I saw this photo shared somewhere on #mastodon a few days ago with no context. It got me interested. A friend and I had various assumptions about what it was: a sexual assault case and a horrible judge? A woman mooning a judge despite the contempt charge she would get?
Nah. Strippers accused of showing too much skin. This #stripper was showing the judge that her shorts covered up her hoo-ha just fine. The judge agreed. Case dropped.
Then #Playboy picked it up and the photo became famous.
#history #sexworkers #photography #photojournalism #journalism
