As I ventured down to Miami a few weeks ago for yet another spring break in the sun, I realized that I never blogged about my trip to the city’s famous erotic art museum! The museum isn’t a huge tourist attraction, probably because it’s so small. It sits on the top floor of a retail building, so it’s pretty easy to miss- but a shame if you do miss it! Here are some of my favorite photos from their collection. Naturally, I had to pose in front of the giant gilded penis. Continue Reading →
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Sex Scenes From Paranormal Romance
Whether or not you’re a fan of reading paranormal romance like the Sookie Stackhouse books, this excerpt round-up contains hilarious quotes from sex scenes written in that genre (no pics, so it’s SFW). I think my favorite is “His man lance prepared for duty.” Follow us on Twitter @mysexprofessor. Follow Jeana, the author of this post,@foxyfolklorist. Continue Reading →
The Human Body In Motion
Artist Shinichi Maruyama has found a way to make the human body even more interesting and beautiful: combining thousands of still photos of a nude subject dancing to create a single composite (and safe for work, because all details are blurred out) image. Check it out if you want to see something unexpectedly beautiful. Continue Reading →
Genitals in the Wild – Holiday Special
I drive by this billboard every day on my way to work. I think I’m reading too much into it, but I’m sure this lovely community of sex geeks can confirm – I’m not just seeing things, right? Happy Holidays and hope you have less-than-silent nights! Continue Reading →
Choose Your Own Erotica
A while ago I posted a recommendation for an erotica site called Adventurotica. Now those same authors are doing something neat: they’re crowd-sourcing their newest novel, The Golden Mask, through Indiegogo (along the same lines as a Kickstarter). The really cool thing is that funders can request their own erotic scenes in the novel. Customized sex scenes – why not? I think it’s awesome that consumers can not only fund independently written erotica, but also have a say in how they want it to go. Continue Reading →
The Perfect Fairy Tale Kiss
As my colleague, fellow folklorist Linda J. Lee, discusses in her post on “True Love’s Kiss,” the kiss as awakening and transformation motif in fairy tales has a long and less-known history. From early versions of “Sleeping Beauty” to “The Frog Prince,” fairy tale kisses are tied up with violence and sexuality in a way that would make a Disney heroine blush. This is yet another reminder that fairy tales were not originally intended for children, so their shift in audience has seen accompanying changes in content. Follow us on Twitter @mysexprofessor. Follow Jeana, the author of this post, @foxyfolklorist. Continue Reading →
Women On Fantasy Novel Covers
Fantasy author Jim Hines makes this amusing point about how women are depicted on fantasy novel covers (including one of his own, as he’s an author) in stereotypical and downright uncomfortable poses, by striking those poses himself! The post includes a tongue-in-cheek sense of humor, griping about muscle cramps, and ruminating on gendered depictions of women who are narratively strong but posed as though sexiness is their main concern (which is irrationally common). Follow us on Twitter @mysexprofessor. Follow Jeana, the author of this post, @foxyfolklorist. Continue Reading →
Sex Ed From Disney
Disney’s animated short film The Story of Menstruation is one of those fascinating cultural relics that makes you alternate between curious and confused. It’s really gender normative, but good on them for not telling girls to limit their activities while menstruating, I guess? Follow us on Twitter @mysexprofessor. Follow Jeana, the author of this post, @foxyfolklorist. Continue Reading →
Being Ironically Sexist Is Still Sexist
A lot of advertising is, no surprise, rather sexist and regressive when it comes to gender roles. But if the advertising demonstrates an awareness of sexist tropes, is it still sexist? This analysis on Youtube says yes, defining “retro sexism” as “Modern attitudes and behaviors that mimic or glorify sexist aspects of the past, often in an ironic way.” The TV ad examples may appear innocuous at first glance, but watching them add up is rather striking. Follow us on Twitter @mysexprofessor. Continue Reading →
Have You Ever Done This?
I found this little exhibitionist gem on this week’s PostSecret mail bag. Read more at PostSecret.com. Here at Indiana University, we’re doing our own version called “IUSecrets” which was, of course, inspired by the one and only PostSecret. Learn more about our IU project at IUSecrets.tumblr.com. Follow us on Twitter @mysexprofessor Continue Reading →