A friend gave me this intriguing article from the Spanish newspaper elmundo.es. I actually had trouble believing what I was reading but unfortunately it was true. Let me tell you the story…

Kylie Minogue was given a big teddy bear on stage during a performance at a gay club in London and like any human person with a heart, she held the bear as we all remembered our favourite stuffed animal from when we were innocent children.

Later on, a fan published this photo on facebook (sensitive souls, don’t look):

Well guess what, for the allmighty Facebook people, Kylie’s microphone could be misunderstood a the bear’s penis, so they immediately took the picture away since they don’t “Allow photos that contain nudity, drug use or violence“.

Can you see Mr. Teddy’s heroine needle? Can you see him beating his bear wife? Can you imagine children being offended by this image? So why can’t this cute naked-ass bear go free on Facebook?

Well, it might have to do with Dawn of the Ted, the collection of “bad taste bears” that became quite famous for their funny and original designs. From gore to bdsm, these bears are pretty popular among gays, daddy bears…

Still, ignorant actions of censorship should be a thing of the past, right?

Unfortunately, Teddy Bear is not the only victim. Facebook also closed Violet Blue‘s page “Our Porn, Ourselves” a few weeks ago (read her reply). It worries me that Facebook, the biggest social network of the world, which is present in all young people’s lives, sets such a poor example.

Problems about sex come from ignorance and taboos, so, does solving these problems really mean calling Teddy Bear a pervert ?

If you are in Frankfurt today August 27th, then you should definitely go see Caught! the new photoexhibition by Kristyan Geyr at Gallery Morgen / Frankfurt Am Main with cocktail party.

Kristyan Geyr is a German photographer and film director, born in Köln where he took part in the foundation of the Fashion Fair “Bread and Butter“. He’s one of the most creative erotic filmmakers in Germany who likes to focus on urban lifestyle. He also founded the Noodles, Noodles & Noodles creative design company in the early 90s and designed with his team the famous prison-style bed made out of 100% steel: “the Jailhouse Fuck“. Kristyan produced and directed three erotic clips around the JHK: M&S, Sisters and The Visit, three films with beautiful women, light bondage, bdsm furniture, good erotic photography and trendy fetish outfits. You can watch the trailer here.

So I strongly advise you take a look at his work and stop by the exhibit if you can.

Here are a few teaser pictures.

More info about the exhibition here

Have you ever heard someone describing a good wine and started picturing a desirable and sensual woman? Her “robe”, her colour, her smell…

The Saint & Sinner entrepreneneurs decided to use these similarities and created the Calling Card range of wine with the help of Boldinc designers to capture the essence of femininity in their bottles…

The calling cards are these flyers plastered on lamp posts or telephone booths with a girl’s phone number so you can call her and receive her services. Haven’t you ever imagined who was behind it? If she was blond, small or curvy, provocative or discreet…

Five special wines were chosen for the Calling Card Range: Syrah, Pinot Gris, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir and a Sauvignon Blanc. Each wine has a label that depicts unique and dazzling female personalities according to the tasting notes of the wine inside. The phonenumber on the label is real and the consumer may call it to get information or pictures…

I thought the approach was really sexy and the design elegantly expresses women’s different personalities in a burlesque way.

Because every woman is unique.

(Via the dieline)

Not sure if you should be dating the new guy?

Is it really a good idea sleeping with your best friend´s ex?

Well, don´t worry, here´s the definitive guide to dating, courtesy of The Morning News.

Whether you´re in a sticky situation or not, make sure you check out this entertaining, no-nonsense chart. The design perfectly mirrors the complex nature of life, love, and sex… even if the answers are anything but ambiguous!

(click to enlarge)

I recently found these great mini-vids on the Agent Provocateur website.

Instead of the usual pin-up style poses that we´re all used to seeing, the models are provocative and actively using the lingerie to tease and arouse.

The tone is perfect too! Everything looks great, from the dodgy looking hotel room and bad lighting to the anonymity of each woman with her hand-held camera.

It´s nice to see a well-established company not just resting on its laurels but instead trying to use new and engaging ways to promote its lingerie.

Here are a few teaser pictures, but you should check the videos on Agent Provocateur’s website

The Australian Sex Party is a party created to pressure mainstream politics in the name of greater sexual freedom and equality. An important role if a modern country such as Australia is to maintain the progressive society that I´m sure the vast majority of its citizens want. But not only are they doing the noble job of promoting same sex marriage, the abolition of stringent censorship laws, and championing less governmental intervention into adult lives, they are also helping to bring sex out of the shadows of society.

Critics may say that their name is merely designed to shock and gain publicity for a small political party, but, regardless of the reasons, why does the word SEX always provoke such a negative reaction? I do it, you do it, and I´m sure we both enjoy it. Surely such a collective voicing and acknowledgement of this fact is the logical step for a progressive, 21st century society to take in order to be able to discuss sex in an open and mature manner. The problem is that some still hide sex away as an embarassing – even shameful – act, whereas others (mainstream porn, advertising etc) promote it in a highly immature or distorted way.

I wholeheartedly support the work of this party, especially when watching the live debate between Fiona Patten (leader of the Australian Sex Party) and Wendy Francis (Family First Party candidate for Queensland) who´s party still sings that old recognisable tune of outdated, repressive, Gospel-influenced conservatism.

No points for guessing which woman speaks calmly and intelligently, and which only manages to blurt out a beligerant discourse based on paranoia, elitism and prejudice. Why are there people that still believe that the best way to educate is through re-inforcing ignorance? Can´t they see the contradictory nature of these words!? The best way to “protect children” (to use their favorite phrase) is not to cover their eyes and ears at every opportunity!

Watching the debate I was dumbstruck by Wendy Francis´ comment that Australian marriage laws couldn´t possibly be changed because – get this – they had ¨been around forever¨. How can she expect to have even been conducting that debate if we didn’t live in a society where laws change to meet social change? Furthermore, she wouldn´t even be a political candidate if women were not continually fighting for greater social equality and she certainly wouldn´t be voting in the upcoming Australian elections if women hadn´t have fought for and won the right to vote. Hell, she wouldn´t even be talking about politics if society never changed just because certain discriminatory laws and perceptions had “been around forever”.