Two Vaginas, One Healthy Attitude

Hazel Jones has two vaginas.  Bravo, Hazel, for coming out about this.  Quoting Nadine Deninno at the International Business Times:

"Jones said she is not embarrassed by the condition but rather uses it for social benefits. 

 'My quirky condition does not make me shy or hold me back,' she told The Sun.  'In fact, it's something I celebrate.' 

'As soon as I found out what it was, I told everybody,' she said. 'I thought it was amazing. It's definitely an ice breaker at parties.' According to Jones, she is happy to show everyone, including women."

What an inspiring attitude!  I hope it will help those who feel ashamed or awkward about their vaginas to realize how beautiful they are.

That said, I'm not sure I like the use of the word "condition" in this context.  While having two vaginas does seem to cause problems with childbirth, there doesn't seem to be much "illness" in the equation (and that is what "condition" has come to mean).  "Difference" seems like a more constructive word, to me.  And frankly, "miracle" doesn't feel like too much of a stretch.

Bacon Lube

No, really.  I was going to say this is very "tongue in cheek" but there's kind of a meat reference there, wouldn't you say?



Via tinynibbles, with thanks.

Shit People Say to Sex Workers (NSFW, Adults Only)

Folks, this is priceless.  It contains adult language so, unless you're in a very sex-positive atmosphere, it's NSFW and adults only.  Via TitsAndSass, with thanks.

Heavens, the things sex workers have to put up with.  (By the way, I love the smoking girl so much.  It's the look, the look...).

Cameryn Moore is Banging it Out

Photo by Caleb Cole

I'm just transcribing a brilliant interview with performer and writer, Cameryn Moore (of slut (r)evolution/Phone Whore).  Cameryn is an inspiring, empowering, politically fervent writer, performer and phone-sex operator.  Here's how she's described on her website:

"Cameryn Moore is the sex-work alias for an award-winning producer, director, choreographer, and writer who has been creating and performing since 2000, first in San Francisco, then in Boston. In addition to her live performance work, Ms. Moore is a full-time phone sex operator, dirty-talk educator, and creator of a forthcoming line of custom and off-the-rack audio smut (heh heh, she said “rack”)."

Fabulous, right?  Cameryn just released a new book, which I am just ordering, entitled Bang it Out.  This is a collection of the sidewalk smut she has created, in various cities, by simply sitting at the side of the road with an old-fashioned typewriter, and banging out people's sexual fantasies onto the page -- a gift for them.  In other words, superfast, customized porn.  Buy a copy!  You know you want to...

When You Ban Me, You Scream Lies

I'm guessing that some will know about the following psychological smokescreens already, but they are frighteningly relevant right now.

When you ban something, you make an assumption that this "something" is going to occur and cause damage.  Because really, bans can be used to give powerful unconscious messages about who is trustworthy and who is not.  If a twisted politician wants to control a particular group within a society, instead of saying, "These people do not deserve reproductive rights," or "These people are cruel towards children," it's more powerful when they say, "These people are being banned from being able to choose abortion."  The latter insinuates the former, and thus works on an individual's unconscious mind. And the unconscious is, in many ways, far more powerful than the conscious mind because it creates weights and biases that go right to the core of us.  Of course, this is why we must always question what we are told, in order to see the truth.

An example of this comes from many moons ago, when I worked with troubled teens:  When a teacher asks a student to open a window, she has choices.  She can say, "Please open the window, Tommy," then watch until he does so.  This leads Tommy to understand that she isn't necessarily expecting his compliance.  On the other hand, if she says, "Open the window, thanks, Tommy," then turns away, assuming the job is as good as done, Tommy will also assume this.  And such is the nature of power.

When politicians act as if an opinion is a fact, we are far more susceptible.  And this is one of the reasons why I'm a fan of this video by Maria Kayanan of the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, who is fighting a Florida abortion bill that makes huge assumptions about women of color and is scheduled to be heard today:

If Gingrich Wins, We Should Invest in Steel Underwear

Yeah, just trust me on this.

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Foxtrology: Taurus

If your sign is Taurus, you were born between: April 20th to May 20th*

Well, Taurus isn't so much about roses and fiery sunsets as it is about embraces and whispered promises.  And by the way, such murmurings are often delivered via a beautiful, sonorous voice.  Why?  This sign rules the throat and neck, and that's key with Taurus...so bring on the sex-talk!  Yes, dirty words or breathy requests can be hot as heck if Taurus folks are open to it, which, in spite of their grounded nature, might well be the case.  After all, the steadfast and practical Taurus is perfectly capable of passion -- and  some BDSM play isn't out of the question if these lovers are ready to harness their darkness.  As for erogenous zones, a few caresses around the neckline or nape, or around the throat and ears, are likely to work these bulls into a lather, and if you're a solo lover, you might try a tiny finger vibe that you wear on your index (like the Rumblin' Rose) to give this whole area a gentle massage.  To top it all, Taurus lovers are often wonderful at afterplay cuddles.  There's heaps of affection beneath the hide of your amorous bull. 

Raise those horns, Taurus!  And remember...your astrological chart is a mix of all sorts of aspects (including your Moon sign and your Rising sign, to name but a couple).  So if you are Taurus and any of the above doesn't sound like you, then it probably isn't!  This is a just a generalization.  

Note:  *unless you were born outside of the USA, in which case, google!