Vanity Fair just ran the most bizarre and awesome interview with tennis legend Billie Jean King. Not only does interviewer George Wayne ask King if he can call her B.J., he goes on to tell her that Martina Navratilova has more courage because she never hid her sexuality. Like I said, it’s a weird interview, but totally worth a read.
My favorite part is when she talks about transgender former tennis pro Renée Richards.
She is wonderful. I just had my eyes checked by Renée. She is one of the world’s leading ophthalmologists. Back in the day, when she wanted to join the tour, all the women were freaking out about this transgender person wanting to join. I said to them, “Cool your jacks here. We have to find out more information.” So I called her up and said, “I need to meet you.” We sat for four hours because I wanted to hear her truth. She was great, and then I went to doctors and asked, “Is she a woman or a man? What do you think? What is she?” And they said, “She is a woman.” And that is all I wanted to know. So I went to the Women’s Tennis Association and I said, “Guys, she is gonna play and you better welcome her.” And we even played doubles together, too.
I’ll admit I don’t know much about tennis or Billie Jean King, but I think she sounds like one rad lady! Oh, and just for good measure, listen to her song here. Of course it holds a special place in my heart – I live in Philly.
Bob Barker’s message lives on in a much hotter form. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have tapped the adult industry to help get their messages across in the latest few ads of the organization. The Jenna Jameson (who is rumored to be prego herself) ad above advocates for spaying and neutering pets while Playboy’s Holly Madision takes on wearing fur. Check out this article for more info.
Funny, it seems like these ads sum up the porn industry in a nutshell – no babies, no hair. Yeah, I’m tasteless, what of it? Thanks HotMovies: The Blog for the heads up.
Chinese condom company Elasun is making bank on the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games with a new ad campaign incorporating condoms into sports. While these ads are pretty ingenious, they are fitting as well. According to the article about the new ads, at the 2004 Athens Games, 130,000 free condoms were made available to atheles and officals and in Sydney in 2000, 20,000 condoms had to be shipped into the Olympic Village after the althetes supplies began to run low! I guess stretching on the mat isn’t the only way to limber up before your competition, hmmm?
This may be a little much for a Monday morning, but I just had to write about it. The latest trend in non-surgical body altering has gone south for the summer, causing booties around the world to stand at attention. That’s right, bras aren’t only for boobs any more. Check out this butt bra! At last, flat bottoms can be a thing of the past and anyone can have a J Lo. booty.
And I sound like an infomercial because this thing is basically on par with anything that starts with “As Seen On TV.”
Sure, I know I sound like a cynic and maybe it’s just me, but I couldn’t care less about Kim Kardashian or her ass. And I think this thing looks like some sort of post surgery tourture sling. But hey, maybe you’re into that. Just because I won’t get down with it doesn’t mean you can’t. Check out theselinks for more butt, and possibly spirit, lifting apparel. Oh, and don’t forget your Hawaii Chair!
So, I thought International Orgasm Day had passed, but apparently I was confused and thinking of National Orgasm Day (July 31) in the U.K. Or was is Global Orgasm Day (Dec. 22)? Anyway, point is I was wrong. Today is International Orgasm Day! The 10th annual to be exact. So Happy International Orgasm Day!
Vermont artist/actor Alex Hirka started I.O.D. ten years ago on an idea that came to him during a conversation about soliders.
“When armies walk across bridges, they usually break step because if you walk in step, you apply that much more force. You can actually cause damage by people walking in step,” he said. “That got me to thinking, ‘If you exerted positive energy at the same time, could that have an effect? I just thought that it would be great if people focused on orgasms for a day instead of whatever else. It wouldn’t be a consumer holiday; it would be just a day to have fun.”
Check out The Naughty American’s awesome article for more info on the story behind this most pleasurable of holidays.
I’m not going to get into all the hairy details, but I am having a bad week. Little seems to be going right and I am longing for the weekend to be able to hide under my blankets and just ignore the world. But instead of being a total killjoy, I figured I’d rock a mixtape rewind that’s a little more inspirational and a little less Debbie Downer. And no, it’s not Enya.
I bring you Petra Haden and The Sellouts covering the ultimate inspirational ditty. Starting off as part of the 90′s pop punk band “That Dog” (which I was obsessed with in high school), Petra now performs a-cappella, using only her voice to produce the sounds of each instrument. Yeah, it sounds a little strange I know, but seriously, check out this video. I promise that it’s all the cool and none of the annoying of that guy from the Police Academy movies (and no, I don’t mean The Goot).
Enjoy. I might have already watched it on repeat a few times to make me feel better. Ok, fine, ten times. Whatever, it’s working.
To combat their increasing Chlamydia rates, the U.K. is allowing the antibiotic that treats Chlamydia to be sold over-the-counter. While the patient seeking the drugs must be over 16 and will still need proof of diagnosis, the treatment will not be far easier for people to access. The mail back kit test results will even have tear offs to give to partners so they can get treatment too. Can you even imagine!?! A government that proactively deals with sexually transmitted infections and a health system that works with the patients to get them well. Pure craziness, I know. I wonder what’s next, access to healthcare for all? Pigs would fly! Ok, enough with the snarkiness. Find out more info here.
Reccently it’s been reported that French First Lady Carla Bruni has slept with 15 people. This, of course, triggered another session of the great slut debate – otherwise known as ye ole question “how many partners is too many partners?” Some people are totally astonished with Bruni’s staggeringly high 15, while others are blown away by her paltry 15. It’s really a lose lose conversation. My big inquiry is why do other people feel they need to judge others personal decisions and comment on them? And why is one number of sexual partners better or worse than another? I know we are all guilty of these judgements from time to time, but seriously, can we really pinpoint extactly what actions make one woman healthy and sexually active and another woman a promiscucous slut? And what’s so wrong with being “slutty?”
See what sex advice/cupcake goddess Rachel Krammer Bussel has to say about the debacle here. Definitely check it out.
Then go grab a pastry, because once I found out about the cupcake side of RKB, I can’t seem to get it out of my head. Mmmmm. Icing.
And now back to your regularly scheduled programming. I know I just link lurved on Friday, but I wanted to bring it back to it’s regular hump day occurence. Plus, there are lots of interesting things goin on in the world and I wanna talk about em!
- I’m not sure whether this Voice Activiated Rabbit vibe is a good idea or a bad one. It could be the answer to lots of women’s dreams – speeding up with every “oh yes!” Or it could end up being just another partner we have to give instuction to. I get the idea behind it, but I am cynical until I test it out myself. I will, however, be perfectly open to someone sending one over to try out. It’s for the good of research, after all. (via thesun.co.uk)
Maybe it’s just me, with my crazy liberal lezzie opinions, but I think birth control is a good thing. Giving women control over their own bodies and reproductive rights – shocking idea, I know. Come on people, the pill has been around since the 60s, so why it is so hard for us to sell it for what it is? No, we market it as period control! WTF! Arg! Sure, it’s a good side affect, but why does it trump the baby controlling??! Ok, I’m not going to rant. I’m going to let Current TV’s Sarah Haskins do it! Check out this awesome video! (via boinkology)
Here is another one of their videos we wrote about. Oh man, that Sarah Haskins is the best!
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