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Please stop saying that judges in Texas and DC said there’s a free speech right to take upskirt shots
Laci Green, a feminist sex educator, produced this graphic: Laci (whose work I’m generally a fan of) isn’t alone; a lot of blogs and news outlets have said – often in clickbaity headlines – that rulings in Texas and DC … Continue reading
Posted in Free speech, censorship, copyright law, etc., Pornography
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Save the Body Parts
As you may be aware, I’m a testicular cancer survivor. That sounds a lot more badass than it is; testicular cancer is extremely treatable if caught reasonably early, and while chemo and surgery are exactly as fun as you’d think … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Body, Pornography
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No, Michelle Bachmann Didn’t Pledge To Ban Pornography
ThinkProgress writes: BREAKING: Bachmann pledges to ban pornography | Tonight, Michelle Bachmann became the first presidential candidate to sign a pledge created by THE FAMiLY LEADER, an influential social-conservative group in Iowa. By signing the pledge Bachmann “vows” to “uphold … Continue reading
Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., crossposted on TADA, In the news, Pornography
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Fragments of Evolving Manhood: Thinking About Pornography 3
Warning: This post contains a graphic description of a scene from video pornography. In the heterosexual pornographic video Secrets, there is a woman-on-woman scene—both the women are white—in which one of the performers, wearing a suit and tie, uses a … Continue reading
Posted in Gender and the Body, Men and masculinity, Pornography, Sex
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Fragments of Evolving Manhood: Thinking About Pornography 2
Warning: This post contains a graphic description of a scene from video pornography. A white woman’s mouth in the act of swallowing a white man’s penis fills the screen of my TV. Almost directly in the center of the picture, … Continue reading
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