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+ “Because it combines the word and the body in a way which encourages self-reflection and sexual self-regard, sexting has the potential to break down barriers of shame surrounding desires and the body’s appearance, especially among those who have felt pressured to look and act a certain way.” At the Establishment, Jené Gutierrez writes about bodies, desire and sexuality, and sexting as not only preparation for sex but also a way of expressing fantasy and an end in itself. I want to underline every word:
“It was here that I discovered that certain words or phrases, or certain imagined acts described in words, produced an effect on me—an effect that I was emboldened to pursue. After some time and patience and many photos in which I initially felt weird and gross about my body, I slowly began to craft a way of speaking about my desires and presenting my body that felt true to myself and ultimately transformative. Writing about my fantasies and sharing the visual language of my body with a person who encouraged and supported my ideas, who in turn trusted me with their language and their body as a response to mine, opened me up to owning and embodying the kind of sex I hadn’t known I wanted or had been ashamed to ask for.”
+ Kinky people are less likely to believe victim-blaming myths or misogyny and more likely to understand consent, according to a new study from Northern Illinois University:
“Across the board, Klement said, kinky participants had a healthier understanding of sex and consent than the other groups. A whopping 84% of BDSM respondents said wearing ‘slutty clothes’ isn’t asking for trouble, compared to only 45% of the MTurk adults.
Kinky participants were also less likely than college students to support benevolent sexism, or stereotypes that misrepresent women as weak creatures in need of male protection. ‘It’s not assumed [in the BDSM community] that just because she’s a woman that she wants to be submissive,’ Klement said.
‘These results fly in the face of stereotypes about BDSM,’ Klement added, citing the misconception that BDSM is all about violence, or that kink communities celebrate ‘unhealthy’ sexual desires.”
+ STIs are at record levels:
“Yes, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that more cases of notifiable STDs were reported last year than ever before, and it’s not because the population has increased. There were 1.5 million cases of chlamydia, almost 400,000 cases of gonorrhea, and nearly 24,000 cases of syphilis. In terms of cases per 100 people, these figures represent increases of 6 percent, 13 percent, and 19 percent, respectively, since 2014 — the previous record year. (Herpes and human papillomavirus infections are not tracked by the government.)”
+ Being a perfectionist can quash your sex life.
+ Condoms are evolving.
+ Earlier this week, a handful of porn sites blocked access to Californians to urge them to vote no on Proposition 60, which requires condoms in adult films and allows any resident to sue porn producers over their absence.
