Porn, today gets a lot of bad rap, but the truth is that widespread sexual visualisation is not a recent thing. There were erotic books, drawings and sculptures that have depicted human sexual behaviour throughout history.

There’s a myth that people have become more promiscuous or sexually amoral as time has gone by. But we’re total prudes comparing to our ancestors.

A lot of modern pornography is made not just to help people get off, but to help them get off in a more fulfilling way. Pornography can help couples improve their sex lives and can help to improve marriages.

Of course, as in all things Internet, there is also a lot of bad porn out there, including images depicting violent acts between non-consenting parties, but that’s not the type of porn majority of folks like to indulge in.

Our human sexual habits aren’t much different now from what they were in Victorian England, medieval Japan, imperial Rome or ancient Africa. We’re people, and we like to bone. A lot. And here’s the evidence.

Ancient India

As far back as 3,500 BC, Indians have documented sex acts in their religious texts. Hinduism was the first to introduce sexuality in a scientific way, effectively acting as the first sex ed. Religion literally used to help people have better, hotter sex.

In the Vedas, the oldest scriptures of the Hindu religion, we see sex show up a lot. It didn’t just mention “traditional” types of sex, it featured acts of homosexuality among the gods and the presence of transgender deities. Ardhanarisvara, for example, is the expression of transgender properties in the form of a deity.

The Kama Sutra

The Kama Sutra offers advice on improvement of one’s sex life, including numerous position guides. This book ties up how the pursuit of sexual pleasure ties into the pursuit of love and happiness.

The Kama Sutra acknowledges that sex is an inevitable and vital part of human existence, and does not attach any shame to the act of lovemaking. This seems to me, as well as to a significant population of the world, to be both the correct and healthy attitude toward sex.

Like the Kama Sutra, a lot of modern pornography is made not just to help people get off, but to help them get off in a more fulfilling way. 

To help people embrace and improve their sexuality and, by consequence, their love lives.

According to the Scientific American, pornography helps couples improve their sex lives and can help to improve marriages

The Romans

The Romans who lived their lives by the principles of Stoicism, sex was a wonderful thing “if enjoyed between people who maintained the principles of respect and friendship; in the ideal society, sex should be enjoyed freely, without bonds of marriage that treated the partner as property.” Sounds a whole lot like modern ideas of sexual equality and feminism, huh?
It’s not that Stoics and other Romans were encouraging people to become evil, adulterous fiends? The idea this concept expresses is a lot closer to the sexual equality associated today with polyamory and even swinging.

They also publicly displayed statues and frescos of threesomes, homosexuality and lots of oral sex.

Sex toys

Another way we know that people’s sexual behaviours haven’t changed that much over time is that we’ve found plenty of archaeological evidence of ancient sex toys. And we’re talking really ancient? Archaeologists once found a 28,000-year-old dildo in Germany.

Victorian England

Thanks to the fine people on Tumblr and Instagram we bring you a scandalous peep show from Victorian ear to prove to you that porn and visualisation of sex was a thing. The photo below proves that booty- eating has been in vogue since …..forever.

So yeah, our prehistoric ancestors were sitting on dildos, jerking off while looking sexual pictures and having sex just as much as we do today. 

So we can say with some certainty that people’s sexual behaviours haven’t changed much. 

People love to blame the modern proliferation of pornography on some phantom “increase in promiscuity,” but history tells us that sex has been something we’re all curious about and enjoy having lots of. 

H/T Dose

Don’t let Missina’s bubbly personality and sex appeal fool you though, this woman means business. Sex educator, activist, adult star and public speaker, Missina has devoted her expansive 15 year career to all things sex and relationships.

RedHotPie recently sat down with Missina to chat about her upcoming appearances at Melbourne Sexpo, her amazing career and her thoughts on digital dating… and make sure you get to the end of the interview for details on our “Meet Madison Missina Comp!
RHP – So, Madison, are you looking forward to Sexpo?

Madison Missina – My Partner will attest to the fact that I live for SEXPOs, in fact I have 2 seasons, pre Sexpo and post Sexpo. So with less than a month till Melbourne SEXPO I’m beyond excited. There’s a lot of preparation to go but it’s amazing being able create awesome things for people to enjoy.

What’s your first Sexpo memory?

Gosh it’s so long ago, probably 10 years ago in fact. My first SEXPO was when I was doing my internship for sex therapy I was there working for Impotence Australia and I remember being in awe. There was so much to take in, and I remember being so jealous of all the dancers who were getting around in sexy costumes. Compared to me in my serious sex therapy clothes I just wanted to find a way to do both, talk to people about sexuality and express myself at the same. If only I had a crystal ball back then, my younger me would be in heaven now..

What will you be doing at Melbourne Sexpo this year?

Melbourne SEXPO will be my debut as SEXPO’s official tour guide, which I’m so excited about. I’ve practically become part of SEXPO’s furniture now so I’m looking forward to sharing everything that I love about SEXPO with everyone.

After amazing feedback from Sydney SEXPO my latest work RAW: Female Sexual Pleasure which is an educational photography exhibit and the sister seminar RAW: Female Sexual Self Esteem will be returning.

But possibly the most exciting will be the Live O which is a combination of art and female sexuality which will be on the SEXPO main stage.

Do you like getting these opportunities to meet your fans?

I live the life of my dreams now because of my fans. So I love every opportunity where I can interact with them. That’s why I put so much effort into SEXPOs I really see it as my chance to give back and make my fans feel special. So I’m always coming up with new things to do.

Tell us a bit more about your project, RAW… sounds like an interesting concept.

What I’ve noticed since the female sexual liberation of the 70s is that we now seem to live in a society where we see hyper female sexuality, which is also censored. Due to censorship laws, the labia are often photoshoped, the beautiful fake orgasm is almost everywhere, and certain parts of female sexuality are considered fetish. The impact of this is that cosmetic surgery is rising, women are reporting pressure to perform like pornstars, to rise to the beauty ideal, get the perfect body, have it all and all this detracts from being able to have great sex but also great relationships. So I wanted to provoke everyone to start a conversation about this. RAW is an unedited, unfiltered look into the diversity and ferociousness of female sexual arousal and pleasure. The seminars are looking into how we’ve ended up with all these mixed messages and aims to empower women to embrace their own particular womanhood, whatever that may be.

Let’s drill a little deeper in your credential list, you’re also a sex therapist! Tell us about how you got into that.

Really I just chased what I loved. I’m an eternal student, I devour books, I love to study society, and I collect qualifications like some people collect handbags. So when I had the option to specialize my social science degree I just picked what fascinated me and I got hooked on sexology. Human sexuality is so fundamental to everything in our lives – it’s more than our orientation or what we like in bed; it also covers our attitudes to gender expression, to gender roles to how we approach relationships. Above safety, food and shelter what we all strive for is belonging so our sexual self-esteem is the basis for our connectedness. Especially these days living in a society where sex and messages about sex are literally everywhere and it seems that society is using sexuality as a way to both polarize and unite people it’s a very delicious time to be sexologist.

Have your studies helped your own sex life?

Immensely. When I was about 14 I realized that I was probably a lesbian, yet I also knew I wanted to join the sex industry which would involve me having sex with men and I’ve always been ultra feminine. At that time there weren’t many femme lesbian role models, so being very confused I decided to be straight, which meant that I did not understand sex at all. It was my darkest secret for so long, here I was, a decade later a professional sex worker who did not experience sex as sexual. It was through studying gender and sexuality that I began to start to grasp how I could use my body sexually and begin to understand and be okay with my sexuality in contrast to my career. So I studied female sexual pleasure and arousal thoroughly. I literally had to learn how to manipulate my body to experience sexual arousal with men. Let me just say that vaginas are awesome, they are capable of so much and it always surprises me that this information is so hard to find. So through my academic studies – and then later in my career where I did more body work skills based courses – I went from someone who couldn’t even comprehend that penetrative sex could ever be pleasurable, to a woman who has consistent frequent penetrative orgasms with whoever knows the right techniques. I became empowered enough to realise that my pleasure is important and unique, and educating my partners on how I work is all part of the fun. My studies taught me that sexual arousal and pleasure don’t need to stem from attraction and being able to have good sex with a male partner doesn’t mean that I’m also not a lesbian. I’ve had to break every mold to find me, so I don’t know who I would see myself as if it wasn’t for my studies.

You are of course well known for your work on film, so let’s tackle a few questions about your time on the set…

Favourite scene partner?

I don’t really have a favourite. Highlights to me were Lexi Belle because, well, she’s Lexi! It was actually the only porn scene of mine that I’ve watched back. But I also love working with Zahra Stardust – she’s totally hot and being bisexual it meant that our scene was more authentic. And Monte Cooper’s spanking scene with me changed my life.

Funniest moment while filming?

I was filming a glory hole scene where my head was padlocked into a wall. The producer had made this wooded collar type contraption which would pose as the lock to make it look like I couldn’t escape. But the problem was that it was quite heavy on my neck. So just before we started shooting he added some screws just hold it in place on the wall, thinking that we could just undo the bottom section and I could be easily released. We filmed the scene, I had my most powerful onscreen orgasm, and then the power went out. In total darkness we discovered that he put the screws in the wrong place so rather than just support the collar he had actually built my head into the wall. We had to break the wall to get me out. I wasn’t hurt but I often think that would have been hilarious if it got to the point of us needing to call for help.

Craziest/trickiest location and or position?

I once was away shooting on location at a farm. This involved lots of sex outdoors in paddocks. The scenes look beautiful. But in real life, sex on tree stumps in paddocks with cows, meant that we had to be very technical with the placement of props to prevent splinters and it seemed that everywhere there was cow dung. But my scene partner Rob Paulson was an absolute gentlemen and made that shoot awesome.

The sexiest thing you’ve ever seen on a porn set.

The sexiest thing that I’ve experienced on a porn set was when Monte Cooper gave me a spanking session. Monte made spanking so sensual it was amazing. The way Monte introduced the spanking doing the proper warm up and build up I was in heaven, even the pain was this pleasurable high. It’s the one scene that I wish never ended! I’d really like to see Monte start to teach spanking – when you have a skill like that you simply must share it with the world!

So, how about your dating life, how does that work?

It’s a little different; I find that I have to be more wary of people who see me as a trophy of some sort. I’ve dated a lot of people who have wanted to ride my coat tails of sort – that are more enamored with Madison than they are with Milly. So I’ve had more than my fair share of short-term romances that have gone nowhere. But I’ve learnt to just take things slower and listen to my gut. Being a sex worker – a pornstar – means that my partners have to really question what monogamy and relationship boundaries really mean. Being a sexologist and being so experienced in sex also means that my partners are often intimidated thinking that they need to live up to high sexual ideals, which is of course not true. You don’t actually need to be a sexual expert to have great sex, that’s a myth. So my relationships take more work than others.

Have you ever met anyone online?

Absolutely – in fact I met my current partner online. But funny story: in the past when I’ve attempted online dating I’ve had to do it in really quick bursts because my profile has a tendency to get reported for impersonating a public persona. It’s the most frustrating thing. Don’t dating sites know public personas need love and companionship too?

Can you give us your top tips for digital dating?

The most important tip I believe is to know that meeting new people and dating can be some of the most fun times of your life. Especially the bad dates, you will probably find that you will want to tell those stories the rest of your life. So have fun and see the whole process as an adventure. Take the pressure off, aim to just meet new awesome people and see what develops.

Keep your bios short but try to show – not tell – people about you. So if you have a great sense of humour put some comedy in it. I remember seeing one profile on a site where everyone added that their ideal first meeting would be to go out for sushi. This person wrote “Well I don’t like sushi, so could we perhaps just meet for coffee? Or maybe literally anything that doesn’t involve raw fish (I’m not in, I know).” This really stayed with me. It was personal, it was funny and it showed that that person was down to earth enough to laugh at themselves.

Put effort into your photos, it’s the first thing that people will see. So make them current and relevant. Include photos that show you doing something interesting or one of your hobbies as that’s a really great icebreaker.

Physical attraction is an important thing, but it’s also something that can grow if that person is awesome or diminish if well they’re not so awesome. Plus with the advent of filters people don’t always look like their own photos. So don’t judge possible matches too much on looks.

When starting up conversations rather than the usual “Tell me about you?” Ask specific questions such as “What did you get up to this weekend?” Whilst many people can seemingly speak about themselves for hours very open-ended questions can be really hard to answer. So keep specific and treat it like a conversation.

So we’re giving away a private Sexpo tour with you in Melbourne, what exactly will that involve?

SEXPO is an expo like no other. It is a chance to explore different facets of human sexuality. It’s as much entertaining as it is educational but above all else SEXPO is interactive and expansive. So my tours are like little SEXPO adventures – we will see all the highlights, I will guide you through everything that SEXPO has to offer with behind the scenes information from the specialized lounges to the great things the exhibitors have to offer, and be there to answer all your questions along the way. Each tour will be personalized to the group so whether your after expertise advice on the best sex toys, or you’re a SEXPO virgin who might be a little shy I guarantee you will get something out of the tours!

WE’RE GIVING AWAY TWO LOUNGE TICKETS TO NEXT WEEK’S MELBOURNE SEXPO AND A GUIDED TOUR FROM MADISON MISSINA HERSELF! 

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The footage ran for 15 minutes on Friday evening at the Boqueirao station in the southern city of Curitiba, officials said. The depot was packed with travellers at the time.

The police cyber crime unit has been notified and is trying to trace the hacker or hackers, the municipal transport company said.

A Curitiba city hall official said the company with the contract to operate the screens has also been notified and told it must improve its security.

Social media lit up with screen grabs of the pornography and jokes about the hack.

With a population of around two million, Curitiba is the capital of Parana state and one of the largest cities in southern Brazil.

Source: news.com.au

THE LOVER from come4.org on Vimeo.

From Come4.org:
“Sex” is the top word searched on the Internet. With nearly billions of yearly revenues, the sex industry is one of the greatest markets online. Unfortunately, it is also one of the less ethical and transparent ones. Many people consuming free adult contents think that the only risk they may run into is that of being discovered by others. This idea, however, is plainly wrong, for the current model of consuming online sexual contents has many other negative implications.

The prevailing model is finalized to business, and thus it systematically aims at subjugating our sexual imagination to marketing standards. As a result, instead of reflecting the natural plurality of human sexuality, much of today’s online sexual contents foster a one-dimensional perspective which is often fake, violent, macho-centered, and in many cases barely legal. We believe that we, as a self-aware community, can do better than this, and that time has come to rethink critically the relationship of online pornography and society.

With Come4 we aim to ignite a new sexual revolution, one that has at its core people instead of money, respect for diversity instead of uniformity, and solidarity instead of selfishness. Our goal is to devolve at least 1 percent of the total revenue of the online sex industry to support ethical causes aimed at defending and promoting sexual rights. Provided no one is harmed and that everything is legal, is there any reason why these revenues cannot be used for better ends?

Source: adweek.com

Now animal rights group, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), have come up with a new way to get some attention – their own “porn” site.

Having embraced their share of risque advertising in the past PETA will use imminent changes to internet domain names to register themselves to operate the www.peta.xxx website.

“We are preparing to launch our own peta.xxx site, but instead of just showing people our iconic ads we then show them how animals suffer for entertainment,” said spokeswoman Ashley Byrne.

“Our racier actions are sometimes a way to get people to sit up and pay attention to the plight of animals.”Internet surfers who “accidentally” delve into the x-rated site will initially be presented with the animal rights groups too hot for TV ads and campaigns.

But PETA’s sexy side displayed in galleries and videos will quickly give way to the sinister world of animal mistreatment uncovered by the group’s hidden camera investigations in a very different kind of graphic content.

“It’s the kind of thing you often won’t see on TV for instance, because the under cover footage is so graphic and violent that it’s pretty tough to show,” Ms Byrne said.

Source: HeraldSun.com.au

Tactile Minds contains 17 3D erotic images that can be enjoyed by the blind and vision-impaired, UK newspaper the Telegraph reports.

Retailing at around $250, the book contains images of a naked woman in a ‘disco pose’, a woman with ‘perfect breasts’ and a ‘male love robot’.

Canadian author Lisa Murphy thought of the book after realising that “blind people had been left out in a culture saturated with sexual images”.

“We’re breaking new ground,” she said.

“Playboy had an edition with Braille wording [printed between 1970 and 1985], but there are no pictures.”

Source: ninemsn.com.au