Everyone's favorite subject, right? Well, as previously discussed I try to be open and receptive to pretty much anything.
Tonight my ladies and I went to see Magic Mike XXL. Damn. I mean, da-yum. Was the plot riveting and frought with realistic scenarios? No. Was the caliber of acting superb? Meh. There were some big names, and some beautiful people, but this was not a MENSA meeting by any stretch of the imagination. This was a movie meant to visually exploit otherwise talented actors, and entertain audiences with a benign plot.
So, why are we talking about this lackluster flick? We are talking about it, because the sexuality of women is finally being acknowledged in Hollywood. Because flawless men like Matt Bomer and Channing Tatum are willing to commit to a film that serves no other purpose than to give women (and some men) something purely sexual to entertain themselves.
I have lost count of the number of movies I have seen with my husband over the years that are riddled with gratuitous, scantily clad women just for scantily clad women's sake.
Much like 50 Shades of Grey (boo hiss somewhere else, haters! She's fucked up, he's fucked up. They're kinky, and in love, and they embrace the fuckedupness, move along) Hollywood has come a long way in producing films that have obvious actual themes to them that can attract men and women. No, we didn't see Christian Grey's penis, but we didn't see Matt or Channing's either, and we don't need to. Hollywood is learning a lot about women through the successes of these films and I anticipate more female friendly gratuitous sex in our future! What a great time to be alive!
Saturday, July 25, 2015
Thursday, July 9, 2015
Bewbs
This week, the Huffington Post has a very interesting article titled, "Why So Many Straight Women Watch Lesbian Porn". Now, given that my mother rarely (if ever) reads my blog, I'm just going to assume that even if she reads this one - nothing here will surprise her. I'd also like to preface by saying that I write this from the perspective of a straight woman, who thinks penises are the shit, and that this is simply my take on the article and the thoughts that I had after reading it. You may proceed:
I find it odd that we need to question how it is that straight women are watching lesbian porn.
Aren't we the country that made Kim Kardashian and her gaggle of fake-tan relatives overnight millionaires (This all stared with a sex tape, remember?)?
Don't we splatter magazine covers with stick thin models who are pleading with us to buy what they're wearing because (photoshop aside) they're just so pretty?
Aren't we telling our young girls that, while 14 may be the national average size for an adult woman, that's just too damn fat and ugly?
When we set unrealistic body images on our youth (boys aren't immune, they're just not as targeted), is it any wonder that women start looking at one another differently?
And finally, here's the real talk - women are gorgeous! Seriously. Actually. We are imperfectly, perfectly, stunning! Now, I think there's a little part in all of us that can appreciate members of the same sex for their appeal, just like we do with their opposite sexed counterparts. What I don't understand, is why people in the media are shocked when research like this comes to light and you have to accept that people can appreciate one another in a sexual capacity without changing the sexuality that they commonly identify with.
Now, I personally have watched porn for a variety of reasons, but mostly I watch it to get ideas...mostly. The non-information gathering porn watching, has included lesbian porn if I'm being honest. I don't know if it's that girls know what they're doing to other girls (because, ya know, they're girls too!), or that I can relate to the sensations, I just think it's interesting. And effective. And isn't that porn's main job? I think that it's great that we live in a time where we can explore same sex intimacy, where we can wonder what sex is like with another wo(man) and see for ourselves.
Women are hot, and sexy as hell. There's something soft and beautiful about a woman's body that isn't typical of men. Men are muscular and angular, strong and solid (usually, historically). I just think that if we start complementing each other and acknowledge that there's something to be appreciated about one another, then we won't be shocked when we hear that women can find one another sexually appealing.
Finally, here is Ruby Rose. If you have not seen the most recent season of Orange is the New Black, then you must immediately - just for her. If you did see it and weren't turned on by her in the bathroom talking to Piper (male or female), then you are dead inside and your sex organs are faulty ;)
I find it odd that we need to question how it is that straight women are watching lesbian porn.
Aren't we the country that made Kim Kardashian and her gaggle of fake-tan relatives overnight millionaires (This all stared with a sex tape, remember?)?
Don't we splatter magazine covers with stick thin models who are pleading with us to buy what they're wearing because (photoshop aside) they're just so pretty?
Aren't we telling our young girls that, while 14 may be the national average size for an adult woman, that's just too damn fat and ugly?
When we set unrealistic body images on our youth (boys aren't immune, they're just not as targeted), is it any wonder that women start looking at one another differently?
And finally, here's the real talk - women are gorgeous! Seriously. Actually. We are imperfectly, perfectly, stunning! Now, I think there's a little part in all of us that can appreciate members of the same sex for their appeal, just like we do with their opposite sexed counterparts. What I don't understand, is why people in the media are shocked when research like this comes to light and you have to accept that people can appreciate one another in a sexual capacity without changing the sexuality that they commonly identify with.
Now, I personally have watched porn for a variety of reasons, but mostly I watch it to get ideas...mostly. The non-information gathering porn watching, has included lesbian porn if I'm being honest. I don't know if it's that girls know what they're doing to other girls (because, ya know, they're girls too!), or that I can relate to the sensations, I just think it's interesting. And effective. And isn't that porn's main job? I think that it's great that we live in a time where we can explore same sex intimacy, where we can wonder what sex is like with another wo(man) and see for ourselves.
Women are hot, and sexy as hell. There's something soft and beautiful about a woman's body that isn't typical of men. Men are muscular and angular, strong and solid (usually, historically). I just think that if we start complementing each other and acknowledge that there's something to be appreciated about one another, then we won't be shocked when we hear that women can find one another sexually appealing.
Finally, here is Ruby Rose. If you have not seen the most recent season of Orange is the New Black, then you must immediately - just for her. If you did see it and weren't turned on by her in the bathroom talking to Piper (male or female), then you are dead inside and your sex organs are faulty ;)
Not only is she hotter than all hell, but she's an Aussie too. How can you not love that?
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