Art has never been afraid to represent human sexuality in its multitude of forms. Books like Lolita and Lady Chatterley’s Lover were banned for a time because they didn’t shy away from uncensored sexuality; Harlequin novels full of Fabios have remained popular to this day; nude paintings and sculptures covering museum walls continue to showcase ...
Ontario resident Robert Katigbak was acquitted of possessing child pornography in 2008 which he claimed was art in the making. But now the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously overturned the 2008 decision and want another trial. Katigbak says hundreds of images and video clips of “real children and real abuse” would have gone toward an ...
Men and women have made so much progress towards gender equality. So much so that it is easy to think that everything is equal, feminism is over, and we can all go on our merry way. Unfortunately this view is wrong, and we need to keep being reminded of this. That is the goal of ...
I may have had her do obscene things and wear mismatched outfits, but I loved playing Barbie when I was a little girl. When I saw Barbie and Ken’s wedding album on the blog “Rock N’ Roll Bride,” I was thrilled. Her and Ken look cute, happy and (as always) her dress fit perfectly! Then ...
With so many talented female musicians out there, sometimes I forget about the term “groupie.” Although its meaning has changed decade-by-decade, it’s still lurking around in some form or another. But, as I realized when I stumbled across a history of notorious groupies, it’s definitely a label that has slowly dissipated during the years (although ...
Ladies, are you into modern art? Now you can prove your dedication to the art world by letting someone tattoo your vulva. It sounds painful, but many women offered up their lady parts for the debut issue of Garage magazine. The new magazine commissioned artists (including Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst) to design this vagina art, ...
Europe is known for its beautiful statues, architecture, sculpture, and art. And who tends to be the muses for such work? Well, the beautiful bodies of women, of course. We have been the centerpiece of art, especially sculpture, for centuries. The author of a piece on female sculpture in the UK easily named more than ...
It’s easy to get annoyed when flipping through magazines and seeing the overly-airbrushed pictures of models and celebrities. How can we possibly relate to someone whose image is all fake? Well, before pointing fingers, maybe it’s time we looked in the mirror a little bit. We’re not doing so great at accepting ourselves how we ...
Love it or hate it, graffiti is evolving. Women are taking to the streets to cover statues, hydrants, lampposts, and anything else they find interesting in the urban jungle with yarn. While there’s certainly female graffiti out there, yarn bombing has become a movement that breaks away from an art form that is often pretty ...
Pigs are similar to us in many ways, from the way their bodies work to their keen intelligence. Yet, we are happy to overlook this for a tasty slab of bacon. One artist wants to change that. Miru Kim decided to live with hundreds of pigs in their industrial pens for her series “The Pig ...
The latest film in the American Pie series, American Reunion, contains a shocking scene – male full-frontal nudity including...
Dear Madame X, I have just started seeing this girl. She seems great, but she recently told me she...
Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved arrived in my hands via a public library, when I was a broke teenager with...
My attention was drawn this week to an article about the reaction at a Canadian university to proposals to...
Airport security. Bloody nuisance. Also a conspiracy designed to subjugate women. Allow me to elaborate. Despite flying quite a...
The Cannes film festival has kicked off this week with controversy over the lack of films made by women...
Dear Madame X, I seem to be only attracted to men who are macho assholes. I like them at...
When A Clockwork Orange was published in 1962, the term sexualized violence wasn’t in use. The distinction between sexualized...
