Tags and Tropes: The Oldest Profession

It’s another Tags and Tropes episode in which Sandra and Kasey focus on a category or aspect of fanfiction they may or may not have delved into before. The tag up for discussion is Sex Work (and all the related tags that fit under this umbrella).  

Link to Sex Work Fanlore Page: https://fanlore.org/wiki/Sex_Work

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Chapter Timestamps

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:32 - Kasey lets the tag out of the bag

00:04:46 - Initial thoughts on sex work in fanfic

00:05:13 - The fanon around Dean

00:08:11 - The glamourization of high class escorts

00:11:06 - How did Sam pay for college

00:13:28 - How Fanlore breaks down the tag

00:15:45 - An AO3 suggestion box for tag assistance

00:18:37 - The fandom controversy about exploring sex work in fanfic

00:25:00 - AO3 stats

00:27:55 - Heading into tangent territory - how do you use the character tag on AO3

00:34:55 - The crossover cliff

00:36:13 - Clay Miller’s shirt clouds Kasey’s recall

00:39:29 - Another tangent - Maze from Lucifer

00:41:46 - Back on topic - some fics that delve into the tag

01:05:56 - Final verdict on the tag

01:14:35 - Outro