Ms Naughty looks at porn for women, feminism and sex in general
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 …
Filament, the hard-copy women’s magazine that set out to bring naked men to the masses, is closing down. Launched in June 2009, Filament branded itself as “the thinking woman’s crumpet” and championed the cause of the female gaze. It featured full frontal nude photos of a variety of men, most of them average guys, not the standard beefcake seen in Playgirl magazine. It also featured erotic fiction, articles about sex Read More …
On Twitter today I came across an interesting discussion about the word “ladies” via The F Word UK (@thefworduk). Emma Dixon had been sent a message that said “Attention Ladies, come to our Xmas lunch.” Emma asked if there was any women who would prefer not be be addressed as “lady” or “ladies”. The replies showed that some women hate it, others don’t mind it. The same goes for “girls”. Read More …
Cabaret Desire – Trailer from Erika Lust on Vimeo. Erika Lust has been busy. In October she is releasing another erotic film called Cabaret Desire. As with her previous films, it has a real cinematic look to it. Can’t wait to see it.
I’ve put together a short video of the Brisbane Slutwalk which was held on Saturday 28th May. Thanks to all who agreed to be interviewed. I’ve also edited a longer version of this with more footage and interviews. This is the feature at For The Girls, appearing on Thursday. I keep seeing comments that say “I’m confused as to what this is all about.” I hope this video explains it Read More …
Yesterday I attended the Slutwalk in Brisbane and had a fabulous time. The rally was well organised, well attended (about 1500 people), peaceful, positive and fun. I expected there to be trolls but none were to be found – perhaps it’s easier to make abusive comments online. When faced with 1500 empowered “sluts” I’m sure they knew better than to say anything. Which is part of the point. This Slutwalk Read More …
Been meaning to write this blog post for a couple of weeks now. Tomorrow I’ll be attending the local Slutwalk in the city. I was going to get into my sexiest outfit but I suspect it will be too cold for such extravagances. So now I’m considering just wearing my usual jeans and comfy shoes. Although perhaps I should wear my work pyjamas. Sitting here making porn wearing pyjamas makes Read More …
Last Friday I heard that anti-porn author Gail Dines was going to appear on the ABC’s interactive program Q&A. As the public is invited to submit questions, I thought I’d add mine. It went something like: Gail Dines dismisses feminist porn by saying it’s not different enough from mainstream porn. What kind of sexually explicit material would be OK by her personal feminist standards? I signed it as “Louise Lush” Read More …
Gail Dines is doing the rounds and she’s back in Australia promoting censorship of porn, saying that “there is no room for porn in a just society.” The response to that is a whole other blog post (although I have 2 comments on that story). Today Joel Tozer, a freelance writer, offers his reply to Dines’ piece here. And while it’s mostly OK, I’ve got a problem with his basic Read More …
A couple of weeks ago I was interviewed (in my Louise Lush filmmaking persona) by Alyssa McDonald and the end result was published today in the SMH: Feminist Porn Faces Hardcore Critics. I had a decent chat with Alyssa and showed her my film which she enjoyed. I think the end result isn’t too bad, although I wish she’d included some of the other things I’d said. I also have Read More …
I’m looking forward to an upcoming TV series about Cleo – the Australian women’s magazine that featured male centerfolds (only a few months after Cosmo had pioneered it with Burt Reynolds). If you follow the blog you’ll have already seen the image of actor Jack Thompson nude in the first ever Cleo male centerfold. The TV series features a scene showing how Jack’s legendary “Venus” photo was shot. Cleo was Read More …
I just realised that I haven’t actually blogged about the news: my short film Fucking Is The Only Prayer has been nominated for a 2011 Feminist Porn Award. I’m rather chuffed. I suspect it won’t win as it’s only short and there isn’t a short film category. But it’s nice to be listed. I submitted For The Girls to be considered for a website award but it didn’t make the Read More …
The other day I saw an ad for a porn site that I found rather disturbing. It was a looped flash video ad that featured a couple having very rough sex. The woman was “fish hooked” (had a finger in her mouth, dragging her head back at a painful angle), a penis was rubbed roughly on her face, she was choked and slapped. She also didn’t seem to be enjoying Read More …
I have to hand it to Rabbit Write. Her Lady Porn Day idea has hit the big time with numerous articles in the mainstream media. The latest is this one on ABC News. What’s interesting in this piece is that Gail Dines has taken a step back from her “all porn is evil” stance. She actually concedes that there is some feminist and female-friendly porn available. “This is a distraction Read More …
During our December photoshoot I was trying to think about funny and artistic ways we could shoot our male models beyond the usual “I’m naked with my hard cock out” pic. I did a few artistic rip offs, as you can see in the post The Artistic Male Centerfold. These photos were inspired by my bookshelf. More specifically, I thought my collection of feministy, porny titles would probably look much Read More …