of People Who Have Their Priorities Totally Backwards.

I'm being terse and snarky here because if I weren't I'd get very sad and angry. Suffice it to say that when we accept the idea that something's being consensually sadomasochistic makes it wrong, yet at the same time accept that state-sanctioned torture is not wrong, we have everything entirely ( Read more... )

One thing that rather amazes me is that, despite both my parents being anti-SM, I've heard them both tell me that they read The Story of O in their youths.

This is probably more a function of the times than of anything else. I've heard that back then (wow, I'm making it sound like my parents are antique statuary or something. Ack, I don't mean that ( Read more... )

On blogwars, and why they really aren't:
People talk about blog wars, flame wars, and things of that nature a lot. Natalia has a post up on it currently, and looking around you see a lot of folk talking about avoiding or not knowing about the latest blog/flame war.

For me, especially after DS:PBS in Chicago, it really is a lot more than that. More ( Read more... )

Via Ren: Kyle Payne
If you take some time to read some of Kyle’s work, you will see he is very anti-pornography, has dedicated himself in many ways to educating men about the affects porn has upon them and fighting rape culture and stereotypes of masculinity, much like Robert Jensen. Kyle’s writing is moving, he’s been included in the Carnival ( Read more... )

Kim, rocking my universe as she is so consistently wont to do:
I remain gray about porn.
I'm not pro or anti.
I do have issues with the more degrading shots.
And I am concerned about how porn shapes the sexuality and expectations of kids/teenagers.

Back to the post: I ripped my title of out context.
I'll put it back in: "In fact, I find you of all people ( Read more... )

Jury Finds Max Hardcore Guilty On All Counts in Obscenity Trial (link is to AVN, so possibly NWS):

After the jury was excused, the judge suggested to the attorneys for both sides that they not leave the courtroom, since there was some likelihood that the jury would return soon, either with verdicts on all counts, or to announce that they were ( Read more... )

...exactly how different the porn debate would be if people who comment with things like this:
The thing is, I'm a woman and I enjoy watching Max Hardcore. And one of the reasons that I enjoy it is that you can often see the women smiling and clearly enjoying themselves in the films.

I understand that this sort of thing is not everyone's cup of ( Read more... )

Don't watch porn. Jesus might catch you.

And he might be wearing a shapeless nightie. And have horrifyingly bad hair.

Dear government: Was this really necessary?

Afraid of public trial, author to plead guilty in online obscenity case
Saturday, May 17, 2008
By Paula Reed Ward, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

She battled the federal government's allegations for more than a year and a half, but in the end, Karen Fletcher's mental health will win out over her principles. And ( Read more... )

What silencing really is:

By now, most of you already know that nina.com went offline on last weekend. As of May 16, it still is, though we hope to have it restored to some extent by Tuesday, in time for Nina's weekly live cam show. After that it will be slowly brought back, one element at a time, although with certain changes that will likely prove ( Read more... )