Ms Naughty looks at porn for women, feminism and sex in general
I’ve never seen 30 Rock. It’s on that thing called a TV that used to entertain me before the internet. In any case, apparently an episode of 30 Rock featured a discussion about porn for women that went like this: Jack Donaghy (played by Alec Baldwin) is talking to a guy named Dave from Kablevision about new ideas for the network. Jack says they should do porn for women. Dave’s Read More …
Today I was reading about the formation of the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) – the group headed by Tipper Gore responsible for creating the “Parental Advisory Explicit Lyrics” sticker. Given the current climate of censorship it’s always useful to go back and look at previous moral crusades. And, perhaps unsurprisingly, it all sounds very familiar. In 1985 Tipper Gore decided that somebody had to think of the children after Read More …
Stumbling today I came across the work of artist Cal Lane, who meticulously carves lace-like shapes into metal, creating a fascinating juxtaposition between delicacy and strength. There’s an interesting element of male vs female in them as well. This is the only one I could find with overt sexual imagery and it really caught my attention. You’ll find more of her work at her official website and the original image Read More …
Since returning from the Berlin Porn Film Festival last October I’ve been working on a new site called Sexy Short Films. I’ve only updated it in dribs and drabs because finding, researching and posting the videos takes up a lot of time but I think it’s been worth the effort. I’ve been holding off on launching it because I wanted to have a decent selection of films to start. There’s Read More …
Once again, cartoonist XKCD nails it.
A couple of weeks ago Hungry Beast on the ABC did a great job of exposing the insanity of Australia’s classification laws, focusing on the rule that forbids “too much genital detail” in photos of naked women in magazines. Essentially, the rule means that any glimpse of a woman’s inner labia is considered to be obscene and thus the mag has to be classified as “restricted” and be wrapped in Read More …
You may have noticed that my blog was kinda dead for a week. That’s because I’d tripped off to Melbourne to attend the Global Atheist Conference. I wasn’t going to write about it on this blog. After all, it should be about porn, right? And I don’t want to alienate any of my readers who may be religious in their own way. But I feel the need to have a Read More …
I’m a little late with this news: British porn film director Anna Span, now going by her real name of Anna Arrowsmith, is running for parliament at the upcoming British elections, due to be held in May. Anna is standing as a candidate for the Liberal Democrats party in her home electorate of Gravesend. It’s perhaps not surprising that the mainstream media have leapt on the story with a vengeance. Read More …
Best. Science Headline. Ever. It had to happen. Someone’s fingers slipped while writing about the large HADRON collider in Switzerland. I rather like the idea. Two cocks smashing together in an attempt to find out the meaning of life, the universe and everything. Existential gay porn. Pic via Skepchick.
If you’ve seen any porn in the last 25 years, you’ve probably encountered adult legend Nina Hartley. Nina has starred in countless porn films and created her famous line of instructional videos. She’s due to give a talk at SXSW on the 15th March about sex and social networking. The offficial blurb says she’ll be “discussing how the web has been both a blessing and a curse for industry players Read More …
A few more sexy pics for your viewing pleasure, while I’m AWOL
So, since I’m being nostalgic, allow me to introduce you to this amazing timeline: the history of internet memes. It traces the rise and fall of the various web fads that have kept us amused over the years. Remember Mr T Ate My Balls? Or Bert Is Evil? How about the Dancing Baby or the Hamster Dance or Numa Numa? Badger Badger Badger Badger! Bananaphone! Wharbargl! And of course, anything Read More …
Good For Her have announced the official list of nominees for the 2010 Feminist Porn Awards. I’m pleased to say that For The Girls has been nominated for Best Website. Here’s some info from their press release: But wait, what is feminism doing getting into bed with porn? At Good For Her, we are feminists and we sell and rent porn. In 2006 we decided that it’s not enough to Read More …
It’s now ten years since I bought my first domain name. This means I’ve been creating erotica online for a whole decade – 2000 to 2010. When I started out I never imagined I’d be doing it for this long, nor that it would take me as far as it has. In the last ten years I’ve seen the online adult industry evolve from single images on slow dial-up to Read More …