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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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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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Gopal Krishna on the diversification of America.

= )

Posted on 03/11/2011 by Adrian Keys
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From Erotic to Adult to Censored

You remember, right, that last year Craigslist renamed their erotic services section to “adult services” and began charging for and manually checking each “adult” ad. It turned out to be an unsatisfactory effort for the numerous state attorneys labeling Craigslist as a major sex-trafficking hub. Over the weekend Craigslist removed the adult section from its US sites. Either they caved under the pressure or began a temporary protest.

Craigslist has been doing nothing wrong within US laws. Under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act a website cannot be made liable for what its users post.

Craigslist has the unfortunate role of the scapegoat for now. As Gawker notes, the internet is not scarce on alternatives.

Your Post-Craigslist Guide to Buying Sex Online (Gawker)

Posted on 09/07/2010 by Adrian Keys
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highonse.xxx

A quote from a PC WORLD article on the preliminary approval of the .xxx top-level-domain by ICANN:

ICM Registry, the company that proposed the dot-XXX domain, welcomed the vote.

“It’s been a long time coming,” ICM Chairman Stuart Lawley said in a statement, adding that he is “excited” by the move.

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ICM Registry says it is a “completely independent entity with no affiliation, current or historic, with the adult entertainment industry.”

That claim of independence gave ICANN board member Rita Rodin Johnston pause for thought. “I still question whether, in fact, there is a real sponsored community here,” she said in the board-meeting debate before the vote.

Yet she and the rest of the board said “Eh, whatever. It’s a go.” The small group of people behind ICM are “excited” to profit off of the adult community, which they don’t represent, and which is not easily unified because “adult content” is not universally defined.

Currently, if implemented, a .xxx suffix won’t be mandatory for all “adult sites”. Though there’ll be financial pressure. ICM would have complete control over the amount they charge individual registrants. Further, .xxx would make it easier for oppressive governments to sanitize their people. The U.S. may actually be among the oppressors if  Senators Max Baucus (D-MT) and Mark Pryor (D-AR) get their way: force .xxx on sites harmful to minors.

.xxx makes as much sense as a .violence domain. Of course no politician is worried about giving blood and gore a cozy home on the internet.

ICANN will make it’s final decision in December. They’re allowing a comment period lasting up to September 23. Email you’re concerns at: xxx-revised-icm-agreement@icann.org. Take a look here if you’re having trouble thinking about what to say.

The Free Speech Coalition satirizes ICM in the video below. It features a lot of big names from the porn biz, all opposing .xxx.

Posted on 09/04/2010 by Adrian Keys
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I Believe In Education


Above a really young girl holds back her skirt while holding up a condom. Is the guy in the thought bubble a happy pedophile or is he congratulating a gesture of safe-sex? Is this image an example of the immoral sexualization of children or a triumphant depiction of the hopes of sex education?

CNN: “A district attorney in Juneau County, Wisconsin, warned teachers in a memo sent to schools that if they teach the new sexual education curriculum mandated under state law, they could be arrested for contributing to the delinquency of a child.”

Dammit. What to do? Following one law violates another. Of course the conservative DA thinks morality is above education. I’m going to try to ignore reality for a minute. Let’s think of all non-adults as the essence of purity. Yes. I see it now. Wow. I’ve forgotten that minors live in a magical candy land. They ride unicorns to school and are completely submissive to authority. That’s right. At midnight on their eighteenth birthday their genitals pop into existence. At that very moment they’re pushed into the adult world and only then can they be educated.

This sentence includes links to research dismissing abstinence-only education. It’s troubling that the recent health care reform includes funding for abstinence ed, in contradiction of Obama’s 2010 budget, which was supposed to cut funding for such programs.

In uplifting news, Switzerland is selling condoms that fit 12-year-olds. That’s how you protect the children.

Previously:
Again, Abstinence-Only Education is Not the Answer [missing link]

Posted on 04/13/2010 by Adrian Keys
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