Virginie Despentes is a radical, pro-sex feminist writer and filmmaker and former prostitute whose work has inspired hatred and country-wide censorship as well as devoted fans. Although she maintains a feverish cult status among feminists and radical/alternative groups in the United States (and although she is a huge public figure in France) Despentes has seen little media coverage in the US—and there has never been an in-depth profile or interview with her in English.