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- Late Wednesday night Ashton Kutcher, spearhead of a global anti-sex-trafficking campaign and foundation that never fails to mention sexual assault on children, wrote a tweet to his 8 million followers that the firing of Penn State football coach Joe Paterno was an “insult” and in “poor taste.” Paterno, of which there are currently 17,283 news items about in Google News at this moment, was fired over the Penn State child abuse scandal in which at least 8 young boys were repeatedly raped over a period of fifteen years, some inside the Penn State football complex (Paterno knew). Kutcher has backpedaled and apologized, writing that he was not aware of the news and didn’t “have [the] full story” (in one of several tweets he has since deleted; many remain on his Facebook Page). Enjoy it before it’s deleted! UPDATE: It’s… (Urbaniak)
- After a terrible opening lede, this CNBC article turns into a really interesting, albeit slightly erratic, exploration of porn and sex ephemera viewed as an investor’s artistic commodity, including cultural objects – nee sex toys – that fetch high prices at auctions. They also got great quotes from JimmyJane‘s cool founder Ethan Imboden. Alternative Investing 2011 – Porn Memorabilia Emerges as a Collectible (CNBC)
- Kiss me, I’m Irish! The CEO of Dublin, Ireland-based Ryan Air is floating the idea of offering porn on his low-cost carrier. According to British press reports, CEO Michael O’Leary is mulling over a new app for iPads or smartphones, that would allow passengers to watch erotic movies, for a fee of course. Ryan Air Says Porn May Go Sky High (ABC News)
- TinyNibbles favorite Tony Kelly shot the American Apparel FW 11/12 Footwear Campaign, and people are surprised it’s dirty? It’s dirty :) Tony Kelly for American Apparel (Touchpuppet, main post image via)
- The South African Department of Health and the National Treasury stand accused of maladministration, inefficiency and a lack of interest in making the female condom more readily available to the public. Sexist dinosaurs keeping out female condoms (The New Age Online)
- Over a week ago
escort marketplaceinfidelity dating website Ashley Madison ran an ad in the New York Metro with a plus-size pinup and the tagline “Did your wife scare you last night?” Blog Jezebel didn’t think it was cute either and ran a reaction from the model in the ad (Jaqueline), who was repulsed her image was being used for sexual shaming. Ashley Madison responded through a douche nozzle that Jaqueline should be grateful for the attention and ran a second ad that went further, twisting the knife with no remorse. I’m The ‘Scary’ Model In That Awful Ashley Madison Ad (Jezebel, via The Daily What)
- George Clooney refuses to call Stacy Keibler his girlfriend in a new Rolling Stone cover story but dishes about his first orgasm and his love of the other queef. George Clooney on Stacy Keibler, sex and farts (NY Post)
- On November 8, Christian Fundamentalists staged an anti-porn protest at the University of Texas, Austin, and they were warmly welcomed by people living in the modern era. Great photo! There was a fundamentalist christian protester on… (Suspend Your Disbelief, thanks D!)