Ms Naughty looks at porn for women, feminism and sex in general
Psychology Today has a great article which nicely debunks the whole hysterical idea that children are in danger from sexual predators while online. It refers to the 278 page report by the Internet Safety Technical Task Force which looked at vast amounts of data about whether children were regularly solicited for sex online (as the hysteria would have us believe). The task force, led by Harvard researchers, looked at reams Read More …
A man, with a hairy chest, in the surf. Just for you. Because I haven’t put a lot of pervy pics up lately. And a few quick words. Filament’s erection campaign was a huge success: they made their sales target AND got plenty of mentions in newspapers and online. Meanwhile, this article about why women watch strippers as opposed to men doesn’t give the whole story. What’s not mentioned is Read More …
Erotica authors (and book cover crusaders) Kristina Lloyd and Mathilde Madden have written a great piece in the Guardian discussing the difficulties Filament has had in printing erect dicks. I liked this bit: When set against the plethora of men’s lifestyle and top-shelf magazines featuring scantily clad and open-legged women, the struggles faced by Filament highlight a deeply entrenched sexism: men can look at women but women cannot look at Read More …
Back in June I reported that ABC’s Nightline was going to show a report women’s interest in porn and sex toys. The piece was bumped several times and it’s only just been broadcast. The report included appearances by Candida Royalle and Nica Noelle. For The Girls was initially contacted by the show but we never heard back from them. In any case, there’s a longish article to accompany the report Read More …
My decision has been made. At the end of October I’m going to attend the 2009 Berlin Porn Film Festival and see the European premiere of my film. It’s a shame I’ll miss the Melbourne festival but in the end the Berlin fest is the one more suited to my own work. My mind was made up when I saw that the BPFF will be focusing extensively on the work Read More …
I’ve just finished watching the amazing documentary NA KAMALEI: The Men of Hula which charts the progress of a group of male Hawaiian hula dancers as they prepare for and compete in the national hula championship in 2005. I must admit, it sounds a bit weird to the casual observer, but damn, the doco was amazing. I got to watch a bunch of buff guys without shirts performing ancient dance Read More …
Within 24 hours of one another I’ve received two emails saying my films have been accepted into two separate festivals: “That’s What I Like” will screen at the Berlin Porn Film Festival and also at the Sexy International Film Festival in Melbourne. The above short film “Paddling The Pink Canoe” has also been accepted at Melbourne. The funny and frustrating thing is that both festivals are on at exactly the Read More …
New magazine Filament wants to put hard cocks in their next issue. Unfortunately the printers are refusing to come to the party, saying that “printing these images may offend women’s groups.” They’re now looking for another printer but need more cash so they’ve launched an “erection drive” in the hope of selling more issues. We’re talking about fighting the system here girls! I can only applaud Suraya’s effort to get Read More …
Here’s a short promo video with snippets from my movie “That’s What I Like” – available exclusively from For The Girls.
Reuters reports that HBO are creating a half-hour television series about an old-school feminist who starts a porn magazine for women. The concept will examine all the feminism versus “raunch culture” ideas and will star Diane Keaton in the lead role (and as executive producer). “We’ve came a long way since the Kinsey report; women are more sexual now,” said Noxon, referring to Alfred Kinsey’s controversial 1953 report “Sexual Behavior Read More …
I should have blogged about this on the weekend but I was busy with a festival. In any case, the mainstream media are on the trail of women and porn again, thanks to this article by Violet Blue on CNN. Today it featured on the front page with a resulting surge in interest. The piece gives a positive overview of the statistics and the reasons why more women are watching Read More …
Over the past few weeks I’ve been in contact with Suraya Singh who is the editor of the newly launched Filament magazine for women. She’s been on a PR blitz that’s seen her receive excellent coverage in mainstream media and across the web. When I first found out about the magazine I must admit to being a little skeptical about its chances, mainly because it’s a print magazine. Already it Read More …
The other day I visited one of the local video rental shops, a store I haven’t been to in a while. Imagine my surprise when I discovered Michael Winterbottom’s 9 Songs sitting unabashedly on the drama shelves. This is a small town, after all, and sexually explicit “art films” are a bit thin on the ground. I haven’t had a chance to see Shortbus, Destricted or any of those other Read More …
I’ve just come back from my 2 yearly pap smear appointment and thought I’d make a too-much-information post about it. I’m feeling like someone’s attacked my insides with a blender – and this despite the fact that the doctor is a really good and caring GP. Why is this procedure so horribly awful? Surely there’s some other way we can test for cervical cancer other than spreading your legs for Read More …
Just thought I’d put up this rather gorgeous photo of pretty boy star Emile Hirsch. I watched “Into The Wild” on the weekend and very much enjoyed the film, made even more fabulous by the fact that Emile here is so easy on the eye. And he has a short beard through most of the film, which I was happy to see. Plus he does a brief nude scene, although Read More …