thought…