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Janet Hardy

Thinking Kink: Safewords

Sex and Sexuality post by Catherine Scott on July 18, 2012 - 10:14am; tagged BDSM, Cliff Pervocracy, Dossie Easton, Family Guy, Janet Hardy, Jay Wiseman, Safeword, The Office, Tracy Clark-Flory.
a sign that says THINK SAFETY

In light of the Daniel Tosh firestorm this week, I probably don’t need to make the point that joking about sexual abuse is harmful, not funny. However, in the context of kink, a subculture that's already too often treated with mocking or irreverence, it’s worth restating. Safewords are necessary, non-negotiable, and not a joke.

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Thinking Kink: Swinging Both Ways (Christian Grey Included)

Sex and Sexuality post by Catherine Scott on July 5, 2012 - 10:34am; tagged 50 Shades of Grey, Dossie Easton, Janet Hardy, Jay Wiseman, madonna, rihanna, Secretary.
a switch with an off and an on positionDominant, submissive, top, bottom, masochist, sadist... What if your kink preferences don't fit one of these labels? Does popular culture have no time for fence-sitters, or as Jay Wiseman called them, "switch-hitters"? Or does it regularly represent them without acknowledging their existence?
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