March 22, 2012
Step down, Twihards, it’s time for evolution via the Hunger Games revolution. Let The Games begin! I don’t want to upset any Twilight fans, but the series boils down to a drawn out love affair that is not consummated for many moons. Bella and Edward meet in the first book and don’t have sex until…wait for ...
Tags: authenticity,
bravery,
compassion,
complex characters,
female hero,
feminism,
feminist hero,
freedom,
gale,
Harry Potter,
heroic traits,
heroism,
independence,
individual,
J K Rowling,
Jennifer Lawrence,
justice,
Katniss,
love,
love triangle,
loyalty,
Peeta,
political tyranny,
politics,
pop culture,
Popping Culture,
post-apocalyptic,
rebellion,
role model,
Suzanne Collins,
teen fads,
The Hunger Games,
trends,
Twilight,
tyranny
February 14, 2012
Eliminating child porn on the web is a noble goal, but Canadian authorities may need to tread lightly in their efforts to search and destroy pedophiles. Why? If a new bill is introduced requiring “internet service providers to give subscriber data to police and national security agencies without a warrant, including names, unlisted phone numbers ...
Tags: authorities,
big brother,
breach of privacy,
child abuse,
child porn,
criminal,
Francis Scarpaleggia,
freedom,
government,
How to Catch a Predator,
internet porn,
justice,
law,
law enforcement,
online surveillance,
pedophiles,
police,
pornography,
power,
Preventing Criminal Electronic Communications Act,
privacy,
rights,
sexual abuse,
T.J. Eckleburg,
The Great Gatsby,
Vic Toews,
vulnerable people,
watchdog,
watchdogs
October 19, 2011
Robin Hood, David Bowie and Mick Jagger are three men who really knew how to wear tights and, although a questionable trend at first, it became kind of hot (remember Bowie’s bulging member in Labyrinth?). But if you have to stop and ponder whether you want to see men in tights outside the world of ballet, how ...
Tags: accessory,
aesthetic,
appropriation,
boyfriend,
boyfriend blazer,
boyfriend trend,
Choo,
Christian Louboutin,
David Bowie,
fashion,
femininity,
France,
freedom,
girlfriend,
height,
high heels,
individual expression,
Manolo,
men in tights,
men's fashion,
Mick Jagger,
orgasm,
Robin Hood,
shoes,
short men in Hollywood,
status symbol,
stilettos,
trend
September 15, 2011
In Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert’s divorce catapults her into a journey of self-discovery. If the protagonist was a divorcé, would the theme of autonomy still be so strong? A recent study says no. The story will change depending on the individual, but it seems the end result is similar — men don’t cope with ...
Tags: autonomy,
breaking up,
child support,
chores,
cry fest,
divorce,
Elizabeth Gilbert,
emotional,
emotional aftermath,
expectations,
family,
finance,
freedom,
happily divorced,
housework,
indepedence,
individuality,
love,
marriage,
men,
parenting,
split,
spousal support,
stereotypes,
struggle,
women
September 7, 2011
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” Wait. Whatever it is, it doesn’t really matter. Your job has already been predetermined. Scientists are now saying that “a person’s exposure to certain sex hormones in utero strongly predicts career choices made later in life.” The more testosterone you get while you’re cozy inside ...
Tags: biological,
biological determination,
biology,
Bloomsbury Group,
career paths,
career preferences,
engineering,
estrogen,
freedom,
hormones,
male fields,
male-dominated jobs,
math,
nature,
nature versus nurture,
nurture,
predetermination,
profession,
science,
sex hormones,
sexism,
stereotypes,
testosterone
August 12, 2011
If you’ve ever seen the movie Coyote Ugly, you were probably mildly entertained for the hour-and-a-half you sat through it and then put it in the dark recesses of your mind. Recently, it all came flooding back to me as I stepped into a Manhattan bar. My wildest dreams would come true if certain movies ...
Tags: alcohol,
bar scene,
bra,
club district,
Coyote Ugly,
dancing on bar,
drinking,
entertainment industry,
freedom,
fuming feminist,
lingering sexism,
Manhattan,
money,
nudity,
sexism,
sexist,
sexual economics,
social roles,
spending money,
traditionalism,
transaction
July 8, 2011
Getting locked up is a harsh punishment for anyone to endure. But what’s worse, according to Michigan inmate Kyle Richards, is serving jail time without having access to your porn collection. In a handwritten lawsuit against Governor Rick Snyder and the state of Michigan, Richards claims his civil rights are being violated because denying him ...
Tags: freedom,
Governor Rick Snyder,
inmates’ rehabilitation,
Kyle Richards,
lonely,
masturbation,
Michigan,
Penthouse,
Playboy,
porn and violence,
porn in prison,
pornography,
Sex in prison,
sexual and sensory deprivation,
sexual frustration,
standard of living,
Swedish Supreme Court
June 14, 2011
Love has always been a difficult concept for writers to put into words. It’s an abstract feeling that can’t be trapped inside the box of language. The challenge becomes even more apparent when you’re trying to describe romantic love to youth. In The Amber Spyglass, the last book in the Dark Materials trilogy, Philip Pullman ...
Tags: Aristphanes,
books,
children's books,
daemons,
Dark Materials Trilogy,
falling in love,
freedom,
love,
Lyra,
metaphysical,
Philip Pullman,
philosophy,
purgatory,
relationships,
sex,
soul touching,
soulmates,
The Amber Spyglass,
Tuesday book club,
violence,
Will,
young adult fiction
May 30, 2011
When drinks are plentiful and they’re feeling like letting loose, girls go wild. It’s okay to have a good time, but when it goes to the extreme it can have violent consequences, according to The Telegraph. This type of hardcore partying, associated with binge drinking and sex, has been coined “ladette culture.” British politicians oppose ...
Tags: binge drinking,
Britain,
exploitation,
feminism,
feminists,
freedom,
Girls Gone Wild,
Joe Francis,
ladette,
Ladette culture,
party culture,
partying,
porn,
prostitution,
self-expression,
sex,
sexuality
December 13, 2010
One of the world’s most powerful supercomputers might be scanning your PC next year. The Jaguar is going pedophile hunting. It will use a program called Artemis to find flesh coloured pixels on computers, identifying images that might be child pornography. “Across the globe criminals are using technology to facilitate the sexual exploitation of children,” ...