Sexual Labor and the U.S. Military Empire
Sexual Labor and the U.S. Military Empire
Comparative Analysis of Europe and East Asia
This chapter discusses reports about the U.S. military authorities and owners of entertainment clubs catering to American soldiers in the city of P'yŏngt'aek, as well as reports that described migrant Filipinas as “juicy girls” working in “foreigners-only” entertainment clubs. These unsettling reports—a glimpse into the dark side of the U.S. military presence—reveal the persistent nexus between men's military labor and women's (hetero)sexual labor. The U.S. empire has combined a quiet tolerance and even active supply of sex workers with the overt and covert examination of women's working bodies. This sexual labor encompasses both the paid and unpaid reproductive labor of caring and entertaining, which various groups of women and men perform to deal with sexual and ideological needs.
Keywords: military authorities, migrant Filipina, entertainment clubs, military labor, sexual labor, U.S. military
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