Feminism Without Clothes

I’m a huge fan of bush.

No, not Bush. The other bush. The good bush.

Many women choose to shave it all off- that’s their choice, but I can’t help but wonder why. I shave my bikini line and everything, and I like to keep things nice and trimmed, but I could never bring myself to shave that little tuft in front.

I like it because it makes me look like a woman, not a little girl. I like it because my boyfriend likes it. I like it because it’s one less thing to worry about getting ingrown hairs on. I like it because I don’t like the other Bush, and I get the giggles whenever I listen or read about Bush, and pretend that they’re really talking about the other bush. The good bush.

This entry is dedicated to the good bush. Here are some pictures.

Photograph by Gary. November 2005.

Photograph by me. January 2006.

Photograph by me. January 2006.

Photograph by me. January 2006.

Photograph by Ricky. January 2006.

Bad Bush.

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I’m going to be pretty busy over the next few days, so I thought I’d put up some more self-portrait test shots for ishotmyself.com. I’m planning to take an entire series in this theme once I have another sunny morning to spare and send them in. Please enjoy.

Photography by me; January 2006.

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I’m planning on submitting a set of photos to the website I shot myself. These are a couple sample photos I took of myself and a gooseneck squash. I scrapped the idea of a complete photoset, because there’s only so much you can do with a gooseneck squash that doesn’t involve penetration, and I’m not comfortable or stretchy enough for that.

Photography by me, January 2006.

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I thought I’d make a list of all the wonderful books(and one magazine) out there that have enriched my life. There’s no way I could possibly name them all, so here are the basics.

The cooking bible. I don’t cook much, but when I do, I find the recipe in here.

The best of Bust magazine.

It’s a classic. From a literary standpoint, I feel it’s perfect book.

This book is worth is just for the marvelous images in it- not to mention the wonderful advice and step-by-step instructions.

Don’t straighten your curls, celebrate them!

I love Frida Kahlo! This book provides an insight into her unique work.

David Sedaris’ hilarious collection of short stories.

A hilarious and haunting graphic novel.

Don’t know who Ana Mendieta is? If you have any interest in art, you should!

The revised edition of the classic. Every single girl out there should be given one before puberty.

My second-favorite poet.

My favorite poet. The edition has all of her poems, unedited.

A friend loaned me this two and a half years ago. I still haven’t given it back.

I read it for school when I was 14, and it still makes me cry.

Feminist response to pop culture. The Ms. Magazine for my generation.

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I’m planning on writing a long entry about corsets and my love for them- as well as my distaste for their origin and history. In addition, I’ll soon be posting some new photographs of myself in a corset. I thought I’d put up a teaser image.

Photography by Chip. January 2006.

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I’ve just realized something about the list of beautiful women I’ve made. All of them are white. Is it because it’s a personal preference of mine, or because in the nude/fetish/porn model industry, white is the norm? I’m hoping it’s the latter.

The fact that my list is all white is a little ironic- some people might argue that I’m not white. I consider myself to be, but other people don’t. My father is Lebanese- but, technically speaking, Arab people are white, not to mention the fact that lots of people in Lebanon don’t consider themselves Arab.

Anyway, I would like to encourage women of color, as well as white women, to get naked. In this spirit, here’s a photo of the beautiful Masuimi Max.

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Here are two more photos from my shoot with Domenic. I think the first image is one of my favorites ever taken of me.

Photography by Domenic. January, 2006.

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I consider myself to be a straight but open-minded girl. That said, there are few things I enjoy more than looking at beautiful women online. Inspired by the sex blog Fleshbot’s Top Ten Hotties of 2005, I’ve decided to make my own list of beautiful, naked women.

Amina Munster is a Suicidegirl with not only an awesome chestpiece, but an airbrushed artificial leg as well. BME has an article about her, and the loss of her leg.

Apnea is a 20 year old student like me. Unlike me, however, she is a former Suicidegirl with her own recently launched pay website.

Aprella is a latex and fetishwear model with turquoise hair. She is absolutely stunning, and her site contains a significant free gallery of images.

What can I say about Bella Vendetta? In addition to being gorgeous and sometimes naked, she has her own website of kinks(soon to be featuring me) as well as her own line of custom clothing.

I’ve mentioned Furry Girl before in this blog, but she most definitely deserves another mention. She’s adorable, sexy, and unshaven. She also has websites featuring porn made by vegetarians and vegans, vegan sex toys, and menstruation porn.

Shyly is a fat activist, and is quite sizable herself. Usually I(and most of the western world) don’t associate “fat” with “beautiful”- but her website made me see things in a new light. She took my breath away the first time I saw pictures of her.

Twwly, last but not least, is a gorgeously tattooed Suicidegirl. Another beautiful, naked woman.

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