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The Untitled Body Project
If you've ever felt less than beautiful because your body doesn't fit into the endless ads of skinny women and muscular men, then you are surely not alone. International photographer, Rae Threat, has dedicated an entire art show to how cultural views affects the body images of those whose bodies do not conform to how society thinks they should be. Her work features interviews with models, ranging from adult performers to body positivity advocates, of a wide variety of genders, sizes, and identities.
By Milcah Halili7 years ago in Filthy
Sex Education in High School
Sex education is a must in high school. Many sexually active students have no idea the dangers, both sexually and legally. As much as the parents of today’s kids try to abstain them from sex, high school students are simply going to do it. There’s no stopping them, even if they convince you they are not active. I was one of these students.
By Julieann Alexander7 years ago in Filthy
The Importance of Madonna as a Champion of LGBTQ Rights
Madonna has been a champion for the LGBTQ community from the get-go, and the LGBTQ community has long been a champion for her. Before she was ever even famous, one of the first positive influences on Madonna was her ballet teacher, Christopher Flynn. Flynn, a gay man, was reportedly the first person to tell Madonna that she was beautiful and that she had a special gift to offer to others.
By Frank White8 years ago in Filthy
XXX Feminism
Right this second, 729 people are watching porn. Right as you read this. And that’s only counting PornHub, due to their generous supply of statistics, leaving out the hundreds of other popular pornography websites out there on the world wide web. In the modern day, where taboos are constantly being poked and prodded, that’s not much of a surprise—or necessarily a bad thing. But it is something about which we need to be responsible.
By Hannah Pat8 years ago in Filthy
Why Losing My Virginity Was a Bigger Deal to Everyone Else
There's this huge stigma around losing your virginity and how you need to save it for that right person. Who ever said that you need to be with the person you're going to have sex with for the rest of your life? Why is a thing that women are to wait for the right person but for a man it doesn't matter? People always told me to wait for the right guy, that my virginity was something to be won, that the guy I chose to take it had to be important to me. Being a teenager, of course, I did the exact opposite of what they said.
By Grace Xtra8 years ago in Filthy
Why Can't Women Talk About Sex?
Why are women “slut-shamed” for talking openly about sex? It really isn’t fair. Everyone is always told that communication is so important in everything you do but then shun a female when the conversation is about her sexual encounters, preferences, or curiosities?
By Danielle McLean8 years ago in Filthy
The Dark and Light of Male Sexuality
When I looked up male sexuality on Google, what did I get? Absolutely nothing but article after article about sexual abuse, harassment, toxic masculinity, and generally just negative press about how men just can't seem to keep their hands or penises to themselves.
By Jeff Watson8 years ago in Filthy
BDSM Is Not Abuse
I'm an abuse survivor and I've seen abusive doms. So please believe me when I say that I know the difference between abuse and BDSM. Anything that happens in consensual BDSM relationships is desired by both parties. In a BDSM relationship everything is negotiated. Anything that happens outside of that is abuse. The reason so many people confuse BDSM with abuse is because we are conditioned to believe that abuse look like the girl getting beat up or her being controlled. So when we see someone with bruises or being controlled we think that they are being abused. Yes abuse is possible but they can also be in a BDSM relationship.
By Lena Bailey8 years ago in Filthy
Let's Talk About Porn
Funny title right? Wrong! So, I am going to tell you a story. Actually it's quite a personal one, and it has to do with Porn. Don't get too intimidated with that word, because it's not at all what you think. I'm going to share how this addictive drug has destroyed lives, but personally, my own.
By Aubreanna Anderson8 years ago in Filthy
I Would Love for You to Not
The first time I heard the word asexual it was an insult; someone who wouldn’t let a guy hit on them, someone who was a shut in. That was a few years before my best friend, while driving me from campus to their house, told me I might be asexual. I didn’t know what they meant, nor how to respond, so all I said was the word, "What?"
By M Finnigan9 years ago in Filthy
Condom-Shaming is Rape Culture
From experience, I tell you that there is mounting pressure for queer and gender diverse men to abandon condoms. I didn't have the words to express my discomfort with this phenomenon until recently, and I need to name and shame the dissuasion I've experienced adhering to condom use while participating in hookup culture.
By Devyn onEarth9 years ago in Filthy
Science Encourages Women to Go Bra Free
Science has had women believe for centuries that a bra is a necessary component of our everyday wardrobes and that free breasts are offensive—yeah right! Some of the biggest stars like Rihanna, Kendall Jenner, and Selena Gomez have been spotted braless, encouraging a new trend to ditch the bra. Not that it is solely about trendsetting, but studies also reveal that the once useful and ladylike accessory may be a thing of the past! Taking the plunge (see what I did there...) to braless prosperity may be difficult, but there are always alternatives.
By Shaunna Nelson9 years ago in Filthy
