As long as he gets off….young women’s experiences of sex
I’m quoted in this article by Kasey Edwards in Daily Life today: …This is symptomatic of a broader attitude where sex is regarded as solely about male pleasure and male desires. The man decides and the woman provides. Women having sex for their own pleasure is rarely portrayed in popular culture, porn or even sex […]
Klein and Hawthorne on feminism and MTR
By Renate Klein and Susan Hawthorne Since the publication of Rachael Hills’s article “Who’s Afraid of Melinda Tankard Reist” (and see her reflections two weeks later) at least ten on-line and print media articles have joined in a public dissection and commentary along the lines of, “she’s a conservative religious fundamentalist” and “she’s pro-life and […]
Girl With A Satchel has my book in it
A few days ago I met Girl With A Satchel Erica Bartle. We caught up in a cafe at a music festival in Queensland, where I introduced her to the wonders of reggae/soul/rock band San Salvador (their version of ‘Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone’ is to die for) and rifled her brain for blogging […]