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more about #controversy more comments → mrburglar: What's the deal with "objectification" anyway? What does that even mean? You have an ad with a pretty woman or handsome man, someone driving a car s... more » ovenfirestudio: as a portlander who works in old town around the corner from voodoo, and knows the staff. i have to say, that all of the ladies that work their are f... more » piggythewonderdog: I think it's the "hole" (vagina) = "hole" (donut) reference which may make some people uncomfortable. Although, this ad doesn't bother me. I wonder ... more » sepdxbill: Ha ha. As a Portlander, I'm 20 mins. away from Voodoo Doughnuts. :) I'm liking this ad. The doughnuts are okay. I recommend the Mango Tango. more » codliverearl: just because a company uses sex(ism) to sell their product, doesn't automatically make it sex positive. the ad makes me squirm in a bad way. i'd rat... more » offred: My guess is that the other things that are mentioned (a porn site operated by someone with a known female-positive agenda, burlesque, which also tends... more » Beaker: To me it's a great photo. Doughnuts. Holes. And another type of hole :-) It could have been much more suggestive, but isn't. I don't see what the fus... more » Murdernator: i think it's the cock reference. good things come in pink boxes, pussies are pink boxes, cocks come in pussies, therefore cocks are good things. as ... more » WestonMyles: There is a huge outcry by local bdsm community and its supporters, including calls for boycott that are already on flyers in Castro, with more to come... more » sam991: What gets me is the proliferation of 2nd/3rd wave feminists with psychology/psychiatry/sociology degrees who always weigh in on stories like these. Th... more » -
#controversy
Bitch Says No To Pussy—And We Wonder Why
Bitch Magazine—a feminist publication you may have heard of—recently rejected the above ad for VooDoo Doughnut's branded clothing line. Their rationale? They felt it was sexist, and objectifies a woman's body in order to sell clothing. More » -
#antiporn
Kink.com Slammed For Being Kinky
Kink.com is a responsible, tax-paying corporation that works to better the Bay Area community, employing many Bay Area residents. But because they also happen to produce porn, they've been banned from a state-funded training program. More » -
#controversy
Digital Playground Vs. The State Of Maryland
Over the past few months, Digital Playground has organized screenings of "Pirates 2" at college campuses across the country, with remarkably little controversy. Well, until last week. More » -
#carolcastro
Brazilian actress Carol Castro has caused a bit of a stir by posing in the local version of Playboy while holding a crucifix—which is apparently frowned upon down there! (A court has actually ordered the publishers to stop distributing the magazine.) And people are generally so calm and forgiving about all that religious stuff! (guanabee.com) -
#peru
Just a word to the wise—if you're ever completely naked while riding a horse in Peru, don't use the country's flag as a saddle. Believe it or not, they frown upon that! (guanabee.com + livinginperu.com) -
#art
Can you imagine a painting so "brazen, abandoned and vulgar" that it could not be shown in public for more than 60 years? Yeah, well you probably didn't just imagine something as tasteful as this nude piece. Maybe you should get your mind out of the gutter? (telegraph.co.uk) -
#mmmhotwings
Certain folks in the UK—you know, that land of such eminent feminist institutions as Page 3 girls and Nuts Magazine—aren't too happy about the prospect of Hooters expanding into their market: "Hooters is and intends to be more like a lap-dance club than a family restaurant ... Without the sexualised waiters and the soft porn and sport on display, what would men go for? They can get better and cheaper chicken wings in KFC." Just one minute there, old chap—everyone knows Hooters' wings totally kick KFC's ass. (And wait, people are getting lap dances at Hooters these days too? Why would men eat anywhere else?) (guardian.co.uk) -
#babes
Erica Ellyson Is Still Penthouse Pet Of The Year
Although the rest of the internet-enabled world heard the news weeks ago, those folks who still buy their magazines on paper will find Erica Ellyson on their newsstands this morning as the newly (officially) crowned 2008 Penthouse Pet of the Year. How she snagged that crown seems to be a matter of some dispute, at least according to her fellow "contestant" Stormy Daniels. However, we lost our faith in the electoral process about two terms ago, so we're not really going to squabble over minor details like "votes" and "winners." Just check out some previews shots from her POTY pictorial ... and hope the Supreme Court stays out of this one. More » -
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#advertising
Just like our friends in the Catholic community, we are outraged by this ad depicting nuns enjoying a nude life drawing class—but mostly because it doesn't make any sense. We're all for nudity, but what do nuns in art class have to do with joining an overpriced gym? (kcci.com + whdh.com) -
#television
A public television station in The Netherlands is planning on screening "Deep Throat" as part of a celebration of the history of erotic cinema next month, drawing predictable protests from a Christian group (who apparently isn't concerned about all the explicit violence that's shown on Dutch TV too). We're considering protesting the fact that all we get to watch on public television are nature documentaries — doesn't all that money we donate during PBS pledge drives every year count for anything? (radionetherlands.nl) -
#asia
So you're probably not joining the Mile High Club anytime soon, but we may have found the next best thing—a Thai soap opera filled with sex, intrigue and lots of flight attendant catfights! Real flight attendants are not amused, apparently, but how do you think real desperate housewives feel? (guardian.co.uk + Jezebel) -
#streaking
More college kids, more naked running, more jumpy YouTube videos of bare ass. Don't these people ever go to class? (bostonherald.com + wickedlocal.com) -
#ocanada
Here's a more in depth look at the battle between Canada Post and the previously mentioned political Sex Party. Who knew that mailing something to Regina could be so damn hot? (carleton.ca) -
#whatsinaname
Meet (The Real) Syvette Wimberly
The first time we ever saw Syvette Wimberly's name, we remember thinking, "Gee, what an unusually poetic moniker for a pornstar. We wonder how she came up with it?" It turns out she didn't have to think that hard. More »


