According to CNN (which is always good for breaking news reports like how pole dancing classes can "strip off pounds"), a woman who is trying to open a dance studio to teach both pole dancing classes and belly dancing classes is not being allowed to operate her business so far. This is a dance studio; not a stripo club or a bar. Check out the video here:
Yesterday I wrote about the issue of an outline of Michael Phelps’ penis showing through his Speedo suit and how it appears that his penis was airbrushed out of promo ads of him in his suit. Remember?
Well, it turns out that we here at MSP are not the only ones interested in Phelps’ penis. Yesterday evening alone, people visited MySexProfessor.com purely as a result of searching for various Phelps/penis related terms and then hitting upon MSP. Specifically, last night alone:
- 21 people found MySexProfessor.com as a result of searching for "michael phelps penis"
- 9 got here thanks to a search for "michael phelps penis size"
- 8 for "naked olympians"
- 7 for "michael phelps sexuality"
- 7 by way of searching "phelps penis"
- 5 arrived at MSP after searching "michael phelps cock size"
- 3 found us after searching "michael phelps sex"
- 3 via "phelps penis size"
- 2 via "michael phelps" and "penis"
- 2 arrived at MSP a la "mike phelps penis size"
- 1 "michael phelps" and "penis size"
- 1 "michael phelps" and "oral sex" (I am NOT making this up!!!)
- 1 "michael phelps dick size"
- 1 "michael phelps dick size?" (gotta love the question mark they put at the end)
- 1 "michael phelps std" (seriously??? do they really think the internet is going to list whether someone has an std/sti???)
- 1 "michael phelps’ penis"
- 1 "michael phelps, sex"
- 1 "michael phelps: sexuality"
- 1 "phelps cock size"
- 1 "sex michael phelps"
NOTE: This does not include all the people who searched terms like "michael phelps chest size" or "michael phelps body" or "michael phelps anatomy".
[Image via this site.]
Congratulations to them both! More news of their wedding, what is being called the "highest profile gay marriage" since it became legal in California, can be found here.
What: Man photographs women’s fingers (with their permission, which I guess makes it slightly more okay?).
Where: Naperville, Illinois.
Why: Don’t go there.
For more on the story, click here.
Thanks go to Margaret Lyons, of the Chicagoist, for the heads up.
From an article describing the bras:
The new underwear was developed as a second barrier of defence after normal bras were found to cause injuries while on duty.
The officers’ bullet-proof vests, while stopping the force of gunshots in an attack, pushed the plastic and metal parts of their underwear into their flesh, causing injury.
Lest you think they are particularly erotic sounding, thinking again. Read (and see photos in) the full article here.
First, I’m not a fan of the phrase "love addiction" (it’s really a popular media term for a clinically recognized pattern of when someone gets into multiple love relationships - and is sort of hooked on the feelings, highs and dramas related to falling in love - and it becomes a distressing or maladaptive pattern for them). But I am trying not to get too much into semantics here and instead just accept Alanis Morissette’s quote for what it is - which is to say that she apparently feels that she found herself always committing to men - one after another - and this got her into a pattern that didn’t work for her. So she decided that for one year, she would only date casually. And by "date", she means that this dating included "lots of sex".
More and more it seems that women celebrities are becoming comfortable (well, is it comfort? attention-drawing? I guess it’s unclear) talking about their sexual behavior in the media - and particularly non-traditional sex roles. Whereas Britney Spears once drew media attention talking about a traditional sex role (e.g., being abstinent until marriage; something that apparently turned out not to be true), a few years ago Angelina Jolie drew media attention by talking about how she was having lovers, but no serious relationships, until she found someone to parent with (who, as we all know now, turned out to be Brad Pitt). And now Alanis Morissette describes her casual sex and how it has been helpful for her. Read the full (and short) article here.
One of my favorite New York Times writers, Jennifer 8. Lee, gives us an interesting look into the meaning of the number 8 in Chinese culture, its choice as the start of the Olympic games in Beijing, and its huge popularity as a choice day for weddings (her stats from The Knot are impressive - though their stats for the popularity of July 7, 2007 are even more impressive, possibly because it was a Saturday?). Anyway, read her article here and consider your own number interests or obsessions. Do you prefer to do things in twos or threes? Do you have certain beliefs or preferences for certain numbers?
…"little babies", as Jezebel put it. Ha. Check them out at People.com - including an adorable photo of toddler Shiloh with her little baby sister. I also really love this much-discussed (at least, on blogs) photo of Jim Carrey wearing Jenny McCarthy’s bikini. But maybe that’s just because as someone interested in sex and gender issues, I appreciate it when people are flexible with their issues around what is or is not considered "appropriate" for women or men to wear.
Regular MSP readers may remember a couple of trips I’ve taken to San Juan, Puerto Rico this year. Lest you think I was just sunning myself and/or enjoying meals at what is perhaps one of my favorite restaurants, Marmalade, rest assured that I was working. Announced recently is our research team and School’s partnership with the University of Puerto Rico - the Partnership for Sexual Health Promotion. You can read the full press release from School of HPER at Indiana University on the IU web site. We are absolutely thrilled to be working with such talented and committed colleagues in Puerto Rico. Stay tuned in the coming months for more information about some of our ongoing research and education work.
[Image via our press release, on this site.]
