Female Genitals Are Magical Things

While I’m sure we can all agree with the post title as a general rule (except perhaps you literal skeptic types out there), I want to apply it specifically to childbirth. Because damn, a woman’s cunt is an amazing thing. I’m saying this having emerged from a fairly intense week of family business, namely the birth of my brand new nephew. I was privileged to be present at the birth Read More …

“Excessive Genital Detail”: Photoshopped Vulvas In Men’s Mags

A while ago I went to Sexpo and came home with a showbag full of… well, I didn’t bother to look to be honest. I was too busy being interested in my new corsets. The bag got shoved into a corner of my office and ignored until I did some cleaning. Thus I discovered 3 freebie copies of softcore men’s magazines: Zoo Weekly, Picture and People. These magazines won’t win Read More …

Who Knew That Creepy Bicycle Seat Sniffing Could Be So Sexy?

This is an ad for a perfume called “Vulva” which is apparently “the intimate scent of a beautiful woman” that a company has bottled “for your own smelling pleasure.” That’s right folks, these people are selling pussy smell in a jar. I have no idea what it smells like but they’re obviously keen to shift units via viral marketing. What to make of the above ad? It’s a bit like Read More …

“Too Much Genital Detail”

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 …

IGAD! International Gynae Awareness Day

I’m disappointed I missed it this year: International Gynae Awareness Day (and week) was on September 10. It aims primarily to encourage the breaking down of entrenched social, and cultural taboos, still surrounding most things ‘gynaecological’. It was founded by Kath Mazella, who 15 years ago endured radical surgery to overcome vulval cancer; she had her vulva and clitoris removed to save her life. She’s now working to make sure Read More …