The Daily Beast by Mélanie Berliet The 50 Shades movie trailers show restraints and sex dungeons, but why do BDSM-themed books and films get the practice so wrong? What do Altoids, Axe deodorant, Ikea furniture, Dannon yogurt, and Bass Ale have in common? At some point in the last two …
Edge Boston by Christiana Lilly To some, the world of sexuality is a black and white one, a place where you’re either straight or not. But it’s far from that — the LGBT movement’s symbol has long been the rainbow flag, including shades of varying sexual orientations and identities. Taking …
How many people are into it—and why? Psychology Today By Brad Sagarin, Ph.D. “A pervert is anybody kinkier than you are” (Wiseman, 1996, p. 23). The novel “Fifty Shades of Grey” introduced BDSM into polite public discourse. Since then, hallowed papers such as the New York Times have published …
NY Magazine By Roni Jacobson The B in BDSM is having a moment. Fifty Shades of Grey, the film version of which is opening on Valentine’s Day, has sparked a loud cultural discussion about kinky sex. FKA Twigs is into bondage, too, and HBO’s new show Togetherness has also dabbled. …
Washington Post By Soraya Nadia McDonald The latest in the “Snowpiercer” hell train barreling toward the opening weekend of “Fifty Shades of Grey” is here, and it’s messy. Some anti-domestic violence activists and anti-pornography activists, including Antipornography.org, the London Abused Women’s Centre in Ontario, Canada, and the Provincial Association …
Herald Sun by BLANCHE CLARK The Fifty Shades of Grey movie is finally released on Thursday but since late last year this trailer and several others from the movie adaptation of E.L. James’s first best-selling erotic novel have been reawakening lustful thoughts and deviant deeds in the suburbs. Or perhaps not? …
Identities.Mic by Kaitlyn Mitchell When it comes to love and sex, “polyamory” is today’s “it” word. Poly relationships, meaning romantic connections involving more than one person at a time, seem to making more headlines each day. “I have a fiancé, a girlfriend and two boyfriends,” states one recent CNN …
The Tennessean by Tony Gonzales A Nashville swingers club making news lately has added something new to its website: the photo and address of Metro Councilwoman Karen Bennett. The club asks members to voice their opinions about a proposed zoning change aimed at blocking the club from relocating. And the …
Bustle by Lucia Peters Right now, we’re talking more about rape and sexual assault possibly than we ever have before, and it’s obviously a conversation we need to be having. We also, however, need to be talking about recovery after sexual assault — but for some reason, we’re not. Why? …
NY Times By RACHEL ABRAMS When toys are made for movies, they are usually intended for children. But with the Valentine’s Day weekend premiere of “Fifty Shades of Grey,” many of the tie-ins to the film are for adults only. The sex toy industry is banking on the …
