I’m no connoisseur of vintage adult publications, but do consider the elements that went into creating them during their time, quite interesting; specifically the role Black artists, photographers, models, and distributors (if any) played in the world of vintage adult periodicals and magazine publishing, as we don’t often see information charting the history and are [...]
Games People Play The one absolute in the study of human behavior is that people do things because they get something out of it. People’s actions, however seemingly ridiculous, serve a purpose. I once had a therapist tell me I had to learn how to parent myself. It may not sound particularly earth-shattering, but I [...]
The Futility of Goal-Oriented Sex Too often sex resembles a contest. If there ever was a metaphor we need to do away with it has to be the “war” of the sexes. In a zero-sum society, where the mentality of “winner takes all” prevails, it’s no wonder that sex resembles a race: who can have [...]
So the Plan B or morning-after Pill isn’t going to be sold over the counter to females of all ages. Instead, it would be sold to females 17-years-old and older who are able to prove their age. You know, sorta like they do for alcohol and tobacco that some how kids under seventeen somehow manage [...]
I haven’t been to a night club in quite some time., so I’ve been out of the loop. At my age, there’s no telling what the young’uns are doing these days; and, my old ass stepping into a night club today, would turn that shit into a museum. But anyway, I got wind of the [...]
¡Hola mi Gente! Last week, I began what I hope will be the first of several entries showing how conservative politics and religious fundamentalism in this country are putting our children at risk. Just to give you a taste of the black hole of ignorance in this country, I offer the following (all entries are [...]
Sometimes I neglect to write simply because I realize that my writing is driven by more passion then it is by academia. I am just as capable of writing a coherent sentence and balancing an argument with the pro and con of an issue as anyone else with an Undergraduate Degree but sometimes I just [...]
The War on Children: Sex Education in America I will tell you that I had a mother last night come up to me here in Tampa, Florida, after the debate. She told me that her little daughter took that vaccine, that injection, and she suffered from mental retardation thereafter. –Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), on the [...]
Feminism and Pornography Since the 1980s feminism has grown conflicted about the importance of pornography as an issue, about strategies and tactics to deal with the issue and even about the meaning of pornographies — or pornographies, for there are many different forms. My belief is that this conflict is important. I am also concerned [...]
So, apparently several people in authority took the “PEN” in Penn State just a little bit too seriously. You know, as in penitentiary? Not that I’ve spent any time in one. But I assume that’s probably the only place where turning a blind eye to rape is expected. For the life of me, I don’t understand [...]
Pregnancy Pact or Just Young Black Girls Comparing Bellies? Does It Matter? I was presented with the picture below and asked to take a stab at making some type of social commentary from it. A group of young black girls with their pregnant bellies distended, smart phones in hand, in a bathroom somewhere rocking khaki’s [...]
Last week after Pres. Obama’s made his “evolution” on gay marriage public, my initial thought was: great, now they’re going to say that Obama is gay, and all gay people are now going to vote for him because of it. You know, pretty much in the same way all black people voted for him in [...]
Apparently, in the state of Tennessee it’s perfectly legal to commit what’s known as highway robbery. However, if you expect such acts to the the undertaking of the obvious shady criminal element riding a horse and dressed in black as were the bad guys of the wild west, you’re sorely mistaken. Unlike the days of [...]
There is not a person in this country who does not know that the police engages in racial profiling. If a Black person says they are not aware of this practice, they are either not yet beyond the toddler stage of life, or being intentionally deceptive in hopes of receiving special considerations from the white [...]
As if Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio wasn’t bad enough, in steps Shaun Winkler, a white supremacist running for sheriff. As a Republican, Winkler hopes to become Bonner County, Idaho’s next sheriff. As anybody running for office will tell you, media attention is something welcomed and often sought by candidates. That said, not one [...]
I think that one of my proudest moments in life happened at the beginning of this year: my younger brother – a heterosexual Black adult male – joined me in the fight against Amendment One by taking a photo with me, donning “Vote Against” t-shirts. For about a year, I’ve worked tirelessly against the passing [...]
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