Cedar Ridge

Terri and Foxy's racist and sexist little hometown in Tennessee, New Confederacy

Cedar Ridge at Dusk

Cedar Ridge is a small town located in rural Tennessee, deep within the territory of the New Confederacy. On the surface, it presents itself as a traditional, patriotic Southern community—flags on porches, church bells on Sundays, and a strong sense of “values.” But beneath the surface lies a racially segregated and deeply exploitative society, especially toward women of color.

Foxy introduces you to Cedar Ridge

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In Cedar Ridge, the population is majority white. Black and Latina residents form a marginalized underclass, often trapped in a rigid social system designed to limit their opportunities and funnel them into various forms of sexual labor. White women are protected and kept out of the sex industry by strict cultural codes, while brown and black women are viewed through a lens of hyper-sexuality and deviance. The result is a town where racism and sexism are not just present—they’re institutionalized.

Street prostitution is illegal, not out of moral concern, but because it allows women too much independence. Instead, the town’s sex industry is dominated by white-owned establishments that “employ” women of color under highly exploitative conditions. These include:

The town’s biggest strip club chain, employing only black and Latina dancers. White patrons flock to it nightly, encouraged by racially charged marketing and a permissive legal structure.

A state-sanctioned brothel chain operating under the guise of “regulated comfort.” It exclusively features black and brown women, marketed as exotic “treats.”

Hucow Farming

Further down the hierarchy lies Three Pines Agricultural Center, a convict lease facility where incarcerated women are transformed into “hucows” and subjected to labor and bodily exploitation. This is often the fate for those who resist the system or are accused of minor offenses—such as “public indecency” or false solicitation charges.

Cedar Ridge functions on the illusion of moral order, while systematically degrading and commodifying women of color. Those who fall into the system find it nearly impossible to escape.