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50 Shades of Grey, a series of books and a movie dealing with “deviant” or non-normative sex. And yet, also an internationally top selling book and motion picture box office sensation! We took a group of 23 sex work activists to see 50 Shades of Grey in Cape Town, South Africa. Steve and Steve give a quick rundown on some key lessons learned.
Note: this episode was recorded while Steve and Steve were still in South Africa. Pat will be back next time!
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Show Notes & Links
- The School for Creative Activism action in South Africa
- 50 Shades of Grey:
- translated into 52 Languages
- over 100 Million books sold
- over 500 million dollars at the box office
- The biggest opening night for a movie in South African history
- It was especially popular in the (U.S.) South
- 25% rating from critics on on Rotten Tomatoes
- SWEAT|Sex Workers Education & Advocacy Taskforce South Africa
- Bringing Non-Normative Sex to the mainstream
- How to make outsiders into insiders with a guide
- Wrapping non-normative topics within familiar structures
- The Center for Artistic Activism/Sex Worker Rights action in South Africa
- Making a contract
- Maybe radical ideas are not that radical…
Music: The Reigning Sound, “Stick Up for Me” courtesy of the Free Music Archive
More on the Center for Artistic Activism at artisticactivism.org, Stephen Duncombe at stephenduncombe.com, Patricia Jerido on Twitter, and Steve Lambert at visitsteve.com
