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The Streets Aren’t Safe

It’s super hard to avoid human sexuality today. Billboards, HBO, the Internet: they all glisten with smutty smut. As you’re well aware, with today’s accessible technology, it doesn’t take much effort for anyone to indulge in sexually explicit entertainment. Preventative measures such as pixelation, NSFW tags/warning messages, rating systems, and filtering software have helped to curb the excitement. But even with all the censoring society imposes, this ‘sex’ thing isn’t losing strength. Soon enough hard cocks will be part of the backdrop as you walk down the street. Actually, it’s already happening. This I learned on the corner of Hollywood and Las Palmas:

explicit uncensored porn on newsstand

That magazine cover featuring the preceding moment to fellatio was on display on a sidewalk-newsstand in full daylight. Following a screening of Barry Lyndon (a three-hour movie) at the Egyptian, it remained untouched. No one cared or noticed, and this made me happy. The newsstand’s bold display was most likely not intended by the vendor. The pornography’s placement was probably left by a mischievous passerby. Wouldn’t it be nice, though, if the vendor was indifferent, and the only people who noticed it were the ones who were looking, and as they saw it they thought nothing of it, expressing the same non-reaction they had to every other magazine on sale.

It reminds me of the pirated DVD stores I visited in South America, some of which had their uncovered porn section a few feet away from Spongebob.

I’ve been ready to call it quits on concealment. If a kid can catch a glimpse of a blowjob on Hollywood Blvd and more on a computer screen, what’s the point of hiding our collective stash? Sex and porn are out of the bag. It makes sense to be frank at this point.

 

Posted on 07/15/2011 by Adrian Keys
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His Is Just Right

Bill Willingham conservative gay marriage fables

That’s an interpretation of Goldilocks we don’t see… ever. That is, other than in Bill Willingham‘s comic book series Fables. I’ve just started reading and am not too far past issue seven (from where this panel originates), but from what I can tell, thus far, his Goldilocks is not a character we’re supposed to be rooting for.

In this particular story arc Willingham gives us his take on Orwell’s Animal Farm. Along with satirizing leftist activists, Willingham sneaks in a weak blow to gay marriage, of which he publicly admits to have “problems” with.

Apparently, he subscribes to that one notion that people will start defending inter-species unions following the acceptance of same-sex love. And people will fuck their cats because the forbidden is too tempting, etc.

Raynard (the fox and hero of this scene) is labeled a “bad name” after attacking the rants of an egalitarian. Could it be that Willingham sees himself in the fox and has heard people yell out “homophobe” in his direction? Willingham ignores that within his world of Fables the fairy-tale animals, including Raynard, Goldilocks speaks of are as intellectually aware as humans. Such beings have the undeniable ability to consent to love or to fuck. His satirical jab at gay sex, equating it to sex with non-humans, doesn’t compute in this context.

It’s clear Willingham is only reproaching the idea of inter-species/same-sex relations as ‘unnatural’ and not on the bases of ethics. This is the flawed logic many traditionalists fall into.

Am I reading too much into these three panels? Perhaps. His politics aren’t overbearing throughout; it’s not like I’m going to stop enjoying the series. But he’s too outspoken about his views for me not to snicker every time I notice a slight conservative-leaning in his work.

Before typing out my progressive reactions, my first thought was of admiration for Willingham for being transgressive enough to ingrain this in my mind: the idea of Goldilocks as a famished girl yearning for bear cock.

Can some one please link me to the porn version inevitably featuring Goldilocks in a foursome with three big hairy men? That has to exist. While you’re looking, keep an eye out for the people behind this set of photos:

 

Veteran HoS readers may remember me posting these back in the day. They’re still a mystery.

Also: Rule 34 – Goldilocks

Posted on 05/17/2011 by Adrian Keys
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Sex Ed of Terror

Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft, directed by Craig Macneill
, and written by Clay McLeod Chapman “Late Bloomer” is a dreadful tale of sexual awakening.

{via /Film}

It would have been more horrific (in a good way, cinematically) had the director dared to show a splatter of semen on the floor at the end. Although the magic of movie-making means it didn’t have to be the boy’s real ejaculate, such a scene, I imagine, would come too close to child porn for most. Leading up to the climax the narration works well alongside the symbolic imagery. When the boy snaps back to his embarrassing reality, only letting the voice-over tell the story feels disingenuous to a visual medium.

But an emotional public may gasp at this perceptive of film theory.

Also see: Happiness (imdb): in which, SPOILERS, the family dog is seen cleaning up Billy’s first load.

Posted on 05/09/2011 by Adrian Keys
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A few weeks ago, I had some alone time and was strategically using it to my advantage. It was early on a Saturday morning and no one was around. sitting on my bed, laptop beside me, I put on my headphones and began to performing articificial sex on my phallus.
Progress at close to 90%, I began to get “in the Zone” and failed to hear a person knocking on my door. I was so entranced in fact, that I didn’t even break my concentration when the door began to open and on of my lady friends burst into the room with Dunkin’ Doughnuts in hand. She then supposedly sat down in a chair and just started whistling. About thirty seconds later my “alone time” came to fruition, sexually satisfied noises and everything.
Taking my headphones off and turning my attention away from the laptop. I heard a voice say “That was entertaining.” I then said, “Well, this is awkward…” to which she replied, “It’s only awkward if you make it awkward.” She then promptly stood up, and promptly left..
This interaction was never spoken of again.

What is your best caught masturbation story (Reddit)

The hysteria is too much sometimes, but every now and then I come across a story that redeems humanity. Sexuality is what we make it. Let’s not think of it as awkward.

Previously: The Joyous Reality of a Vibrator

Posted on 04/27/2011 by Adrian Keys
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via her eyes only

SOURCE: Blue Angel and Brandy Smile in Sheer Nylon, Scene #2

Porn producers are getting arty to differentiate themselves from all the crap on the tube sites.  Though I love the composition in their stills, Daring Sex is trying too hard with their videos. There’s no need for random shifts to black & white (see below).

Posted on 04/20/2011 by Adrian Keys
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sexnotsex:

indie

This obscure shot of gay fellatio can be seen at indie.soup.io and sex (not sex). It’s noteworthy because all indications say that both of these sites are strictly lady-loving. This could mean that the bloggers misidentified the kneeling person as a woman. It’d be more thrilling if this was poof that, at least, artsy male-on-male gayness is becoming acceptable with consumers of straight erotica. 

The same image is also posted on Grey-Blue, a blog that exclusively admires men.

It might be a woman with masculine features (legs)… possibly. I can’t say for sure since the source of the image is unknown. Whatever. Someone, maybe obliviously, is being turned on by something outside their implied sexuality. 

A depressing alternative is that indie and/or sex (not sex) are among the absent-minded blogs that only care to get ad click-throughs and fail to properly vet everything they churn out. 

Related: The Black Spark Makes Gay Porn For All

Posted on 04/13/2011 by Adrian Keys
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The Black Spark Makes Gay Porn For All

I must admit that there is a glaring omission in my crash course to quality porn. There’s no reference to guy on guy. Gay porn was never a strong suit for High On Sex. Although this is mostly a reflection of my hetero-leaning orientation, I can’t discount the contribution the status quo has had on the content I consume and share. If gay porn were treated like lesbian porn, then there would certainly be more good gay content to stumble upon and disperse. But this isn’t the state we’re in.

Allow me to repeat the feminist rants against the patriarchy: It’s a straight-man’s world where women are the visually sexualized sex. Through advertising, art, and entertainment we learn that girls are supposed to be sexy & beautiful. Straight women are allowed to admire (even be turned on by) female models. Men, on the other hand, can’t stare at the male performer’s ass.

And when people say ‘gay porn’ they mean man-on-man. Girls eating pussy isn’t “gay.” It’s hot. It’s contradictory, but lesbianism in porn is not a big deal to a supposedly homophobic porn viewer. And when they talk about ‘lesbian porn’ they mean the Viv Thomas variety, which is targeted toward straight men not lesbians.

‘Lesbian’ just doesn’t have the weight of male and gay. It’s practically a requirement for female porn stars to do girl-girl scenes. Many, who don’t identify themselves as lesbians, choose to only perform with girls on camera. From this we can gather that society sees women as bisexual by default, which adds to their already high sex appeal (yay for straight men). With that settled there’s no need to label a girl-on-girl-on-guy group scene ‘bi porn.’ This label only applies if a man blows or penetrates another man in an MMF scene.

Is it not a double standard for gay-man sex to be segregated exclusively for a gay/bi male audience? ‘Dyke’ porn exists primarily for the lesbian demographic, yet the totality of lesbian sex is not exclusive to a gay/bi female audience. Lack of male gayness in ‘straight’ porn is inconsistent with the fact that lesbian sex acts are common in for-straight porn productions.

Hetero-man’s perspective on sexuality has been passed on to all. Look at a number of erotic blogs run by women and you’ll have to navigate a few pages back to find a single photo that focuses on a man and may never find one of a guy fucking another guy. Yet that one sexy lesbian photo is reblogged on every straight guy’s and girl’s tumblelog.

Because the imagery of the male exhibitionist and man-on-man sexuality is assigned to one niche, production of such content is limited. The demand for straight/lipstick lesbian porn overshadows that of gay content. Simple mathematics says that there’s less quality gay content to find than straight and that it’s harder to discover among the mounds of pussy and boobs. In all fairness, one can’t criticize ambisexual bloggers for not posting enough content with manly eroticism. It’s not so much any individual’s or group’s fault as it is the state of society.

Unless gay and solo-male sexiness becomes more acceptable and thus grows in demand, images of straight sex and sexy women are going to be the main attraction for most erotophiles. Female or Male, it’s irrelevant if you identify as somewhere in between a 0 and a 3 on the Kinsey Scale. Our culture is inclined to glamorize girls.

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Posted on 03/31/2011 by Adrian Keys
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Dot XXX approved

The .xxx top-level domain was approved by ICANN on Friday following years of failed attempts by the domain’s sponsor ICM Registry. .xxx is restricted to “adult sites” but is not mandatory.

The porn industry may be protesting about their financial losses (purchasing of domains to protect brands), but they’re correct on the free speech implications of a .xxx world.

Paul Cambria, industry attorney (via Xbiz):

“.XXX would afford a step toward content-based categorization of otherwise lawful speech. It would also provide a very convenient tool for those who have the power to either censor or prevent lawful speech to be disseminated.”

Like warning interstitials .xxx is a pointless move in an effort to give the prim false security. It’s misdirection: “Hey look. All the porn is over here at .XXX, easy to find but conveniently out of the way! ; )” Except it’s voluntary, so .com versions may slip through your filter. And on filter-less networks when little Johnny asks where all the porn is at, Sally says, “just tack on .xxx.”

Here’s how the Guardian ends their news story:

Use of the domain name is voluntary and is designed to shut out child porn and incorporate heightened security barriers, making it harder for children to stumble on sexual content online.

That is the exact PR ICM is using to defend itself: We’re protecting children from porn! The mainstream media needs to correct their stories to say “the domain name… is designed to make ICM money.” That’s the only reason .xxx exists. It fights child porn and hides sex just as well as a voluntary .religion domain would protect us from nutty extremists.

There is a real fear that this decision will lead to and inspire support for a .xxx mandate on every site considered “adult.” If this happens sites with even the slightest hint of eroticism or explicit commentary on sexuality will be in danger of unwarranted regulation.

Adult Industry Members Respond to .XXX Approval (Xbiz)

.xxx (Wikipedia)

Previously: highonse.xxx

Posted on 03/21/2011 by Adrian Keys
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Link No Evil

see no evil porn version

Although irritating, High On Sex’s abrupt departure from Blogger was long overdue. Ever since the site was slapped with a warning interstitial, I was thinking of moving on. But the effort required for such a move wasn’t something that inspired immediacy. It’s only now that I have been forced out that I find the energy to rebuild here at Tumblr [Update: now using self-hosted WordPress]. Still, I’m not sure when I’ll get around to fully restoring the posts that I have backed up…

The good things is that HoS lives on happily without a compulsory wall of warning.

But if you really want one, I made a custom and optional warning page just for you. Use it sparingly and for laughs, because, seriously, warning pages are a big lie.

Warnings bombard you so site owners can feel better about themselves or to appease those who pretend it’ll make a difference.

If you stumble upon this site thinking it was an inspirational journal of a struggling sex addict, simply click the back button on your browser. I, too, get disappointed with the Internet. Damn you, XXX Church!

The odds are that the site or person who links here provides context cluing you in on what High On Sex entails. Only a real asshole would trick you into clicking a porn link in front of your boss.

There’s the protect-the-children-defense to rebut, of course. I can assure you that Sesame Street won’t be linking to High On Sex. There’s a thing called ‘safe search,’ and overprotective parents can use filtering software. By the time minors circumvent security measures and start searching for ‘naughty things,’ they’re ready to know (whether we like it or not) that sex is a big part of human culture. If we don’t educate them, they’ll try to educate themselves. A weak warning, such as: Must be 18 to Enter, doesn’t stop the curious. It entices them.

Okay, so there’s a slim possibility that your sister’s toddler will start hitting your keyboard and slapping the mouse and, by chance, clicks on the bookmark to your favorite sexy blog. Your sister gets mad at you first and then blames High On Sex for not having the decency to use a warning page. She doesn’t realize that her kid might also accidentally stumble upon violent war footage on TV or walk in on Daddy eating Mommy’s pussy or see a deer get hit by a truck.

Young or old, there’s always a chance of encountering unwanted ‘obscenities.’ It’s a fact of life and in modern times this includes the rare surprise on the Internet.

People who want to avoid sexuality can do it much more easily on the Internet than in any other medium because of its selective and on-demand nature. It’s not as if porn is being thrown at you on computer startup. Having possibly “objectionable content” behind a redirect only serves to annoy willing visitors.

An evangelical website might be considered harmful to a secular family. FoxNews makes the Left sick and NPR infuriates the Right. Where are their disclaimers? Why doesn’t the XXX Church warn me that the site doesn’t include videos of priests getting rammed by nuns in strap-ons!

- Image source unknown. Looks like Felicia on the right and a young Jenna Jameson covering her ears.

If you can confirm or fill me in, please leave a note in the comments.

Posted on 03/17/2011 by Adrian Keys
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We Dare to Censor Games


We Dare: Trailer Analysis – IGN Rewind Theater

We Dare: Debut Trailer

Risqué Wii game We Dare pulled from release in UK  - Ars Technica

Video games, particularly in the US, remain infantilized in the minds of most. You’d think by now sexuality would be accepted in games. But no, the mainstream video game industry is going through the modern equivalent of what Hollywood went through in the ’60s. Apparently, these tame clips from Dragon Age 2 are considered sex scenes.

If history repeats itself, games will have their A Clockwork Orange soon enough. Then Deep Throat: The Game will be released on Xbox and porn studios will start making serious money again.

Until then we’ll have to turn to Europe.

Sex scene from Fahrenheit censored from US release.

Posted on 03/12/2011 by Adrian Keys
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