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Omnomnom

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Do you like large, luscious ladies posing with their lunch? Curvaceous chicas with chocolate, cakes, cherries and cream? Fat, fuckable femmes with food? Well, you should wander over to Bust Magazine and have a look at the pictures from photographer Danielle Levitt’s “Roll Play” shoot:

“…What I love about the shoot is that the women are in traditional erotic poses; their bodies simultaneously sexualized, glorified, and often complimented by food. Food is a touchy issue for any women in our size-obsessed and calorie counting culture, but big women especially are shamed when eating in public. The photoshoot features the women savouring both their bodies and their food in the public eye. Their enjoyment of the food sexualized for both viewer and subject.”

Click here to see (a bit NSFW due to big, bare breasts and bums).

Hubba Hubba

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A sad story of unfair dismissal from SF Weekly, by Erin Sherbert:

‘A college professor was fired from her teaching job after university officials found out she had a yen for performing burlesque shows.

Sheila M. Addison, an Alameda County resident, received a termination letter from John F. Kennedy University in Pleasant Hill last year for one offence: Performing in San Francisco’s Hubba Hubba Revue, which provides political and social commentary on gender, sexuality, and body image stereotypes.

She has filed a claim against the university, saying that her termination was illegal and the result of gender discrimination. Addison, who holds a PhD and teaches psychology, believed the content of the skits were pertinent; they revealed much about feminist theory and human sexuality.

Addison’s defence is that the events took place off campus — in San Francisco — and she had not ever advertised them to her students. She also used a stage name — so nobody would know it was her.

And here is the real show stopper: Addison says that a male professor also had participated in a show outside the university, and disrobed onstage, yet he was never fired from the university, according to her claim.

She filed a lawsuit in San Francisco Superior Court on Wednesday, challenging the university’s actions. She claims that the stated and actual reasons for her termination “did not constitute ‘good cause’ or ‘just cause'” under California or federal law, according to the complaint.

It wasn’t as if she incorporated it into the college curriculum.’

Original article here.

Deviant

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A great, open-minded agony aunt piece in today’s Graun from Pamela Stephenson, clinical psychologist, psychotherapist and former “Not The Nine O’Clock News” lolmaker:

‘If you’re simply being attracted to an unusual sexual style you needn’t feel ashamed, says Pamela Stephenson Connolly:

“I’m a 22-year-old female student and have been addicted to porn since I was 17. I haven’t told my long-term boyfriend, although we recently started watching it together. The more I watch it, the more intrigued I get about deviant sexual behaviour. I feel guilty and ashamed. How can I stop?”

You’re highly judgmental about your interest in erotica, and I wonder what makes you think it’s an “addiction”. Is it the type of sexual behaviour, or the amount of time you spend watching it?

“Different” sex is intriguing and lures millions of people to view it. Aside from ethical concerns about the porn industry, many believe there’s nothing wrong with watching legal material depicting sexual acts between consenting adults – although perhaps what you’re viewing lies outside that description. You’ve used the pejorative term “deviant” but I can only guess at your meaning. If it’s BDSM (bondage, domination, sadomasochism), then relax – it’s actually quite common, many people find it exciting, and it can be played in a safe, sane and consensual manner.

If your porn-viewing habit is seriously affecting your ability to function at work or in your life generally, or if it’s likely to get you into trouble, seek therapy to stop. But if you’re simply being drawn to an unusual sexual style, be more accepting of your erotic journey.’

Original article here.