Feminist Pornography

The curious thing about most established lines of society is that the world does not end when they are inevitably crossed. Take full-face male nudity on television, which for decades was considered an apocalyptic risk. It turns out that…

In his ongoing defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard, Johnny Depp has testified that he was a victim of domestic violence and disputed Heard's published insinuation that he was violent. According to Depp, she would…

The first season of HBO Max Naughty recently completed, starring Joyce Prigger creating a controversial feminist magazine in the 1970s. The show shines a light on the industry's misogynistic underpinnings as her aspirations are hijacked…

From April 27-28, the "Radical Desire" symposium brings together pioneering lesbian feminist scholars, publishers, and photographers at Cornell, to celebrate library exhibits that showcase the archives of the lesbian erotic…

Placeholder while loading article actionsJo Neufeld, a 40-year-old woman living in Manitoba, Canada, used to think she was sex-positive despite being a Christian. Then, about 10 years ago, she started following Twitter accounts like those…

Scratch a libertarian and you'll find a prude. It's a truth beautifully illustrated in the season finale of "Minx," HBO's airy but sharp comedy about a fictional '70s magazine that combines a Ms.-style feminist…

This post contains spoilers for Season 1 of Naughty. Season 1 of Naughty, HBO Max's new series about a '70s feminist pornographic magazine, concluded last night, leaving us with several cliffhangers. Joyce leaves Bottom Dollar and goes…

Scott Morrison's loose distancing today from issues concerning women's and women's sports tells us two things. First, that liberals don't understand solidarity as well as the left. And two, the cultural protection racket of the…

The HBO series Naughty is the story of a feminist writer who attempts to break new boundaries in the pornography industry of the 1970s. With such an interesting premise, Naughty also features a wide variety of characters who come from all…

In my teens and early twenties, I had struggled with an eating disorder. On the other hand, pregnancy, for me, was a very positive experience. I liked my extra curves and found peace in my body. However, I started to question my own…

And "Big Gus, what is that?" Yes, I would love for people not to watch that. The folks at Troma keep putting it on YouTube. They also love to see this video where I get beat up on "The Morton Downey Jr. Show". They love this one.…

My first novel, Posttraumatic, follows Vivian, a lawyer in a psychiatric hospital who begins to deal with the psychological and interpersonal scars of her violent childhood after a dramatic family reunion. In writing the book, which…

The war in Ukraine is being used as a pretext by EU governments to block political content, which will certainly be exploited for wider censorship. It's time. We have to talk about censorship. Some readers might growl because, over the…

I've been a feminist for as long as I can remember.I hate to say it, but I'm a man-made feminist. Truth be told, we all are, which is particularly frustrating to admit. However, if true equity existed between the sexes, feminism would be…

Set in a fictional version of the 1970s magazine industry, Naughty is the story of a woman's dream of publishing a feminist magazine that immerses her in the world of pornography. With its retro chic look and modern philosophy, Naughty is…

As Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden's Supreme Court nominee, began her opening remarks at the confirmation hearing earlier this week, she addressed her children: "Girls, I know it hasn't been easy as I've tried to…

Below is a summary of briefs from US domestic news.U.S. Supreme Court picks Jackson to recuse himself from Harvard race caseU.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson said Wednesday that if confirmed for lifetime employment, she…

Charm: Did you read any women's magazines while preparing for this role?Jacques Johnson: Well, that's funny. Ellen, our showrunner, sent me Vintage Playgirls. And so they were in my house and I had a time when they were on my dresser and…

Joday, a week and a day after International Women's Day, begins the NCAA Women's National Swimming and Diving Event championships in Atlanta, Georgia, where a man will compete among female swimmers. Lia Thomas, formerly Will Thomas,…

A New York mother contacted the New York City Department of Education to find out why a book containing child pornography was allowed in New York City public school libraries and to request that it be reviewed for inclusion in the…

In London, cases of femicide in public spaces such as streets, squares and parks, perpetrated by strangers, including in one instance by a serving police officer, have dramatically illustrated that women…

'Queen', 'NH10', 'Kahaani' & 'Mom': when Bollywood found its heroes in women - Girl Power | The economic period08 Mar 2022, 09:00 ISTA while ago, Bollywood featured only men fighting bad guys, planning strategies and rescuing the!--/etnav.cms?msid=90061547potime:1927-->!--/geolocationscript.cmspotime:3-->!--/tiluuidscript.cmspotime:3-->…

It's been a year since Sarah Everard was abducted, raped and murdered - and the Mayor of London this week called on men to lead a 'fundamental cultural change' to help end violence against women. Sadiq Khan said the problem is not only…

As Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, LGBTQ Ukrainians were among those who joined anti-war protests taking place around the world over the weekend. Many still have family and friends in the beleaguered country and are anxious and…

Here's a brutal irony about regulating hate speech: such laws often end up harming the very people they're meant to protect. This is one of the main lessons of Jacob Mchangama's important new book, Freedom of expression: a story from…

Heather O'Neill recounts the lessons she learned from her father in Wisdom in Nonsense.Julia C. Vona/HandoutA great novel can be an escape from real events that aren't great. It can also be a lens through which to see them. The new novel…

Each week, Essentials allows Canadian music industry personalities to share the things that have helped them through the pandemic and why they still can't live without it. Softcult is the new band fronted by twin sisters Mercedes and…

The following year, Alliance Defending Freedom spread the manufactured bathroom panic and launched a nationwide effort to change public school district policies to exclude trans students, spreading misinformation that trans kids were making…

Animal rights activist and feminist Carol Adams has been lambasted online for her 'woke' speech at the Oxford Union's 'Beyond Meat' debate on Wednesday February 9. In her speech, the 71-year-old said eating meat is tied to a 'patriarchal…

How did we get here ? As the government tries to keep young people from being polluted by online pornography, respected commentators and purveyors of the best arts and culture promote the dangerous idea that sex work is an acceptable…

Protesters holding signs in Macedonian reading 'You are the rapist', 'The state that does not enforce the law is the state that rapes' and ' you are not to blame." Photo by Walker Gawande via Unbias the News. Used with permission.This…

Lizzie Fleming was shocked and scared when an intruder she discovered in her living room one night made a lewd comment. But she was also very surprised by the accusation against him. She has decided to add her voice to those of the many…

Like motherhood, fatherhood is also a unique journey that is different for every man. Although mothers are the primary caregivers, it is important to recognize that fathers also play a vital role in raising a child. Sharing the…

A witch hunt is a public persecution of an individual or group; the term implies a vaguely described crime with a slim chance of defense. Silvia Federici explored the historical significance of the witch hunt as a persecution of…

We are forgiven if we got the idea that the feminist movement is about men behaving badly when it comes to sex. It's not. Author Nona Willis Aronowitz offers us a brief history of feminism from the 1970s to the…

Halfway through the new Netflix original movie Cheeky, one character says of his recently murdered ex-wife: "The list of suspects gets long when it comes to a dead prostitute." This disgusting man gets punched in the face by Alyssa Milano…

Leading Russian artists and cultural figures have come together to raise funds for Yulia Tsvetkova, an LGBTQ artist-activist who is facing six years in prison for posting feminist cartoons.Artist Dmitry Gutov and auction house owner…

“A man's word is no man's word; we should quietly hear both sides. —Goethe Ultimately, reality is not made up of laws and data, but of the actual experiences of human beings. Real-life stories of women surfacing from time to time in our…

The past few years can be seen as a testament to the remarkable strategic power that the woke left wields. The speed with which nonsensical ideas have been thrust into the spotlight by invested media and a wide range of well-funded…

"Sex, Lies, and Videotape" heralded the arrival of massive new talent in Tinseltown. Steven Soderbergh's brilliant debut, complete with an original screenplay, swept the festival circuit and won tons of awards in 1989 and 1990. From…

I have never experienced such a national collective expression of grief, grief and anger as I have over the past seven days. That a wonderful young girl with so much to offer the world could be murdered while jogging after work in broad…

Why are editors and academics afraid of controversy surrounding the status of transgender people? To outsiders, it sounds like a feminist family feud — but it's become dangerously radioactive. The struggle is essentially about whether…

I'm not going to get all the details right as it all happened right before I stumbled upon the local scene. But the main thing is this: A regional pagan organization was holding its annual board elections, and this guy—I can't remember…

The 21st century has not been good for people in the developed world. By most metrics, they lagged behind women in school, at work and at home. More and more women are now choosing to opt out of marriage and children altogether…

Young people have less sex, and not just because they marry later. According to the General Social Survey, the percentage of single Americans between the ages of 18 and 35 who have not had sex in the past year has risen from about 16%…

1/5 Missy LeHand, Secretary to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, sorts morning mail at the White House in response to a call for a dime donation to fight childhood paralysis as a way to celebrate the President's…

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New York magazine uses her cover photo to celebrate a woman who cut her breasts and had a tube of flesh surgically added from her leg to her groin. The article by author Gabriel Mac is titled: “My Penis, Myself; I didn't need a penis to…

Yoseline Hoffman, a Mexican social media influencer better known as YosStop who has several million YouTube subscribers, posted her first video on the feminist struggle on Tuesday after spending five months in jail for publicizing the gang…

Source: Wonderlane / Unsplash Long before there was an area called gender studies, it was women's studies. Many college and university programs are now referred to as Women and Gender Studies or Gender and…

Mourning bell hooks - who passed away Dec. 15, 2021 at the age of 69 after giving us four decades of pioneering feminist studies - means celebrating everything she taught us about what it means to be a black woman in love with her…

JK Rowling attends the Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them World Premiere 2016. (Getty / Ben Gabbe) JK Rowling's name has been almost completely deleted from the new trailer for Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. The…

More than 500 Harvard affiliates have signed an open letter to Visa CEO Alfred F. Kelly, Jr., urging the company to adopt policies they believe will curb the spread of illegal pornography, such as child pornography and those resulting from…

Getting canceled is easier than catching Covid these days. But if anyone wants to browse The Fast Show, comedian Arabella Weir thinks they'd be hard pressed to find fault. The show will be back on BBC2 next week, much to the delight of many!-->…

The participation of Miss South Africa 2021, Lalela Mswane, in the Miss Universe pageant in Israel on December 12 was all the rage. Some South Africans support its participation while others have called for its withdrawal. The…

Eventually, these classic westerns were largely replaced by the more morally ambiguous and stylistically adventurous westerns of the mid to late 1960s and 1970s, reflecting a period of political unrest. Films such as Butch Cassidy and the…

The story of "What Becomes You" combines two memories in one book. The first details the life of Aaron Raz…

Photo: Doug Mills / The New York Times / Redux The conservative movement thinks men are in…

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Violence against women is a universal problem and has become one of the most visible and articulated social problems in Bangladesh. This is not a new problem for us. Its scale tends to be alarming, especially in rural areas, generally…

Sophia Nalumba (not her real name) is sitting in an internet cafe, beaming with excitement. She doesn't even seem to notice the people around her wondering what made her happy. Without hesitation, she gestures for a lady to read the…

Between reboots, docuseries and dramas, we've had plenty of time in recent years to reexamine the scandals and headlines of the '90s. What feels like a not-so-distant childhood era to most millennials, is now a decade long enough in the…

Jada roth The porn industry is absolutely huge, raking about $ 97 billion in worldwide sales. Compare that to the movie industry, which made about $ 41.7 billion on the same scale. Such a magnitude would suggest that in all the…

Jakucho Setouchi used to say "To live is to love," and this is exactly how the nun and Buddhist author lived her life to the fullest before she died last week at the age of 99.Setouchi, known for her charm and wit, spent the second…

An Indigenous mother sharing a poem with her daughter on TikTok gives viewers a sense of empowerment and emotion.Decode and Demystify the Latest Gen Z Online Slang Terms with the new In The Know glossary.Tia Wood is a singer and TikToker…

This story is part of an Opinions series focusing on women's issues. Since first wave From feminism, dating back to the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848 debating equal rights for women, feminism has sought to end the oppression of women…

It is hard work to maintain the macho image of the Spanish. But help is at hand thanks to Barcelona's new Center for Plural Masculinities, which offers men the chance to shake off the macho straitjacket."This is not a place where men come…

Guided by Voices / Photo: Terri NellesI have pointed out many times, and as recently as May in these pages, that one of the oldest clichés in music criticism is that writing about music is like dancing about architecture. music at…

Our bodies change with age and we can't do a lot of the things we did when we were young. But that doesn't mean people can't enjoy sex in their 60s, 60s and beyond.So says Dr Ruth Westheimer, whose radio show Talk sexually aired nationally…

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 03: Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) Interviews former Deputy Attorney General Rod ... Rosenstein during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to discuss the FBI's investigation into the "Crossfire…

Ithe reputation of a Livingstone precedes it. Before even entering the video game industry, he co-founded Games Workshop, while his adventure Combat fantasy game books were a big influence on RPG developers - you'll even find a copy of his…

At this point, Dr Bart had been studying the subject for 10 years and had noted the role of pornography in the incidences of coercive sex. She also presented the research of Diana Russell, the feminist activist and sociologist who has…

By Brynn Tannehill | FAIRFAX COUNTY, Virginia - LGBTQ + leaders, the public, media and Democratic officials need to consider what the self-proclaimed “Gender Critical” movement is (that is, TERF, or “Trans-Exclusionary Radical”).…

During her decades as a lesbian photographer and artist, Tee Corinne said, “I am one of the more obscure famous artists. " Popular? Yes. Obscure? Certainly not in art circles or the queer art world where she started doing…

During her decades as a lesbian photographer and artist, Tee Corinne once said: "I am one of the most obscure famous artists."Popular? Yes. Obscure? Certainly not in art circles or the queer art world, where she started doing…

Russian publishing house removed section on transgender people from Russian-language edition of health guide for teenage girls to avoid breaking Russian law, media reported Sunday. The Belaya Vorona publishing house said…

Violence against women is still too often seen as inevitable, a vision that implies the impossibility of change and reinforces contemporary gender inequality. To dismantle this rape culture, we must consider the strategies of fear, threat,…

By AFP Her sexually explicit protests have been compared to pornography, but Ugandan activist and writer Stella Nyanzi says sex is the most effective - and entertaining - way to get people out of their apathy."I learned early on…

Her sexually explicit protests have been compared to pornography, but Ugandan activist and writer Stella Nyanzi says sex is the most effective - and entertaining - way to get people out of their apathy."I learned early on that there are…

In 1813, a year before his death, the Marquis de Sade wrote his last published book, La marquise de Ganges. The novel is based on an actual 17th-century crime that Sade - notorious aristocrat, libertine, and pornographer - probably…