- “Aria Watson, an 18-year-old college student, told BuzzFeed she created the now-viral series “#SignedByTrump,” for her final project in her Introduction to Photography class.”
* A Student Has Created A Gripping And NSFW Photo Series With Trump’s Quotes About Women (BuzzFeed)
- “When Miley Cyrus showed off one of hers in a black and white portrait, Instagram immediately deleted it. When Chrissy Teigen dared to show just the side of one of hers, Instagram took it down. And when comedian Chelsea Handler showed off both of hers when she posted a video of herself wakeboarding while topless (naturally), Instagram jumped on it as well. Of course we’re talking about nipples here, Instagram’s greatest foe.”
* This account proves that Instagram’s fight against nipples is a sexist sham (Mic)
- Crowdfund this: “Sex work has a long and beautiful history of fighting for justice, visibility and respect, while working in solidarity with other movements of our time. … Projects about sex work made by sex workers are not traditionally funded. We have been turned town by several funders, citing that this project “conflicts with our mission and values.””
* We’re Still Working: The Art of Sex Work (Indiegogo)
- “Shop owner Héctor Valdivielso commissioned an artist to paint the figures of Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus on ceramic dildos. At first, the display proved popular and people would pause outside to take photos of the unusual nativity scene. But it wasn’t long before it started to draw negative attention and the owner was subjected to angry outbursts by people claiming to be offended.”
* Sex shop’s dildo nativity scene sparks controversy in Spain (The Local)
- “xHamster says that despite strict porn filters — and, often, specific bans on the xHamster site — in many countries, millions of users are still getting around the filters. The adult tube site today came out with a list of countries that “banned” xHamster, ranking by total visits to the site in 2016 … (India is #1, at 655,039,182)”
* xHamster Lists Traffic Stats for Countries Banning Porn (XBIZ)
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— PinkLabel.TV (@PinkLabelTV) December 13, 2016
- “Eight months ago, Elite Daily was “the voice of Generation Y,” in the words of a presentation it made to advertisers. Two weeks ago, the Daily Mail General Trust, its parent company, wrote down the entirety of its investment in the millennial-focused publisher, a tacit admission that the site was worthless to the company and its investors.”
* Why sex, millennials and video didn’t sell for Elite Daily (Digiday)
- “Clients told me that they found the centre’s approach to be a welcome change to the abstinence-focused approach of many so-called rehabilitation institutions. Such a method, they felt, had been a source of further disempowerment, as it made them feel like they had less control.”
* Of Condoms and Crack Pipes: A Lesson in Harm Reduction (Talking Drugs)
- Warning for survivors. “There are now 83 potential suspects and 98 teams involved in the inquiry into historic child sexual abuse in English football, the National Police Chiefs’ Council revealed. The investigation involves all levels of football, from top-level clubs to amateur teams.”
* 83 suspects in English soccer sex abuse inquiry (CNN)
- “Tucked into the back pages of [Utah] Gov. Gary Herbert’s $16 billion budget is a request for $50,000 to fund statewide anti-pornography efforts — the first time in more than a decade that taxpayer money has been directed toward such a purpose.”
* Utah’s Guv seeks $50k from taxpayers for anti-pornography push (Salt Lake Tribune)
- “Iheoma Obibi is leading a mini-revolution in bedrooms in the West African nation [of Nigeria]. She became the country’s first retailer of sexual health products and erotica after getting requests from friends to buy sex toys on her annual trips to London. “They were asking me to buy vibrators, nipple suckers, lubricants, water-based lubricants which were non-flavoured, specifically with a pH balance for the female genitalia.” Realising there was a niche market, the former development worker set up her online shop five years ago.”
* Nigeria’s bedroom revolution – satisfying women’s demands (BBC)
- “State minister for Posts and Telecommunication Tarana Halim said the government is planning to develop a mechanism to reveal the internet pornographic consumers in Bangladesh.”
* Govt to ‘expose’ online porn viewers (Dhaka Tribune)
- “The vibrators that have the ability to connect to the internet have come under the hammer for gathering private data of customers. The manufacturer of these [toys] aims to settle a class-action privacy lawsuit, which was recently filed by a complainer in an Illinois federal court, by agreeing to the terms of the plaintiff’s claims.”
* Adult Toys Manufacturer Facing Lawsuit for Collecting “Users Personal Data” (HackRead)
- “Uber has issued Community Guidelines, to suggest what riders can do to ensure everyone has a good time. The guidelines also list five ways U.S. riders can “lose access to Uber.” … Physical contact between drivers and fellow riders will get you booted, particularly if you break the “no sex” rule.”
* If the ‘Uber Back Seat Club’ is on your bucket list, you may get banned for life (DigitalTrends)
- “The Spa Castle in Queens is billed as a sprawling, 22-pool Disneyland of soaks and steams. But some patrons are anything but G-rated. On Sunday mornings, an army of exotic dancers getting off their Saturday night shifts descends on the complex.”
* NYC’s ‘sex spa’ is grossing people out (NY Post)
