A young man kneels on top of a bar as other men pull off his clothes to reveal his ass, fondling him and stuffing paper currency into his underwear.
There are two things I really like about this picture. First, the setting is obviously sexually charged and the objects of desire are men. You can even see a second stripper boy in the mirror near the top left corner of the photograph, complete with money sticking out of his underwear. Second, I like that this man is kneeling, head bowed, ass out, because it’s that position—not the fact that he’s a stripper—that makes the imagery a depiction of submission in my mind.
Moreover, to me, it doesn’t look like the physical money is the real currency being used here, but rather the display of sexuality. Indeed, sexuality used as a form of currency is so strongly vilified by our culture and our religions that no one—neither merchant nor customer—escapes the eternal branding of sinner. Neither misguided cultural or religious morals (nor governmental legislation) stop such activities and, worse, they also prevent the construction of support structures to help make stripping or any other sex work a physically safe and more enjoyable activity for both seller and buyer.
(via pornotumble)