The adult entertainment industry is generally thought to be run by men, for men. (FYI: It’s not.) In times of legal crisis or cultural attack, however, the cadre of “industry attorneys” on call are all, invariably, dudes. Until now. In November 2012, 59.96 percent of LA County voters approved Measure B,
“‘Happy’ Memorial Day!” – that shit makes me uncomfortable. So does stuff like this: (pictured: screen grab from Twitter, taken 5/25/15) I’m not gonna lie — I like (read: love) a good sale. I also like BBQing, drinking beer, swimming and going to the lake, and taking days off. But
Last month (April, 2015), I led a twitter chat for Sssh.com’s weekly #SexTalkTuesday event. The event’s topic – rape culture – is difficult and volatile. As such, I was grateful for the opportunity to engage the discussion, but I was also apprehensive about doing the issue justice via 60 minutes
The incest taboo is alive and well in Western culture. My evidence? Today marks the second time an interview I conducted about the topic of faux-cest porn has made it into the media – but in a rather different context than what I delivered. Here are responses I gave OZY’s
Me, on May 14th: “OH MY GAWD YOU GUYS, THE COURTNEY STODDEN SEX TAPE DROPPED A FEW DAYS EARLY!!” Weekend: Done. Courtney is 20, and when she was 16 she married a dude who was – and presumably still is – older than her dad. Not sure how that works out legally,
You may have read about Ronald Nelson recently… The senior from Houston High School in Memphis, Tennessee is graduating this spring with a 4.58 weighted GPA, a 2260 out of 2400 SAT score, and 15 AP classes under his belt. He’s also president of his class, a National Merit Scholar,
Comedian Louis CK hosted the 40th anniversary episode/season finale of Saturday Night Live on Saturday May 16. He kicked it off with a monologue, the program’s structural standard for as many years. During the 8+ minute bit, Louis tells jokes about being “mildly racist,” compares his daughters fighting with Israel and Palestine, and attempts
I recently spoke to Gareth May for VICE UK re the the (presumably) increased of “Hijab Porn.” According to Gareth, re performer Mia Khalifa and the presence of a hijab in some of her scenes: [C]an the hijab really be seen as nothing more than a prop, in the same
Despite porn’s global popularity, social acceptance remains very difficult to come by for current and former porn performers, producers, and others who work in the adult industry. Welcome to “Women in Porn: A Discriminating Audience” (from May 12, 2015). In the most recent live broadcast from Mindbrowse.com, I discuss discrimination, where
I’m super lucky that my role as a sociologist at large enables me to both write about things happening in society, as well as simply comment on them (among other things). Recently, I was asked by a great reporter coming up via Playboy – Nicole Theodore – to discuss this