Sexting gets a bad rep. But we shouldn’t confuse the sins of an unsolicited dick pic with the gift of an enthusiastically consensual dick pic.
Getting horny with your partner over text isn’t just great foreplay. For many it can also act as an ideal s…
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‘One Day at a Time’ season 3 deftly handles consent and toxic masculinity
Netflix’s modern reboot of One Day at a Time is truly crafty. Just when you think you’ve signed up for a lighthearted family sitcom, it hits you with poignant takes on social issues.
In its third season, which dropped on February 8, series co-developers Gloria Calderón Kellett and Mike Royce apply this winning formula to consent, toxic masculinity, sexual harassment, female and queer empowerment through the lenses of generation and gender.
With the rise of #MeToo over the last year, several television shows have chimed in to address these themes in their own way, including Younger, Will & Grace, GLOW, and BoJack Horseman. But ODAAT stands out because it offers a unique point of view, showing how a regular family can and should deal with these issues. Read more…
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Even after #MeToo, research reveals ‘alarming’ attitudes to consent and sexual assault
A major new survey has revealed the extent of alarming views about consent and what constitutes rape and sexual violence.
The research, conducted by the End Violence Against Women Coalition in collaboration with YouGov, found that a third of me…
How erotic fanfiction lets women explore their sexuality without shame
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Welcome to No Shame November! This week we’re diving into the pop culture we love that society tells us we shouldn’t.
Masturbating to horny fanfiction makes the world a better place.
Now, before your eyebrows fly right off your face (looking at you, literary snobs), hear me out. Because I know. “Smutty” or erotic fanfiction is almost always talked about in tones of either horror or mockery.
And it’s true: In the multiplicity of fanfiction, there’s a ship (aka “relationship”) for all to sail on — including even those who gets off on Harry Potter fucking the Giant Squid.
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Dick appointment makeup tutorials are the only good beauty guru niche left
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Dick appointment makeup tutorials are the only good thing left from beauty YouTube.
As cuffing season picks up, people are bound to schedule a quick dick appointment. But how do you make sure your makeup stays flawless through the hook up, and be reminded to have safe, consensual sex? Beauty guru YouTube is here for you.
SEE ALSO: The best dating and hookup apps for you
The term “dick appointment” is self-explanatory; Urban Dictionary defines it as “to set up an appointment to have sex with a man.” A second entry clarifies that “no feelings are involved” in the interaction. Unlike a drunk one night stand you bring home from a party or a late night “u up?” text, a dick appointment is often premeditated — which gives the appointee some time to actually prepare for it. Read more…
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View More Dick appointment makeup tutorials are the only good beauty guru niche leftFacebook has auto-enrolled users into a facial recognition test in Europe
Facebook users in Europe are reporting the company has begun testing its controversial facial recognition technology in the region. Jimmy Nsubuga, a journalist at Metro, is among several European Facebook users who have said they’ve been notified by the company they are in its test bucket. The company has previously said an opt-in option for facial […]
View More Facebook has auto-enrolled users into a facial recognition test in EuropeA survival guide to dick pics (both solicitied and unsolicited)
In a strange way, dick pics have defined this weird, at times beautiful, but mostly horrifying place we call the world wide web.
I mean is there any online experience more universal than encountering a penis you never expected nor wanted to see? It’s…
It was not consent, it was concealment
Facebook’s response to the clutch of users who are suddenly woke — triggered to delve into their settings by the Facebook data misuse scandal and #DeleteFacebook backlash — to the fact the social behemoth is, quietly and continuously, harvesting sensitive personal data about them and their friends tells you everything you need to know about the rotten state […]
View More It was not consent, it was concealmentThese t-shirts feature 50 ways real women have said ‘no’ and been ignored
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50 t-shirts. 50 shades. 50 ways women have said “no” and been ignored.
Following month after month of sexual misconduct accusations around the globe, two young Australian women have launched an international campaign against harassment and abuse.
Dubbed “50 Shades of No,” the campaign particularly targets the issue of consent, and features 50 t-shirts emblazoned with things real women have said to avoid sexual encounters.
SEE ALSO: #MeToo founder is writing a memoir
“These 50 shirts feature real verbal and nonverbal signals real women gave in moments when they tried to say ‘no’,” reads the campaign brief. “All of which were ignored.” Read more…
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These t-shirts feature 50 ways real women have said ‘no’ and been ignored
50 t-shirts. 50 shades. 50 ways women have said “no” and been ignored.
Following month after month of sexual misconduct accusations around the globe, two young Australian women have launched an international campaign against harassment and abuse.
Dubbed “50 Shades of No,” the campaign particularly targets the issue of consent, and features 50 t-shirts emblazoned with things real women have said to avoid sexual encounters.
SEE ALSO: #MeToo founder is writing a memoir
“These 50 shirts feature real verbal and nonverbal signals real women gave in moments when they tried to say ‘no’,” reads the campaign brief. “All of which were ignored.” Read more…
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‘Jane the Virgin’ is showing how sexy conversations about consent can be
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Warning: The following post contains spoilers for the most recent episode of Jane the Virgin.
Let’s begin this post with a necessary disclaimer: If you aren’t watching Jane the Virgin, you should be. The CW’s effervescent telanovela about a woman who’s accidentally artificially inseminated is now so much more; it’s a dense drama about complicated relationships, with some light fantasy and scintillating scandal thrown in.
“Chapter Seventy-Two” is the midseason premiere of Season 4, and it effortlessly portrays how consent should work – without every appearing to be a lesson or underlining its message in red. Read more…
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View More ‘Jane the Virgin’ is showing how sexy conversations about consent can beHey Aziz Ansari defenders, saying ‘no’ is more complex than you think
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It took very little time for the same-old deeply dangerous rhetoric to rear its ugly head after the publication of a report accusing Aziz Ansari of sexual misconduct. In the anonymous report—published over the weekend by Babe—a woman shares her account the alleged misconduct which took place on a date in September 2017.
The responses to the woman’s story are peppered with the word “should.” She should have said no; she should have walked out; she should never have taken off her clothes; she shouldn’t have been there in the first place. These responses, which are disturbingly widespread, not only shift the blame and responsibility onto the woman, they also fail to recognise an important truth. For many women, uttering an explicit “no” is not as easy or straightforward as you might think. Read more…
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