Ms Naughty looks at porn for women, feminism and sex in general
Oooh, I’m excited At last, Alabama 3 are in Australia and I’m off to see them tonight. You might only know them from the Sopranos theme but these guys are one of my all time favourite bands. We went to see them live in Wales in 2005 and they rocked. I don’t usually do music recommendations, but once you hear Exhile on Coldharbour Lane you’ll be hooked too. Sweet pretty Read More …
It’s nearly here. My cousin’s lesbian wedding (ooh, sorry, commitment ceremony) is this Saturday. Which means I’m going to be off with the bridesmaid fairies for a little over a week. I’m going to organise some advance blog posts to keep you entertained, but don’t expect anything pithy. And thus, these shoes. My god. Aren’t they beautiful and terrible? These are the shoes I am wearing as a bridesmaid at Read More …
Wasting time on Youtube the other day I encountered an old episode of Batman – the 1960s camp version starring Adam West. Before long I was gleefully surfing through various snippets from the old series and feeling like a kid again. In the same way that Star Wars was really about Princess Leia, Batman was really a series about Catwoman. And later, Batgirl. Preferably both. I used to hungrily watch Read More …
The Sun is practically exploding with excited bold print in this article (and I use the term loosely) about a survey into porn viewing habits. They’ve found that 66% of women watch porn. Well, duh. This is compared to 88% of men, out of a survey of 1000 Sun readers. I must admit, the 66% figure is a lot higher than all the other surveys I’ve seen on this topic, Read More …
I’ve just had a mad 5 days attending a film festival, learning a whole lot, making new friends and watching some seriously inspiring movies. It’s also got my creative juices working again. And this film about Procrastination was one of my favourites, because it sums up what I’ve been doing lately. NOT ENOUGH. Procrastination is messing about on Facebook. Procrastination is reading everyone’s posts on Twitter Procrastination is buggerising about Read More …
So it’s Monday, the start of a new week and the rest of my life. Thought I’d better put up a sexy photo post, it’s been a long time between sexiness on this blog, what with all the depression and censorship and stuff. This photo set can be found at For The Girls, of course. Amid all this frustration and doom and gloom, this photo reminds me why I make Read More …
Do you remember your first introduction to sex education? I found myself pondering this as I read about the new documentary The Joy Of Sex Education. The doco looks at the history of sex ed films, from the earliest “look out for VD” propaganda from WW1 to the hippy-influenced fun of the 70s through to today. It occurred to me that there was never a moment in my life where Read More …
Almost another week gone without a post. The last few days have been rather stressful, mainly because my husband had a seizure on Wednesday. Beyond the initial adrenaline-laced shock of that day, I’ve been busy visiting doctors and generally looking after him, not to mention doing a lot of online research into epilepsy. We’re both OK now, but it’s going to mess with our lives a bit. For me, the Read More …
Bam. Two negative, almost hateful diatribes against female-focused erotic fiction books in as many days. Instead of being condemned as a cheapjack book slut pandering to male fantasies, you will be profiled in the serious press, with a photograph of you dressed demurely, and women will not be ashamed to be seen reading your book on the Tube. Feminist websites will praise you for “provoking debate in intellectual circles” and Read More …
Once again I’ve got a bunch of things to write about and I’m just going to be lazy and bung them all into one post with a nice sexy pic to make it a bit more fun. First – they’re about to release the rejiggered Joy Of Sex. The New York Times has a great article about how the book has aged and it goes into some interesting detail about Read More …
Here’s a nice pic for Friday just to make things feel a bit huggy around here. A few links and news to blog about. Pinup Bettie Page has passed away. RIP Bettie. Lynn Barber has an excellent piece on sex for women back in the 60s. It’s one of those timely reminders of what feminism did for women and why we shouldn’t ever forget how things used to be. After Read More …
I really don’t know why I haven’t blogged about this before… I was actually bursting to tell the news when I first discovered my story had been accepted into Best Women’s Erotica 2009. But then I wasn’t sure if it was a secret, and then I just never got around to it. I thought I’d wait until the publication date. So anyway, my point is, I have a story in Read More …
13 years ago today, I got married. It was a beautiful sunny spring day, blue skies and green grass, the river running high and brown after recent rain. We had the ceremony by the river in my home town, a sacred site to me, the place I had come to play, swim and have fun with my relatives since I was a baby. Surrounded by family and friends, I walked Read More …
Yay America. Now believe me, that’s a phrase I haven’t thought of in a very long time. It’s been a long, painful 8 years. Tonight, however, I’m standing with you, cheering you on, congratulating you on taking a step into a hopeful, friendly future. Someone on the news tonight said that Obama is now the closest thing to a “president of the world” and right now, that feels OK with Read More …
Well folks, I’m back from my excellent adventure in Europe, both exhausted and inspired by the things I’ve seen and the people I’ve met. I hardly know where to begin with this first post, especially considering I’ve returned to numerous interesting issues, both here and abroad. On Saturday morning, when I was still jetlagged and addled, my cousin rang to ask me to be a bridesmaid at her same-sex union Read More …