Tag: culture
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It’s Scary to Write About Some Things…
…but I wrote about them anyway, scary as they are. **Trigger warnings all up in this biz.** In the wake of the many allegations of rape, assault, and misconduct leveled against James Deen in recent weeks (as of my last count, there are now eleven women who say he violated their consent on and off…
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A Rant
I had a conversation last week with Anna B. Volk about America’s fascination with understanding bad guys. It started with my fears about the upcoming live-action movie about Maleficent, the villainess from Sleeping Beauty. I’ve been a fan of Maleficent since I was a child because she was one of the only kids-movie villains that…
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The Female Sex and Punishment: rape fatigue and fear of the feminine
First, go to Jezebel and read Erin Gloria Ryan’s excellent article on “Rape Fatigue” (and equally excellent picture at the top–hehehe). I don’t always agree with everything that goes on over at Jezebel, but this article mirrors my own thoughts precisely. I am so sick of hearing about issues of women’s health, rape, and abortion…
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Today in News That Makes Me Smile
Ok, at the moment, I’m officially off of writing about porn and onto writing about women’s rights because this shit is just getting ridiculous. I’ll be back to sex in film tomorrow, after attending a panel on the topic at the New York Museum of Sex tonight, so never fear! In the meantime, here are…
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Anti-Rape Mechanisms, or Over-Wrought Interpretations?
In an article today from Jesse Bering at Slate, “Darwin’s Rape Whistle,” findings from recent research about “phase dependent female rape-avoidance mechanisms” are discussed in detail. The new research is based on the idea that, controversial as the topic may be, human males may have evolved certain behavioral and anatomical traits in order to more…