5. Introduction
Living in NY in 2007 I went to the Museum of Sex, leather
stores, worked at Agent Provocateur, found live burlesaue
6. Introduction
Living in NY in 2007 I went to the Museum of Sex, leather
stores, worked at Agent Provocateur, found live burlesaue
still had the attitude that all that was supposed to be like foreplay, but I
wasnt actually supposed to talk about it... until babeland...
7. Introduction
Living in NY in 2007 I went to the Museum of Sex, leather
stores, worked at Agent Provocateur, found live burlesaue
still had the attitude that all that was supposed to be like foreplay, but I
wasnt actually supposed to talk about it... until babeland...
Shoestring Promotions
15. Positionality
I identify as a sex-positive, cis-gendered, queer, white,
middle-class womyn; born & raised in Las Vegas,
where sex and churches are everywhere.
18. Research Questions
Why is there not a sex-positive, sex-oriented retail store
in Las Vegas?
What factors do or don’t support this kind of store
in Las Vegas?
19. Research Questions
Why is there not a sex-positive, sex-oriented retail store
in Las Vegas?
What factors do or don’t support this kind of store
in Las Vegas?
Where and how is pleasure for women sold
in Las Vegas?
38. Findings
relatively closed communities
history
party model circumnavigates zoning laws & tax issues
majorly successful models in LV are combination business models or
large Inc’s & not necessarily informed by feminism
41. Analysis
Face of sex-oriented retail in Las Vegas is white, older and male, even if its
queer
If you zone it, it will come...
42. Analysis
Face of sex-oriented retail in Las Vegas is white, older and male, even if its
queer
If you zone it, it will come...
Pleasure for Women is still undercover in Las Vegas
43. Analysis
Face of sex-oriented retail in Las Vegas is white, older and male, even if its
queer
If you zone it, it will come...
Pleasure for Women is still undercover in Las Vegas
Other successful feminist models are economic, as well as patriarchal
interventions.
44. Analysis
Face of sex-oriented retail in Las Vegas is white, older and male, even if its
queer
If you zone it, it will come...
Pleasure for Women is still undercover in Las Vegas
Other successful feminist models are economic, as well as patriarchal
interventions.
in LV, the most financially successful models are traditional retail models,
and alternative or more independently financed models are slower to grow
customer bases
45. Thank You!
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