I recently had some super quick written correspondence with Mish Way, a writer/reporter for VICE’s lady station, Broadly. Mish used our correspondence to inform her piece, “How Incest Porn Is Making a Comeback” (3/7/16). You can read Mish’s work here — and enjoy the lesson on fauxcest (what’s actually being discussed
Honestly? Apparently, not many. I’ve been waiting and waiting for links, but I give up… On February 25th, I moderated a panel that I helped coordinate with Sssh.com and XBIZ — “Consent in Porn: Debunking Myths and Managing Realities.” You can read about it here. And you can watch the entire
I recently moderated and helped organize a debate about consent in porn. Produced by Sssh.com and live cast via Mindbrowse.com on February 25, 2016, the event set out to talk about a topic hot on everyone’s lips — consent. In every social interaction, consent – permission for something to happen –
What do “sex lists” — keeping count of the number of people you’ve had sex with — tell us about our attitudes toward slut shaming and stud celebrating? — I recently spoke to Gareth May of The Debrief about some data (“data”) released by extra-marital dating site IllicitEncouters.com. IE’s online survey revealed that
Racism in Porn — There’s a Serious Racism Problem in the Porn Industry On Feb. 12, porn performer Ana Foxxx shared the following announcement via Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/BBrZ68HJqGk/ * “IR BG” is porn industry speak for an interracial boy-girl scene — a vaginal-penetrative sex scene, usually between a white woman and
A long while back — September, 2015 to be exact — I communicated with Ozy writer Laura Secorun Palet re “culturally relevant porn.” The piece never seemed to see the light of day, but the conversation was interesting… …and you can read the transcript in full below — enjoy! — LSP/Ozy:
I recently communicated with Nathalia Ziemkiewicz, a writer/reporter for Yahoo Brazil (and several other noteworthy publications). Nathalia was interested in everything from my evolving views on porn as it relates to my (also evolving) feminist standpoint, ideas about addiction, porn as sex education, and so much more. And because I am
As you may know, I often write for Mic.com — but I also lend my doctor expertise to other writers and reporters over there on occasion. In that spirit, I recently spoke to Mic reporter Jenny Kutner re fauxcest, specifically “Why Do Millennials Love Faux-Incest Porn So Much?” (2/10/16). You
Roscoe Fuji over at noted review site Adult DVD Talk recently took a deeper look at my book, Exposure: A Sociologist Explores Sex, Society, and Adult Entertainment. Roscoe also took the time out to do a great Q&A about some snippets of life and such that have happened since the
I recently had the great honor of profiling MedX Inc’s lead innovator and all around business badass, Matthew Mills, in mg magazine. Here’s a bit from the article’s intro: Ask any environmentally conscious person, and they’ll tell you poisons are killing the earth. Ask anyone in cannabis, and they’ll tell you