November 2005
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bikinis
So, in connection to my latest reply on the raunch culture topic, I call all female swimsuit wearers. Do you wear a bikini? Why or why not?
fanning the Raunch Culture flames further
SuicideGirls revolt
It’s not surprising that in the tattooed and pierced world of SuicideGirl erotica, some tempers would flare, some feathers would ruffle, some sexpots would get sullen. That’s all part of the growling appeal of the alterna-porn Web site, which features DIY provocateurs posing in hair-dyed, body-modified, mostly nude glory, and which has created an [...]
Women and Rise of Raunch Culture
Hi girls and guys,
I’m doing a book review on Ariel Levy’s new book Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture. Michelle mentioned a few blogs ago, about tee shirts that she had seen in a shopping centre, that shocked her. I was wondering if any of you could share any other examples [...]
how can this work long-term if teachers think the mag is too risque?
So, we mailed out close to 500 copies of issues 7 and 8 to high school, college, public and uni libraries. A telemarketing company followed up 100 of those. 54 librarians thought the magazine was inappropriate. Some of the comments in the database I was sent are
“Content too risque”
“Articles too mature”
“Better for girls over 18″
“Mag [...]
my vibewire column up
Hey all,
My latest Vibewire column is up. It’s garnered some nice responses,which is great – it makes me feel much better about my writing when people respond. If you haven’t seen it yet, check it out and write comments: I haven’t been up on the Vibewire “most comments” list in a loooong time. http://www.vibewire.net/2/index.php?option=
com_content&task=view&id=10319
death penalty in Singapore
Hey all,
I’m against capital punishment and all, but I just can’t get worked up about the Australian drug trafficker who’s going to be put to death in Singapore. It’d be one thing if there was the possibility that this guy was framed, as seems to be the deal with many of the drug traffiking cases. [...]
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