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I Don’t Need Porn, I Get Real Sex!

speaksexy @ November 14, 2007 # 12 Comments

Recently in my StumbleUpon mailbox I received a very short, and very interesting question from a young man in California wondering how I handle rude people who believe porn users are all “losers” who don’t “get any.” The exact email asked:

“Other stumblers have directed some nasty comments at adult stumblers, saying things like “I don’t need porn, I get real sex.” What would you say to them?”

Every time I read this wonderful question I smile. Why? Because there are so many interconnected social and cultural stereotypes wrapped into those few words that my brain almost explodes with the amount of arguments I could give in response. So before I actually spontaneously combust into flames of indignation, here are a few things I COULD say to “Them.”

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Is Sexual Liberation Destroying Your Libido?

speaksexy @ October 11, 2007 # 2 Comments

Much like our desensitization to violence in the news, we may as a whole, have grown desensitized to nudity and sexually explicit images. In a strange twist of sexual fate, the best way to jump start your libido may be for your partner to start dressing and acting more conservatively.

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Sex-Tech Backlash? Longing for the Good Old Days of Skin-On-Skin

speaksexy @ October 4, 2007 # One Comment

As technology continues to aggressively permeate every aspect our modern-day Western lives, including our closely held sexual expressions, could a sex-tech backlash be just around the corner?

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