One interesting aspect to the world of gender and labor is Massage therapy. I many ways this could be considered as sex-work for its mere physical release but the gender of a massage therapist is something that quickly comes up when entering any parlor. Due to the way society portrays men, as sexual monsters per say, they must feel awkward when the inevitable question comes in the play "Do you prefer a male or female masseuse?". This article I came across on the the NY Times Postings is very out-of-left field but it something to be discussed in future GLabor class conversations. This is from almost a first person perspective and leads into the issue this put for for men who would like to pursue this field and also women who may feel objectified from either the customer's end or the masseuse.
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