Free Fake Breasts

Check out MyFreeImplants.com, which asks:

Ladies... Have you ever wanted bigger breasts? But couldn't afford the expensive costs of surgery? Here is your opportunity to earn Free Breast Implants!

The women get free implants by getting "donations" from male "benefactors":

As a member of the MyFreeImplants website you have direct access to contact the many girls that are seeking help in achieving the physical appearance that they have long desired.

Once you create your account you can choose to buy message credits in several denominations. When you use your credits to send messages to the ladies they earn credit towards their procedures. You can buy credits for as low as $1.20. In addition, you have the option to signup for a monthly membership that gives you 5 message credits per month along with unrestricted access to over 1000 ladies profiles.

And:

... the best part is seeing the newly transformed ladies after the surgery when they return to the website to post pictures of the results. You can take pride in knowing that you helped her improve her self esteem and self image!

Don't worry, though--the men have to be respectful:

We request that you be respectful of the ladies on this website. While you may request particular outfits for custom photos, the ultimate decision is up to the lady. We encourage you to both work together in a civil manner so that everyone is happy. Abuse of the system or harrassment of any member will not be tolerated.

And since people like to see the results of their donations, the site provides before and after pics:

The (In)Famous June 1978 Hustler Cover

Hypersexualizing Little Girls So As To Discourage Hypersexualizing Little Girls

These anti-statutory rape PSAs were made by advertising agency Serve for the United Way of Milwaukee. They created enough of a controversy that they were pulled (see an article at Salon).




In response to the controversy, the advertising agency put a little over 2 minutes of focus group footage on youtube:

Paris Hilton Carl's Jr. Ad

Note: Youtube made me verify my age to see this ad...that ran on network TV.

Then Is Now

American Apparel now has it's own youtube channel. How much does this ad remind you of the old, banned, Calvin Klein (child porn) ads (see them here):

"I Love It When You Talk Clean to Me"

Here is a link to a book called I Love It When You Talk Clean to Me: Porn for Women, published by the Cambridge Women's Pornography Cooperative.

"Oh look, the NFL playoffs are today. I bet we'll have no trouble parking at the crafts fair."


"As soon as I finish the laundry, I'll do the grocery shopping. And I'll take the kids with me so you can relax."

"Why don't I get a minivan, love, so you can drive something fun."


Thanks, Jessica C.!

Hunting for Bambi (That Is, Women)

Here is a link to a website called Hunting for Bambi that says it is "a highly unique, niched, and controversial comical video series that spoofs hunting." It spoofs hunting by filming men shooting naked women with paintball guns.

You can buy this DVD. Note that the men are in a Hummer.

I'm not sure what they mean by spoofing hunting. Is it making fun of the stereotypical hunter? Or of hunting itself? Or is it a "spoof" that's supposed to actually appeal to the supposed targets of the joke? Regardless, it's interesting that the parody uses women as prey as the source of the joke.

Fat Pornography Website

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Creepy Banned Calvin Klein Ads from the 1990s

Third Wave Rauch Culture

Check out these two really awesome commentaries by Ariel Levy, author of Female Chauvenist Pigs, on:

On the title of her book


Playboy


Sexual Pleasure versus Performance


Standards of Beauty


And Girls Gone Wild

Some Videos for Class

"Pornography: The Secret History of Civilization" (2005) is useful for showing that non-procreational sex and sexual enjoyment are not "modern," and that using and enjoying sexually explicit images isn't new, either. I liked the first two episodes in the series, especially the second one, which shows how many explicit images there are in religious buildings and texts from the Middle Ages in Europe. Be warned, you need to watch these before showing them to be sure you can get away with it with your audience--for many students, even the artwork and religious drawings would probably lead to outrage today (which can be an interesting discussion in and of itself).

"Fenceline" addresses institutional racism, environmental pollution, and activism by looking at residents in a town in Louisiana and the divisions that arise between blacks and whites about the possibility of toxic waste contamination. It could be useful for discussing environmental issues or looking at why two groups in the same community could come to such different conclusions about what is going on.

Just in Time for Halloween...Sexism

The Halloween costume below, which is produced by Playboy, is called "Sexy Scholar".

Playboy costume features a dress with side-lacing and back zipper, collar with tie, knee-high socks, and hair ribbons.

Playboy Ads in Germany

Ad Agency: Rempen & Partner, Duessldorf