Red Light Exposé

Merly Åsbogård and Elly Arrow interview poet and filmmaker Chaucer Cameron about her pivotal work “In an Ideal World, I’d Not Be Murdered” which blends memoir and fiction to give insight into the lives of women in 1980s London prostitution. We discuss the tools poetry provides to navigate and communicate traumatic memories, as well as how to translate or enhance these effects on screen. Links * Chaucer Cameron’s website: https://chaucercameron.com/ [https://chaucercameron.com/] * “In an Ideal World, I’d Not Be Murdered”: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ideal-World-Id-Not-Murdered/dp/1916344747 [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ideal-World-Id-Not-Murdered/dp/1916344747]  * Chaucer Cameron’s poetry films: https://chaucercameron.com/poetry/ [https://chaucercameron.com/poetry/]  * Chaucer Cameron’s performances & talks: https://chaucercameron.com/performances-and-talks/ [https://chaucercameron.com/performances-and-talks/]  * Chaucer Cameron’s social media: * Twitter: https://x.com/ChaucerCameron [https://x.com/ChaucerCameron]  * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chaucercameron/ [https://www.instagram.com/chaucercameron/]  * Threads: https://www.threads.net/@chaucercameron [https://www.threads.net/@chaucercameron]  * Helen Dewbery: https://www.instagram.com/helendewbery [https://www.instagram.com/helendewbery]  * Poetry Film Live: https://www.poetryfilmlive.com/ [https://www.poetryfilmlive.com/]   * Gwyneth Lewis’ autobiography “Nightshade Mother: A Disentangling”: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/Nightshade-Mother-Disentangling-Gwyneth-Lewis/dp/1915279909⁠ [https://www.amazon.com/Nightshade-Mother-Disentangling-Gwyneth-Lewis/dp/1915279909] Follow us: Facebook: ⁠@RedLightExposé⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560562749187] ⁠Instagram: @RLE.podcast [https://www.instagram.com/rle.podcast/] TikTok: ⁠@redlightexpose⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@redlightexpose] Twitter: ⁠@RedLightExpose [https://x.com/RedLightExpose] YouTube: @RedLightExpose [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcfXIAjUJgiy-kwfHr-29Kw] Disclaimer: All the information provided through Red Light Exposé is published in good faith and solely for general information and educational purposes. It is not in any way intended to serve as a substitute for professional advice. The views represented in this episode do not necessarily represent the views of other Red Light Exposé hosts or the group as a whole. Red Light Exposé makes no representations or warranties of any kind or in any form, whether express or implied, about the completeness, timeliness, reliability, availability, validity, suitability, and accuracy, or guarantee that there will be no losses, errors, and omissions with respect to the information, or content contained in any episode.

Roxie Roots and Elly Arrow discuss growing up in Germany on the cusp of the internet age and how family and peer attitudes as well as magazines, TV, and the visible presence of mega brothels shaped their perception of womanhood, sexuality, and the sex industry. Links * BRAVO Magazine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bravo_(magazine) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bravo_(magazine)]  * ICQ Chat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICQ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICQ]  * Omegele Video Chat: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56085499 [https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56085499]  Follow us: Facebook: ⁠@RedLightExposé⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560562749187] ⁠Instagram: @RLE.podcast [https://www.instagram.com/rle.podcast/] TikTok: ⁠@redlightexpose⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@redlightexpose] Twitter: ⁠@RedLightExpose [https://x.com/RedLightExpose] YouTube: @RedLightExpose [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcfXIAjUJgiy-kwfHr-29Kw] Disclaimer: All the information provided through Red Light Exposé is published in good faith and solely for general information and educational purposes. It is not in any way intended to serve as a substitute for professional advice. The views represented in this episode do not necessarily represent the views of other Red Light Exposé hosts or the group as a whole. Red Light Exposé makes no representations or warranties of any kind or in any form, whether express or implied, about the completeness, timeliness, reliability, availability, validity, suitability, and accuracy, or guarantee that there will be no losses, errors, and omissions with respect to the information, or content contained in any episode.

Merly Åsbogård, Sybil Jo, and Elly Arrow discuss how society lays the groundwork for sexual exploitation by bolstering narratives that excuse perpetrators and blame victims, a medical system that is often cruel to trauma victims and mothers, a ruthless class system that is uninterested in ending poverty and finally, deep harm denial around the sex trade. Links * Obstetric violence in historical perspective: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)01022-4/abstract [https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)01022-4/abstract]  * “Give Birth Like A Feminist” by Milli Hill: https://www.amazon.de/Give-Birth-Like-Feminist-Milli/dp/0008313105 [https://www.amazon.de/Give-Birth-Like-Feminist-Milli/dp/0008313105]  * “Invisible Women” by Caroline Criado Perez: https://carolinecriadoperez.com/book/invisible-women/ [https://carolinecriadoperez.com/book/invisible-women/]  * “Sado-Ritual Society” theorized in “Gyn/ecology: The Metaethics of Radical Feminism” by Mary Daly: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FIwZvpPD_lbHPZdFsdvuBs2QqBDET9zJ [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FIwZvpPD_lbHPZdFsdvuBs2QqBDET9zJ]  * “Why Women Are Blamed For Everything: Exploring the Victim Blaming of Women Subjected to Violence and Trauma” by Dr. Jess Taylor https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Why-Women-Are-Blamed-Everything/dp/0244498342 [https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Why-Women-Are-Blamed-Everything/dp/0244498342]  * “Sexy But Psycho: How the Patriarchy Uses Women’s Trauma Against Them” by Dr. Jess Taylor https://www.amazon.de/Sexy-But-Psycho-Patriarchy-Against/dp/1472135512 [https://www.amazon.de/Sexy-But-Psycho-Patriarchy-Against/dp/1472135512]  * “Dr. Jessica Taylor Talks About Stuff” by Dr. Jess Taylor https://open.spotify.com/show/25t5CcOZuVUbLoabUB7nKq [https://open.spotify.com/show/25t5CcOZuVUbLoabUB7nKq]  * “The Wandering Womb Podcast” by Dr. Jess Taylor & Jaime Shrive https://open.spotify.com/show/2iCwBa9uVW89VauUAQUUvZ [https://open.spotify.com/show/2iCwBa9uVW89VauUAQUUvZ]  Follow us: Facebook: ⁠@RedLightExposé⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560562749187] ⁠Instagram: @RLE.podcast [https://www.instagram.com/rle.podcast/] TikTok: ⁠@redlightexpose⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@redlightexpose] Twitter: ⁠@RedLightExpose [https://x.com/RedLightExpose] YouTube: @RedLightExpose [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcfXIAjUJgiy-kwfHr-29Kw] Disclaimer: All the information provided through Red Light Exposé is published in good faith and solely for general information and educational purposes. It is not in any way intended to serve as a substitute for professional advice. The views represented in this episode do not necessarily represent the views of other Red Light Exposé hosts or the group as a whole. Red Light Exposé makes no representations or warranties of any kind or in any form, whether express or implied, about the completeness, timeliness, reliability, availability, validity, suitability, and accuracy, or guarantee that there will be no losses, errors, and omissions with respect to the information, or content contained in any episode.

Andrea Heinz and Mia Döring share their experiences speaking up publicly after being exploited in prostitution, what drives women to raise their voices despite fear of backlash, the weighing of that decision and its potential impact on the self and loved ones, and advice for those considering doing the same. Links * Mia’s Twitter: https://x.com/MiaChristina_ [https://x.com/MiaChristina_]  * Mia’s book “Any Girl”: https://www.miadoring.com/any-girl [https://www.miadoring.com/any-girl]  * Mia’s TED Talk: https://t.co/iacBihIMyX [https://t.co/iacBihIMyX] * Andrea’s Twitter: https://x.com/heinzsight2020 [https://x.com/heinzsight2020]  Follow us: Facebook: ⁠@RedLightExposé⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560562749187] ⁠Instagram: @RLE.podcast [https://www.instagram.com/rle.podcast/] TikTok: ⁠@redlightexpose⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@redlightexpose] Twitter: ⁠@RedLightExpose [https://x.com/RedLightExpose] YouTube: @RedLightExpose [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcfXIAjUJgiy-kwfHr-29Kw] Disclaimer: All the information provided through Red Light Exposé is published in good faith and solely for general information and educational purposes. It is not in any way intended to serve as a substitute for professional advice. The views represented in this episode do not necessarily represent the views of other Red Light Exposé hosts or the group as a whole. Red Light Exposé makes no representations or warranties of any kind or in any form, whether express or implied, about the completeness, timeliness, reliability, availability, validity, suitability, and accuracy, or guarantee that there will be no losses, errors, and omissions with respect to the information, or content contained in any episode.

Host Elly Arrow speaks to Victoria Gugenheim, a world award-winning body painter, feminist, and women’s rights activist, about her work focused on healing after sexual trauma, fighting purity & porn culture, desexualizing the female body, ending the policing of survivor activists’ appearances and cultivating joy within the movement so that dealing with heavy subjects doesn’t lead to burnout. Links * Victoria Gugenheim’s Website and socials: * gugenheim.co.uk [https://www.gugenheim.co.uk/]  * thatvictoriag.substack.com [http://www.thatvictoriag.substack.com] * instagram.com/victoriagugenheim [http://www.instagram.com/victoriagugenheim] * x.com/quirkathon [https://x.com/quirkathon] * facebook.com/GugenheimGlobal [http://www.facebook.com/GugenheimGlobal]  * Women Create:  womencreate.co.uk [http://www.womencreate.co.uk]  * Painted Powerful: paintedpowerful.substack.com [http://paintedpowerful.substack.com/]  * Article in the Radical Notion: theradicalnotion.org/the-body-as-boundary-painted-powerful [https://theradicalnotion.org/the-body-as-boundary-painted-powerful/]  * Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi on the “flow state”: cgu.edu/people/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi [https://www.cgu.edu/people/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/] * TED talk about the "flow state": youtu.be/fXIeFJCqsPs?feature=shared [https://youtu.be/fXIeFJCqsPs?feature=shared] * Maryam Namazie: maryamnamazie.com [https://maryamnamazie.com/]  * Body Riot - Protest Against Mandatory Hijab: imago-images.com/search?suchtext=Topless+woman+activists+protest+Iranian+regime+in&imagepage=on&db=stock [https://www.imago-images.com/search?suchtext=Topless+woman+activists+protest+Iranian+regime+in&imagepage=on&db=stock] * Note: Despite being successful on social media, this was censored on both YouTube and X. facebook.com/share/p/T9vArH9ye5vET6bb/?mibextid=qi2Omg [https://www.facebook.com/share/p/T9vArH9ye5vET6bb/?mibextid=qi2Omg] * Matriarchal/Matrilineal tribes who wear makeup: * Asante people of Ghana: mmstudies.com/matriarchies/akan [http://mmstudies.com/matriarchies/akan/]  * Mosuo women in makeup: images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6b5514fb18201758b96c7f/1602524611344-H2A0ZK37VJHYNEVA4I8Y/DSCF2858.jpg [https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c6b5514fb18201758b96c7f/1602524611344-H2A0ZK37VJHYNEVA4I8Y/DSCF2858.jpg]  * Historic examples of freer body culture for women: * Minoans of Crete: jstor.org/stable/jj.15136008?searchText=&searchUri=&ab_segments=&refreqid=&searchKey= [https://www.jstor.org/stable/jj.15136008?searchText=&searchUri=&ab_segments=&refreqid=&searchKey=] * Minoan women in high positions of power, topless snake goddesses, topless women in Fresco Art: blog.thesyntopiahotel.gr/minoan-crete-the-women-rulers [https://blog.thesyntopiahotel.gr/minoan-crete-the-women-rulers/] * On Bare Breasts in Ancient Greece - private parts and patriarchy: rogueclassicism.com/2012/09/20/on-bare-breasts-in-ancient-greece [https://rogueclassicism.com/2012/09/20/on-bare-breasts-in-ancient-greece/] * Talk: Matriarchies as Egalitarian societies: youtu.be/_rHijP0C7WI?si=QEZXKwAgWDP-LDht [https://youtu.be/_rHijP0C7WI?si=QEZXKwAgWDP-LDht]  * Free The Nipple: campaignsoftheworld.com/outdoor/free-the-nipple [https://campaignsoftheworld.com/outdoor/free-the-nipple/] * Our episode on spy cam porn: “Korean Women Fighting Porn Culture” * FiLia: www.filia.org.uk [https://www.filia.org.uk/] * Andrea Dworkin “Pornography: Men Possessing Women”: archive.org/details/PornographyMenPossessingWomenAndreaDworkinPdf [https://archive.org/details/PornographyMenPossessingWomenAndreaDworkinPdf]  * Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain: ex-muslim.org.uk [https://www.ex-muslim.org.uk/]  * One Law For All: onelawforall.org [http://www.onelawforall.org] * Trashing, the dark side of sisterhood: jofreeman.com/joreen/trashing.htm [https://www.jofreeman.com/joreen/trashing.htm] * The Tyranny of Structurelessness: jofreeman.com/joreen/tyranny.htm [https://www.jofreeman.com/joreen/tyranny.htm] * Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective Joy: psycnet.apa.org/record/2007-01368-000 [https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2007-01368-000]  * Dancing in the Streets Book: amazon.com/Dancing-Streets-History-Collective-Joy/dp/0805057242 [https://www.amazon.com/Dancing-Streets-History-Collective-Joy/dp/0805057242]  * Kofra Women’s Center, Munich: kofra.de/layout/index.htm [https://kofra.de/layout/index.htm] * Vulva/Vagina Folklore: youtu.be/mYMWd467YT8?si=mZWL_GfpV-bFtW1x [https://youtu.be/mYMWd467YT8?si=mZWL_GfpV-bFtW1x]  * How Sadness Survived - The History of Depression: www.amazon.com/How-Sadness-Survived-Evolutionary-Depression/dp/1846190134 [https://www.amazon.com/How-Sadness-Survived-Evolutionary-Depression/dp/1846190134]  * Claudia Clare: claudiaclare.co.uk [https://claudiaclare.co.uk/] * The Thin Black Line: lubainahimid.com/portfolio/the-thin-black-line [https://lubainahimid.com/portfolio/the-thin-black-line/] * Jennifer Packer: serpentinegalleries.org/whats-on/jennifer-packer [https://www.serpentinegalleries.org/whats-on/jennifer-packer/] * Orange is The New Black: netflix.com/de/title/70242311 [https://www.netflix.com/de/title/70242311]  Follow us: Facebook: ⁠@RedLightExposé⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560562749187] ⁠Instagram: @RLE.podcast [https://www.instagram.com/rle.podcast/] TikTok: ⁠@redlightexpose⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@redlightexpose] Twitter: ⁠@RedLightExpose [https://x.com/RedLightExpose] YouTube: @RedLightExpose [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcfXIAjUJgiy-kwfHr-29Kw] Disclaimer: All the information provided through Red Light Exposé is published in good faith and solely for general information and educational purposes. It is not in any way intended to serve as a substitute for professional advice. The views represented in this episode do not necessarily represent the views of other Red Light Exposé hosts or the group as a whole. Red Light Exposé makes no representations or warranties of any kind or in any form, whether express or implied, about the completeness, timeliness, reliability, availability, validity, suitability, and accuracy, or guarantee that there will be no losses, errors, and omissions with respect to the information, or content contained in any episode.