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The Bold and the Bawdy: How Sexual Slang Became Mainstream in Dutch
2 April 2024
Sexually charged words are so ubiquitous in the Dutch language that we no longer bat an eye. Over time, there has been a shift from scholarly medical terms and veiled descriptions to explicit expressions. Yet, talking about sex still carries a lingering sense of taboo – one that might be staging a
From Harlotry To Sex Work: How The Low Countries Deal With Prostitution
4 March 2024
In the history of paid sex in the Low Countries, tolerance alternates with repression. Today, prostitution has been legalised in the Netherlands and decriminalised in Belgium, but the normalisation of ‘sex for money’ is far from a reality.
Sex In The Cinema? Censorship In The Netherlands, Deleted Scenes In Belgium
27 February 2024
The Netherlands was long considered more progressive in cinema than Belgium thanks to Blue Movie, Mira and Turkish Delight. Those films made a splash in the 1970s with nudity and sex. Surprisingly enough, film censorship was more robust in the Netherlands than in Belgium.