Discussions about prostitution always end with a debate as to who, between the provider and the buyer, is the most guilty. Is it the pimp who traffics women or the client who perpetuates the demand for their services? Is it the prostitute herself who presents her body as a commodity or the one who gladly ...
A man in Oklahoma is being charged with kidnapping, domestic abuse, and a misdemeanor domestic abuse case. He says it was all consensual, he didn’t do what they say he did, and it’s discrimination against his bondage/dominance/sadomasochist (BDSM) lifestyle. It is true that BDSM is not well understood. To most of us the idea of inflicting pain on ...
Betty White plays up her libido for comic effect, but when she was paired with Andy Samberg the skit was too hot for Saturday Night Live to air. This is the show that invented “Dick in a Box” and “Bitch Hunter,” for goodness sakes! Why is octogenarian sex such a taboo?
Mack, Morning Quickie
I may not agree with what you say, but I shall defend to the death your right to say it. A preacher has been arrested for publicly declaring his belief that homosexuality is a sin. He has been charged under the UK’s Public Order Act, which forbids using abusive or insulting language. At what point ...
Dear Madame X, I have just started seeing this girl. She seems great, but she recently told me she...
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Airport security. Bloody nuisance. Also a conspiracy designed to subjugate women. Allow me to elaborate. Despite flying quite a...
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Dear Madame X, I seem to be only attracted to men who are macho assholes. I like them at...
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Skincare. Not so very long ago, a man would have been mocked mercilessly for using just the word, never...
