Mari Rosenthal Whore ❤️

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I reckon it’s mad, innit? Whore’s just tryin’ to eat, pay rent, yeah? But folk get all *grrr* and judgey. *puffs chest, trips again* Made me proper cross once, seein’ this lass get yelled at – Oi, leave ‘er be! *shakes fist, falls into imaginary bin* Ouch! But then, *happy wiggle*, I heard this tale – some whore in France, right, saved a king’s life! Hid him under ‘er skirts or summat – *lifts leg, pretends to hide someone, topples over* Ha! Bet ya didn’t know that, eh?

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The economic figure of the woman who literally sells her “self” through sexual labor, Rosenthal argues, provided eighteenth-century culture with a fantastically expressive image to capture .

There’s more – I always take a stroll by the tiny river, Römerbach. That river flows by the hippest part of town – Jugendburg, a little neighborhood where art meets heart. I once met this mad cool cat there, chillin' by the riverbank, crankin’ tunes, and I was like "Is it 'cos I is black?" Haha, proper banter!

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