Ms Naughty looks at porn for women, feminism and sex in general
About a month ago I was interviewed by Patrick Ryan from USA Today. I spent a lot of time writing extended answers to his questions but they didn’t make the article. So here they are now. Read More …
I was recently interviewed for an ABC news article which appears today: Ethical porn: does it exist and who makes it? I had a long chat with Kellie Scott who wrote the piece but alas, I feel like my quotes only really skim over what I was trying to say. Still, it’s always nice to get a mainstream media mention. The reason I’m firing up my long-neglected blog today is Read More …
The media is a little bit hot and bothered today thanks to Susan Sarandon, who announced that she “wants to direct female-friendly porn in her 80s.” Read More …
Emma Watson, best known as Hermione in Harry Potter, has decided that being very public about feminism is more important than acting. And good for her. Except that it seems her research skills aren’t nearly as good as Hermione’s. A report in The Independent has her calling “for the creation of ‘awesome alternatives’ to pornography that empower instead of objectifying women.” Ah yes. If only feminist porn existed. If only there Read More …
Part 2 – In which I pick apart Laura McNally’s “So What If Your Porn Is Feminist” article and offer my own defence of feminist porn. Read More …
If you’re looking to take up railing against the evils of porn, here are some of the things you’ll need to do. Read More …
I attended the Women of the World (WOW) festival in Brisbane, talked about feminist porn, met lots of amazing people and generally had a good time. Here’s a summary. Read More …
An unedited live discussion of the Feminist Porn Awards 2015 as I watch on the Livestream. Gives details of the winners and speeches. Read More …
“We need to strip boys and men of their erections in order to have rational conversations about porn” says Gail Dines, making a lot of assumptions about men, porn and sexuality Read More …
I came of age in the 1990s and my discovery of feminism went hand-in-hand with Australian Women’s Forum. Here’s why it was my revolution. Read More …
2014 marks the tenth anniversary of the Ms Naughty Porn for Women Blog and the ninth anniversary of this retrospective. And you know, I’m not sure the retrospective is needed anymore, especially since the topics have expanded beyond the old idea of “porn for women” and now include feminist porn, queer porn and censorship. Still, habits are hard to break and there has actually been a lot to report on Read More …
Grand Theft Auto 5 allows gamers to kill sex workers. This is abhorrent and yet I resist the calls for it to be banned. I feel uncertain as to where I stand on this issue. Here’s why. Read More …
Ethical and feminist porn have been written about in The Guardian and Telegraph – with some quotes from me. Read More …
Here’s my personal story about appearance, gender and why I don’t identify as cisgender (nor as genderqueer or trans, for that matter). Read More …
My first reaction to Jezebel’s Disney penis post was glee – then I felt uncomfortable. It’s good to seize the female gaze but perhaps we need to do it with sensitivity. Read More …