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Sprinkle, Sprinkle
little porn star
■ ‘Feminist porn activist’ Annie
Sprinkle brings a controversial
show to the EMU Ballroom
By Jen West
Oregon Daily Emerald
During the Victorian Age, it was
not considered acceptable for a
woman to talk about her sexuality.
But gradually, American society
has grown more open and vocal
about sex issues.
Today, women continue to
change their perspectives on their
own sexuality. Leading the fore
front in this sexual awareness is
Annie Sprinkle — an actress,
writer and director in the sex in
dustry for the past 25 years.
The EMU Cultural Forum will
host “Annie Sprinkle, Feminist
Porn Activist” at 7 p.m. Wednes
day in the EMU Ballroom.
Sprinkle will show clips from
her many films and discuss her ca
reer in the sex industry and her
work as an activist. Sprinkle’s
presentation will not contain live
nudity, though she may do a “bos
om ballet,” according to Geoff Hof
fa, EMU Cultural Forum contem
porary issues coordinator, who
said a “bosom ballet” must be seen
to be understood.
“Annie Sprinkle seems to be an
anomaly of a woman who has not
only enjoyed her work in the sex
industry but who has also made it
a personally empowering as well
as spiritually enriching experi
ence,” Hoffa said.
But the University community
has expressed mixed feelings
about Sprinkle’s upcoming presen
tation, according to Maria Zink,
public relations coordinator for the
EMU Women’s Center.
Zink said some people see the
presentation as a good learning op
portunity, but others are skeptical
and unsure if an event like this
will be beneficial.
Sprinkle, 47, said she believes in be
ing “sex positive”—promoting sex as
a normal and healthy part of fife.
“It’s a wonderful thing to love your
self,” she said.
Sprinkle said she began her career in
thesexindustry in 1973, atthe age of 18.
“I was interested in filmmaking, and
I loved sex,” she said. “(The industry)
fitmyneeds.”
Now, Sprinkle holds a doctorate
in human sexuality from the Insti
tute for the Advanced Study of Hu
man Sexuality and tours the world
as a one-woman theater show ded
icated to teaching and learning
about sex and sexuality.
She said she loves addressing
college campuses because students
want to learn. But because sex is
such a controversial issue, Sprin
kle often has to deal with
censorship.
“I get censored in one way or an
other on a weekly basis,” she said.
Sprinkle also said anti-pornogra
phy feminists assume all women
who have worked in pornography
have been exploited. She conced
ed that some women in the sex in
dustry have been taken advantage
of, but she pointed out that “it can
happen anywhere.” She said it de
pends, on the director an actress
works for, and how she feels about
herself.
Debbie Henley, a homemaker
and community volunteer in
Springfield, holds a different view
than Sprinkle.
“As far as third-wave feminists
possibly defending pornography
as a sexual statement, I disagree
with the use of our liberty and
freedom in such a destructive
manner,” Henley said. “It just
doesn’t seepi very ‘sisterly’ for
women to make a living seducing
and sexually arousing other
women’s mates.”
Kate Sullivan, an English profes
sor at Lane Community College
and former women’s studies pro
fessor at the University of Oregon,
said she saw Annie Sprinkle’s
“Public Cervix Announcement”
oounesy
performance in New York City
where Sprinkle invited members
of the audience to look at her
cervix.
"It’s not a show for Puritans,"
Sullivan said.
Tickets are $8 for the general
public and $5 for University stu
dents. To reserve tickets, call the
EMU Ticket Office at 346-4363 or
Mother Kali’s Bookstore at 343
4864. The presentation is intended
for adults over age 18.
Jen West is a Pulse reporter for the
Oregon Daily Emerald. She can be
reached at jenwest@dailyemerald.com.